1st China Women’s Film Festival: Nov. 22 – Dec. 1
Posted: November 21st, 2013 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Film & Movie Reviews, Upcoming Events | Tags: 22 Springs: The Biography of 22 Married Women, 706 Theater, China Women's Film Festival, Dalian, Daughter's Choice, Daughters of the Dust, Dongjen Center for Human Rights Education, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Julie Dash, Lucy Edwards, Mother's Way, Renmin University, The Inside-Out Theatre, The Rosa Parks Story, Trekking the Way Home, Tsingying Studio, UCCA, When the Bough Breaks, Wuhan, Zajia Lab, 三世三生聂华苓 (One Tree Three Lives), 危巢, 季丹 Ji Dan, 杜晓宇Du Xiaoyu, 猪肉与月亮 (Pork and Moon), 陈安琪Angela (On-Kei) | 1 Comment »
“We want women and everyone from all walks of life to attend and be inspired.”
Organized entirely by a team of volunteers who have been working hard to put together the very first China Women’s Film Festival 2013, I first heard about this new film festival from Lucy Edwards, a volunteer at Dongjen Center for Human Rights Education and student at Renmin University.
“The film festival provides an opportunity to empower women and let their voices be heard in an interesting way. The films and discussions promote respect for women and their experiences, and raise awareness of the many challenges faced by women all over the world. Chinese and International audience members and participants can all expect to learn something new.” – Lucy Edwards, China Women’s Film Festival Volunteer
The first year for this China Women’s Film Festival, it will take place in various cinema locations around Beijing starting Friday, November 22nd until Sunday, December 1st. Following these couple of weeks in Beijing, the film festival will move on to show in Wuhan, Guangzhou, Dalian and Hong Kong until December 20th.
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