The USC U.S.-China Institute and the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture present a panel discussion on the film industry in China and its impact on the American market.
Waite-Phillips Hall（WPH）B27

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089

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Based on the survey on Chinese movies' international influence conducted by the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture（AICCC）, there are many misunderstandings about Chinese movies and Chinese culture. AICCC picked five contemporary Chinese movies of different genres that are popular in the Chinese market and presents a panel discussoin with American movie experts and scholars.

About AICCC

Jointly established by Beijing Normal University and International Data Group（IDG）, the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture aims to introduce and disseminate Chinese culture worldwide more effectively and contribute to a harmonious world culture through solid, in-depth research and art works with Chinese characteristics by effectively integrating resources from Beijing Normal University, IDG, relevant government departments, enterprises, non-profit organizations and communities.

Films

Mountain Patrol 可可西里

Camel Caravan 骆驼客

Deep in the Clouds 碧罗雪山

My Mongolian Mother 额吉

Prince of the Himalayas 喜马拉雅王子

Moderator

Clayton Dube（杜克雷）has headed the USC U.S.-China Institute since it was established by USC President C.L. Nikias in 2006 to focus on the multidimensional U.S.-China relationship.

Stanley Rosen is a professor of political science at USC specializing in Chinese politics and society and was the Director of the East Asian Studies Center at USC's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences from 2005-2011.

Jason E. Squire, professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, teaches movie business, case studies and screenwriting. Squire's groundbreaking research on business aspects of entertainment helped establish "movie business" as a distinct area of academic study.

Richard Anderson received a Special Achievement Oscar for Sound Editing on Raiders of the Lost Ark（1981）. He was also nominated for both Poltergeist （1982）and Daylight （1996）. He also won an Emmy for his work on Amazing Stories （1985）as well as Golden Reel Awards for Predator（1987）and The Lion King（1994）.

Robert Rosen is a professor, critic, preservationist and Dean Emeritus of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. He has spoken at scholarly, public, and professional meetings in more than twenty nations on subjects related to film criticism, media history, film and television production and curatorship.

Huilin Huang is the foundinng director of AICCC. She was the Director of the Film, Television and Theater Research Center of Beijing Normal University, a standing member of the Arts Education Committee of the Chinese Ministry of Education, chairperson of the Film and Television Education Committee of the Chinese Association of Higher Education, and Vice Chairperson of the Research Association of the History and Theory of Chinese Drama.

Shixian Huang is Professor Emeritus of the famed Beijing Film Academy（since 1961）. He is also Vice Chair of the Chinese University Association for Film & TV Studies（since 1989）, and a board member of the Film Critics Association of China. He is a jury member of many film festivals. Professor Huang was among a group of six specialists asked by "Asia Week" magazine in 1999 to choose the 100 best Chinese films of all time.

Yaping Ding is Director of Film and Television Art Research Institute, Chinese National Academy of Arts. He has guest professorship of Film and Television Art College, at the Communication University of China. He is also a member of the film censorship committee of the State Administration of Radio Film and Television.

Xihe Chen graduated from The Arts Academy of China with a master degree and The Ohio State University with a Ph.D. degree and served as a research fellow and deputy director at Research Department of China Film Research Center（Beijing）in the 1980's, and now is a professor and deputy dean at School of Film and TV Art and Technology, Shanghai University, and the Vice-Chair of Asian Cinema Studies Society.

Tongdao Zhang is a professor at School of Arts and Media, Beijing Normal University. He is also a documentary maker and won awards like Top ten film directors of Beijing 2010, Golden Panda Award of Sichuan TV Festival 2009, New Century Talent of China Education Department 2006, Association of Chinese Arts and Literature Award 2003, Golden Egal Television Festival Academic Award first class 2002, Huo Yingdong Young Teacher Award 2000.

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Click here to view the 2012 Chinese American Film Festival website.

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