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Documentary filmmaker and photographer Wang Jiuliang spent four years, between 2008 and 2011, documenting over 460 hazardous and mostly illegal landfill sites around Beijing.His award-winning film Beijing Besieged by Waste (2011) provoked intense public discussion and is widely credited with having prodded the Beijing municipal government into allocating 10 billion RMB
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news Chinese environmental filmmaker says he hopes ban on solid waste imports is just the beginning Wang Jiuliang is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Photo: Handout For documentary filmmaker Wang Jiuliang, January 1 means much more than the start of a new year. From that date, China will ban all imports of solid waste, closing a chapter in the country's history as a dumping ground for foreign rubbish. "(The ban) is a good policy but it has come late and it's long overdue," said Wang, who has produced two documentaries - Beijing Besieged by Waste and Plastic China - on the subject.
With the rising popularity of anime, from Makoto Shinkai’s works such as Weathering With You (2019) and Your Name, to Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away and of course My Neighbour Totoro, Japan seems to be dominating western cultures’ interaction with East Asian cinema. However, Chinese cinema has a lot to offer and should hold equal importance amongst anime. From arthouse to politics, documentary to crime, Chinese cinema has it all; here are some of the best Chinese films. If we’re talking Chinese cinema, Jia Zhangke has to be named as one of the most significant directors. He...