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Bail Lifted on Ai Weiwei, But Still Remains Barred From Traveling; Could Face Bigamy and Pornography Charges
Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, the subject of Alison Klayman's Sundance award-winning documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Speak," has not been able to travel outside of his native country to support the film due strict bail conditions imposed by the Chinese government a year before, as ...
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China Rejects Court Appeal for Artist and Doc Subject Ai Weiwei; No-Travel Ban Continues
Outspoken artist and dissident Ai Weiwei was rejected today by a Chinese court for his appeal against a tax evasion fine from 2011. He was imprisoned for the charge for three months of last year, and upon release was slapped with the fine. After his bail conditions failed to be lifted on June 22, Ai...
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China's Indie Film Scene Under Siege, Has Become a 'Muddied Pond,' According to Beijing Indie Doc Fest Artistic Director
Independent film may be flourishing in many parts of the world, including much of Asia, but ambitious Chinese filmmakers remain crushed by the cultural and political constraints of the imposing Communist government. That’s the thesis of Beijing Independent Documentary Festival artistic directo...
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Sundance Selects Nabs Sundance Doc 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'
Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Alison Klayman's documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry." The film just finished screening in the Official Selection in the Berlinale Special at Berlinale and world premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. The d...
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Imprisoned Chinese Artist and Dissident Ai Weiwei Will Learn the Fate of His Bail Conditions on June 22
China's most famous international artist and staunchly outspoken domestic critic, Ai Weiwei, finds out June 22 if the Chinese government's bail conditions for his imprisonment over the past year will be lifted. The subject of Alison Klayman's Sundance and Berlinale doc "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," the ...
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Lauren Greenfield and Alison Klayman Receive DGA Nominations for Best Documentary
Earlier this week, the Directors Guild of America announced their nominees for best documentary. They’ve previously announced the nominees for film and television. Two women were nominated out of the five nominees which also includes Kirby Dick’s Academy Award nominated film The Invisibl...
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3 of 15 Documentaries on Oscar Shortlist Directed by Women
Yesterday, the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences released the 15 films on the short list in the Documentary feature category for this year’s Oscars. Only three films on the shortlist are directed by women. That's just 20%.
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