FILM 3006 - Asian Film Studies

Asian Film Studies focuses on cinematic output from the Asian region, an increasing force in global media production. It develops understandings of the particular modes of popular screen media content emerging from Asia. The course identifies the growing body of film studies literature that focuses on Asia's changing engagement with the cinema. It draws on ideas of cultural and geographic proximity to illustrate the increasingly dynamic sphere of Pan-Asian collaboration in film production and distribution. The course also investigates Australian involvement in the Asian film industry through co-productions, shooting locations, funding agreements and as a post-production hub. Themes of localisation, nationalism and globalisation are explored within the context of popular and independent cinema. The course includes video production activities aimed toward a better understanding of the cinematic techniques and auteur styles found in Asian film.