Web resource for Asian films

["Irfan Khan" <KhanIA@super.net.pk>]

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The following appeared on H-ASIA digest and will be of interest to 
many movie-going sasialitters.  

From: Shaoyi Sun <shaoyis@scf.usc.edu>
Subject: Web resource for Asian films

This is to announce the following web site specifically for the study 
of Asian films: http://www.asianfilms.org This is an ongoing project 
supervised by the Asia Pacific Media Center at the Annenberg Center 
for Communication at the University of Southern California.  The 
current site has already included rich information about Asian 
cinemas, especially films from China, India, Korea, Japan, and 
Taiwan.  It will include a database in the future.  Here is what the 
front page reads:  


Film is a communications tool of the 20th century, and the Internet 
is a communications tool of the 21st century. Together, these two 
media create a powerful tool for making connections among diverse 
people and cultures of the world.  

Asian Film Connections seeks to create a deeper awareness and 
understanding of Asian cinema by providing immediate and 
comprehensive information about films from Asia, especially the 
cinemas of China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.  

Asian Film Connections promises to revolutionize international access 
to culturally significant films from Asia. It is also an important 
resource for the film industry, educational institutions and 
international media.  

Supplied by Shao-yi Sun at shaoyis@usc.edu

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