Asian Cinema

Studies the dynamic industrial and cultural transformations that have produced a regional Asian cinema in the last three decades

• Includes case studies that illustrate collaborative models of film production, distribution, exhibition and reception that have shaped a regional Asian cinema in the last three decades
• Offers a new framework that synthesises Euro-American film studies approaches and inter-Asia cultural studies methodologies
• Contributes to the burgeoning international fields of transnational and world cinema, providing a fresh perspective on Asian cinema through the lens of comparative film studies

Asia’s film industries have undergone significant transformation in the last 30 years. From bilateral co-production agreements to pan-Asian financing, Asian cinema has assumed a regional identity well beyond its constituent national cinemas.

This book explores the collaborative models of film production, distribution, exhibition and reception that have enabled greater co-operation and integration between Asia’s film industries. In doing so, it contributes to the burgeoning international fields of transnational and world cinema, providing a fresh perspective on Asian cinema through the lens of comparative film studies.