Journal of Chinese Film Studies

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Journal of Chinese Film Studies (JCFS) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal which focuses on the history, theory, criticism, practice and industries of Chinese film and provides a platform for cutting-edge academic research and debate. It is committed to advancing interdisciplinary approaches to the analysis of Chinese films and cinematic practices across multiple genres and platforms.

The journal is open to all areas of scholarship in Chinese film studies. We welcome academic work from multiple critical, cultural, and theoretical perspectives.

The journal seeks original research articles that pursue innovative research directions and methodologies or engage with significant historiographical or interpretive issues of films from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora. The journal also welcomes reviews of books and films of significance to the focus of the journal, as well as interviews with filmmakers and film scholars. It will showcase research both from established scholars and emerging new voices of Chinese film studies. Authors who have had their articles accepted are encouraged to submit video abstracts.

Our journal offers:

Cutting edge research results in Chinese film studies
Interdisciplinary approach and emphasis
Comprehensive outlook on Chinese films and cinematic practices
Latest developments of Chinese film industries
Direct and close contact with Chinese filmmakers and researchers
English translations of high-impact research in non-English languages
Inclusive and positive scholarly environment
Conversations and collaborations between researchers and professionals inside and outside of China

JCFS publishes articles in the following categories:

• articles of original research
• editorial
• book review
• film review
• interview

Submission can include, but are not limited to the following fields:

Chinese film history
Chinese film industries
Auteurs in Chinese cinemas
Stardom in Chinese cinemas
Film genres of Chinese cinemas
Chinese cinematic practices
Chinese cinemas, culture, and society
Reception of Chinese cinemas
Multilingualism in Chinese cinemas
Gender/class/sexuality in Chinese cinemas
Chinese films on ethnic minorities
Transnational Chinese cinemas

Themed issues and sections

Chinese Science Fiction Cinema (2024)
Women, City and Early Chinese Cinema (2023)
Film Accessibility for Blind and Low Vision Viewers in China (2023)
The Centenary of Labourer’s Love (2022)

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Unveiling Wan Hoi-Ling: The Diasporic Journey of a Woman Filmmaker

4. September 2025

Qian Du

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As the first woman director in Malaya, Wan Hoi-Ling was overlooked by film history for a long time. Through detailed archival research, this article assembles historical fragments from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore to illustrate Wan Hoi-Ling’s transnational filmmaking career. The study not only reveals Wan Hoi-Ling’s diasporic experience during World War II but also reflects on the reasons for Wan Hoi-Ling’s omission from film history. As a pioneering woman in transnational and cross-cultural film production, she was usually mentioned only as an assistant and was not credited for her versatile talents in various filmmaking roles. The films she created were often dismissed as “shoddy” and “inappropriate.” However, they can be acknowledged as a form of “multicultural hybrid cinema of poverty,” drawing from her transnational diasporic filmmaking experience within the broader context of transnational film history.
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Corrigendum to: 48 articles published in JCFS from Vol. 1, Issue 1 (2021) – Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2024)

4. September 2025

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Asian American Exportation: “Chineseness” and Representation in Sino-US Animated Co-Venture Films

4. September 2025

Benjamin Ruilin Fong

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This article finds that a subset of animated films produced in mainland China are interpreted as Chinese, diasporic Chinese, and Asian American films. It explores how Sino-US animated co-venture films are produced in mainland China for domestic and international consumption. This builds upon scholarship on Chinese film and Sino-US co-productions in three ways. First, it explores an emerging strategy that uses co-ventures, defined as mainland registered companies that are oftentimes 51 % mainland owned and 49 % foreign owned, to produce animated films. The Sino-US animated films studied in this article include White Snake (2019), Over the Moon (2020), and Wish Dragon (2021). Each film offers a unique approach that is shaped by narrative, aesthetics, and distribution. Second, I explore the tension between the construction of “Chineseness” by Sino-US co-venture animated films and the “Chineseness” theorized in Asian American Studies. Third, a close reading of these films highlights differing representations of “Chineseness” rooted in Chinese and diasporic Chinese identities. I find that China’s fashioning of “Chineseness” for both domestic and international audiences has coincided with an increase in Asian American representation in Hollywood. By examining Sino-US animated co-venture films, this article studies the evolving dynamics of transborder flows in Chinese cinemas and their impact on representation.
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Song of Spring: The Manifestation of Love and the Metaphor of Illness

16. Mai 2024

Haizhou Wang, Lin Zhang

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The film Song of Spring creatively portray a pair of mother and daughter who are distinct but twinned and complementary, with a focus on traditional Chinese family ethics. The intertextuality between the two characters not only enriches their images but also enhances the ambiguity of the film. Additionally, the film utilizes the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease as a metaphor and employs the love between the mother and daughter as a “medicine” to bridge the gap between them. Through this depiction of the disease, the film also provides a glimpse into the collective memory of the Chinese nation.

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Thematic Issue: Games and Gaming in Chinese and Sinophone Cinema; Guest Editors: Li Guo, Douglas Eyman and Hongmei Sun

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Special Issue: Chinese Science Fiction Cinema; Guest Editor: Carlos Rojas

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EDITORS-IN-CHIEF

Wang Haizhou, Beijing Film Academy
Jin Haina, Communication University of China

EDITORIAL BOARD

Hsiu-chuang Deppman, Oberlin College
Vanessa Frangville, Université libre de Bruxelles
Ping Fu, Towson University
Xuelei Huang, University of Edinburgh
Sangjoon Lee, Lingnan University
Guo Li, Utah State University
Jie Li, Harvard University
Seio Nakajima, Waseda University
Aaron Han Joon Magnan-Park, University of Hong Kong
Gary Rawnsley, University of Lincoln
Carlos Rojas, Duke University
Josh Stenberg, University of Sydney
Zhang Xiaochun, University College London
Sugawara Yoshino, Kansai University

ADVISORY BOARD

Chris Berry, King's College London
Gary Bettinson, Lancaster University
Paul Clark, University of Auckland
David Desser, University of Illinois
Ding Yaping, Chinese National Academy of Arts
Tom Gunning, University of Chicago
Yan Haiping, Tsinghua University
Margaret Hillenbrand, University of Oxford
Stefan Kramer, Universität zu Köln
Li Daoxin, Peking University
Paul Pickowicz, University of California
Liu Shusen, Peking University/Yunnan University
Keyan Tomaselli, University of Johannesburg
Ban Wang, Stanford University
Hu Zhifeng, Beijing Normal University

All correspondence concerning editorial matters, manuscripts, or proposals for special issues should be sent to the editorial office(jcfs@degruyter.com).

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Erstveröffentlichung:

20. Mai 2021

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