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26th Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
April 17 - May 3, 2008
Minnesota Film Arts 309 Oak St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612.331.7563
Web: mnflmarts.org & mspfilmfest.org 〮Email: info@mnfilmarts.org
Chinese Films
Check festival website: full synopses, discount tickets, times, venues -- mspfilmfest.org
(English subtitles for films [or film segments] in original languages]
MORE INFORMATION
Walker Art Center presents:GLOBAL LENS
Cinema Series Provides a Window to World Cultures
Luxury Car (Jiang Cheng Xia Ri)
Directed by Wang Chao
Retaining face and dignity has been a struggle for the millions who have recently fled the rural areas of China, and thousands of parents have lost contact with their children. In this emotionally taut narrative, karaoke-bar escort Li Yan Hong tries to hide her job and relationship with her boss from her long-estranged father, who has traveled from his small village to the city to find his son. 2006, China, in Mandarin with English subtitles, 88 minutes.
Target Free Thursday Night screening introduced by Jason McGrath, associate professor, Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Minnesota.
WHEN:
Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 pm [free screening]
Sunday, May 18 at 1 pm
WHERE:
Walker Art Center Cinema
1750 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
TICKETS
$8 ($6 Walker members); pick 3 films and get the 4th free $24 ($18 Walker members).
612/375-7600 or http://walkerart.org/tickets/
A Passage to China: An Interactive Journey
Come celebrate Asian Heritage Month by exploring China. Chinese organizations from around the Twin Cities will participate in teaching about different parts of China. Kids can get a passport and get stamped at each station. They can turn in their completed passport for a prize.
We will have local Chinese artists, delicious Chinese food, and cultural performances throughout the day. Children can participate in setting off mock fireworks before dragon dances that will begin each hour.
May 17, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm
Southdale Shopping Mall
10 Southdale Center
Edina, MN 55435
US-China Business Connections (UCBC)
UCBC hosts monthly breakfast networking meetings with presentations on issues relating to doing business between the U.S. and China. Monthly meetings are scheduled for the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 am. UCBC consists of individual entrepreneurs, small and mid-sized businesses as well as fortune 500 companies, who are currently doing business or seeking business opportunities in China.
LOCATION:
Minneapolis Community & Technical College (www.minneapolis.edu)
1501 Hennepin Avenue, Wheelock Whitney Hall Rm L3000 (3rd Floor) (see sign)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
parking info-http://www.minneapolis.edu/parking.cfm
RESERVATION:
e-mail: ucbcevent@gmail.com or call Jim Smith at 612-865-6543
Walker Art Center presents: GLOBAL LENS
Cinema Series Provides a Window to World Cultures
Luxury Car (Jiang Cheng Xia Ri)
Directed by Wang Chao
Retaining face and dignity has been a struggle for the millions who have recently fled the rural areas of China, and thousands of parents have lost contact with their children. In this emotionally taut narrative, karaoke-bar escort Li Yan Hong tries to hide her job and relationship with her boss from her long-estranged father, who has traveled from his small village to the city to find his son.
2006, China, in Mandarin with English subtitles, 88 minutes. Target Free Thursday Night screening introduced by Jason McGrath, associate professor, Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Minnesota.
WHEN:
Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 pm [free screening]
Sunday, May 18 at 1 pm
WHERE:
Walker Art Center Cinema
1750 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
TICKETS:
$8 ($6 Walker members); pick 3 films and get the 4th free for only $24 ($18).
612/375-7600 or http://walkerart.org/tickets/