Tianzi Harrison
Tianzi Harrison graduated from the Cinema Studies graduate program at New York University in 2011. Since April 2010, she has worked as a contributing writer and translator for dGenerate Films, Inc., which is a New York-based non-theatrical film distribution company for independent Chinese cinema. She considers herself a scholar of Asian cinema, although the term itself is becoming more and more problematic in a globalized world. She loves the idea of being a portal through which ideas and information from different parts of the world get communicated effectively. By blogging about films and other visual media, she wants to inspire you to see more of Asia.
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Big Bungee Banzai on the Tokyo Sky Tree

WE may be only weeks away from knowing if Japanese authorities will approve the proposal of a bungee jump on the Tokyo Sky Tree. If and when they do, it will overtake that…

Rainie Yang and Show Lo at Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Victoria / source: mUmbrella

Tourism Australia courts Taiwanese idols to promote travel

MANY changes are taking place inside Australia’s tourism industry today, and China is the standout player in every sense of the word. The number of visitors from mainland China to Australia reached 499,700…

APTOPIX India Kite Festival

Kite festival season in the Punjab and Korea

STANDING more than 3,000 miles apart, the Punjab and the Republic of Korea have something in common at this time of the year, and that’s kite flying. The Hindu holiday Vasant Panchami, which…

Coming of Age Day 2012 / source: Tokyo Fashion

Coming of Age Day 2012, Japan

LAST Monday, roughly 1.22 million 20-year-old’s celebrated the Coming of Age Day in Japan. Although this number is the lowest on record since 1948, when the Coming of Age Day first became a…

Inside the Seediq Bale Park / source: Easy Travel of Taiwan

Destination: Seediq Bale Park, New Taipei, Taiwan

IT’S almost the cherry blossom season in Taiwan. This year, you know what you should not miss. Opened in early September 2011, the “Seediq Bale” Park in Linkou District of New Taipei City…

Malaysian Film Festival favorites break new ground

2011 is a year to remember for Malaysian cinema. Clearly the country’s film industry is on the rise. Both its total number of screens and theater attendance have increased steadily from previous years….

Malaysian cinema chain offers free movie tickets

12 days are left to grab a free movie ticket at TGV 1Shamelin Cinema in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. Opened on November 11, 2011, this brand new multiplex is the latest addition to TGV…

Asia’s largest children’s film festival reaches out to rural kids

The week-long Golden Elephant 17th International Children’s Film Festival India (ICFFI) concluded on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. More than 175,000 children showed up for the festival. 154 films from…

Cinemanila 2011 round-up

Don’t get confused. Cinemanila and Cinemalaya are two different Filipino film festivals. They are both from Metropolitan Manila, but one is located in Taguig City on the east coast while the other Pasay…

China glass walkway

Do look down! The glass walkway of Zhangjiajie, China

OVER the past decade a lot landscape architecture for sightseeing purposes has sprung up in different parts of the world. For instance, Austria completed the Top of Tyrol project and the Dachstein Sky…

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