Thank You and Farewell! | VCinema
Common readers of VCinema have seemingly seen that our website has been inactive since summer season 2022. Certainly, the second half of final yr noticed the location take a hiatus when it comes to posting new content material since time was wanted to mirror on the viability of holding it operating. In the end, it has been determined that VCinema will shut its doorways in August following 13 years of Asian movie protection. However please chorus from breaking out the violins. There isn’t any disaster right here, only a website that has run its course.
VCinema was based in 2009 by Jon Jung and Josh Samford. Those that have adopted the location since its inception will recall that it initially revolved across the podcast the place the hosts and company would focus on “Asian cinema from the cult to the classics”. Shortly thereafter, they had been joined by Rufus L de Rham with Stan Glick of AsianCineFest additionally making many appearances. The weblog regularly grew to become busier with the addition of an growing variety of prodigiously educated contributors, whereas fostering hyperlinks with festivals and unbiased distributors resulted in bountiful entry to new titles. In 2014, lead blogger John Berra inherited editor-in-chief duties from Jon, who remained concerned as website proprietor and adviser, with Josh generously offering stellar technical help at any time when the location instantly vanished from view.
Through the years that we now have been overlaying Asian cinema, nationwide movie industries have developed apace, a brand new era of auteurs and style specialists has emerged, and a Golden Globe-awarded Bong Joon-ho inspired an viewers of Hollywood A-listers to “overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles.” We by no means devised a long-term plan for the location, however at all times strived to make a helpful contribution to the Asian cinema dialog. But having taken varied elements into consideration, it has been decided that it’s time for VCinema to bid farewell.
This has nothing in any respect to do with present Asian cinema, which isn’t solely as vibrant as ever however extra readily accessible because of developments in distribution expertise dovetailing with more and more various viewers tastes. As an alternative, it’s primarily as a result of matter of inevitably shifting private or skilled priorities. In some instances, there’s additionally a lingering sense of fatigue from the travails of the previous couple of years that may solely be alleviated by spending much less time in entrance of screens, no matter how aesthetically invigorating, profoundly transferring, or boundary-pushing the movies could be. VCinema has typically been categorized as an “fanatic website” and it’s greatest that we bow out whereas overlaying Asian cinema is a pleasure reasonably than a nagging obligation.
One of many joys of VCinema has been interacting with contributors from all around the globe. Most are concerned in different initiatives, however we might significantly wish to name consideration to Heroic Purgatory:An Asian Cinema Podcast. Established in 2020 by our common bloggers John Atom and Jason Maher, it’s harking back to the VCinema podcast, however very a lot its personal animal. From their first episode on Police Story to their latest dialogue of Within the Temper for Love, the hosts have been offering knowledgeable and fascinating evaluation of movies which have grow to be touchstones or entry factors, whereas additionally delivering pageant studies. In brief, it’s important listening for Asian cinema aficionados.
Our readers are little question conversant in different websites that supply protection of Asian cinema. Nonetheless, we want to take this chance to acknowledge different devoted sources for critiques, information, options, interviews, and passionate dialogue: Asian Film Pulse, Cinema Escapist, Metropolis on Fireplace, easternKicks, Far East Movies, Filmed in Ether, Kong-Solid, Trendy Korean Cinema, and the Podcast on Fireplace Community.
We’d additionally wish to thank the unbiased distributors and gross sales brokers who’ve been particularly courteous in facilitating entry to their titles for assessment functions: Article Movies, Asian Shadows, Cheng Cheng Movies, The Cinema Guild, dGenerate Movies, Icarus Movies, Midnight Blur Movies, Terracotta Distribution, Third Window Movies, and WellGo USA.
As well as, we now have drastically appreciated the cooperation of such festivals because the Alula Movie Competition (aka DC Chinese language Movie Competition), Aperture: Asia & Pacific Movie Competition CAAMFest, Chinese language Visible Competition, JAPAN CUTS, The Japan Basis, New York Asian Movie Competition, Osaka Asian Movie Competition, San Diego Asian Movie Competition, the Shinsedai Cinema Competition, and the Toronto Reel Asian Worldwide Movie Competition. It has been an absolute thrill to cowl occasions which have bridged cultures whereas offering a springboard for thrilling Asian cinema discoveries. We hope that our critiques have additionally performed a small function in bringing sure titles to receptive audiences.
Though we received’t be posting any new content material, VCinema will stay on-line till August. Till then, please take pleasure in our archive of critiques, options, interviews, and video essays.
Lastly, we want to specific our wholehearted because of everybody who has contributed to and skim VCinema! It’s been a satisfying expertise and we want everybody all the most effective for the long run!
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