August 9th, 2020 
Taiwanese New Wave
Describe the development of Taiwanese cinema that led up to the emergence of the Taiwanese New Wave directors in the early 1980s. 1 point
What was the biggest debate in the arts (including cinema) in Taiwan during the 1980s? 1 point
Describe the style and subject matter that has come to characterize films associated with the Taiwanese New Wave. 1 point
Give one example of a scene or sequence in Taipei Story in which director Edward Yang uses the urban environment to symbolize a characters inner thoughts or feelings through cinematography. 2 points
New Iranian Cinema
Describe the different kinds of cinema present in Iran before the revolution in 1978. 1 point
What strategies did directors adopt to navigate the new censorship rules following the Iranian revolution? 1 point
What changes happened in the 1980s that gave more support to filmmakers in Iran? 1 point
How does the director Abbas Kiarostami blur fact and fiction in the film Close-Up? Use at least two examples from the film in your answer. 2 points
Dogme 95
What were the major changes that happened in the Danish film industry in the 1980s and 90s? 1 point
What events and debates in the international cinema community during the 1990s were the Dogme filmmakers influenced by, and how was their manifesto first received? 1 point
In the Vow of Chastity manifesto, who did the Dogme group align themselves with and how was the manifesto different from other manifestos that had gone before? 1 point
What was the role of digital technologies in producing Dogme films? 1 point
How does the camerawork in the film The Celebration construct a feeling of realism while also intensifying the content of a particular scene or sequence? Use two examples in your response. 2 points
Hong Kong New Waves
What factors can contribute to a film being regarded as transnational? 1 point
Why did the studio Golden Harvest become so powerful in the industry? 1 point
What was the role of TV in the emergence of the first and second Hong Kong New Waves? 1 point
What factors contributed to the decline of the film industry in Hong Kong through the 1990s? 1 point
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