Lectures and Panels

Modern Day Wuxia, public lecture, Australian Centre for the Moving Image, 23 February 2015

A public lecture delivered before a screening of Wong Karwai's The Grandmaster, examining the origins of Chinese wuxia martial arts cinema in Chinese literature, and tracing its development through mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwanese cinema over the past century.

The Art of Dissent, panel as part of the "China Up Close Program" at Australian Centre for the Moving Image, 13 February 2015

In February 2015, Dan appeared on a panel following a screening of Alison Klayman's documentary "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, as part of the centre's China Up Close program. Apart from Dan Edwards, the artist/curator Tammy Wong, Gallery 4A Director Aaron Seeto, and artist Scot Rankin also appeared on the panel.

Juche Showtime: Capturing the DPRK on Film, panel at the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival, August 2013

On 8 August 2015, Dan hosted a panel on film making in one of the world's most reclusive states, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, better known in the West as North Korea. The panel was part of the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival, and featured Australian documentary maker Anna Broinowski (Aim High in Creation!), Nick Bonner (Comrade Kim Goes Flying), and Professor Annette Hamilton.

Above: In August 2013, Dan hosted a panel on film making in North Korea at the Melbourne International Film Festival.