Mette Hjort

The Cinema of Small Nations Mette Hjort

Brief Description: The first major analysis of small national cinemasReview Quotes: ," . these timely, eye-opening essays examine the struggles faced by small-nation filmmakers wishing to break into the international film market . . ." -- Choice, August 2008 "Choice, August 2008"Review Quotes:.".". these timely, eye-opening essays examine the struggles faced bysmall-nation filmmakers wishing to break into the international film market, whichis dominated by Hollywood, and take back (from Hollywood) a substantial slice oftheir country's box office.... Recommended."" -- ChoiceBiographical Note: Mette Hjort is Professor and Program Director of Visual Studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. She is author of The Strategy of Letters; Small Nation, Global Cinema; and Stanley Kwan's Center Stage. She lives in Hong Kong. Duncan Petrie is Professor of Film at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His books include Creativity and Constraint in the British Cinema, Screening Scotland, and Contemporary Scottish Fictions. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Review Quotes:.".. these timely, eye-opening essays examine the struggles faced by small-nation filmmakers wishing to break into the international film market, which is dominated by Hollywood, and take back (from Hollywood) a substantial slice of their country's box office.... Recommended." Choice"Review Quotes:..". these timely, eye-opening essays examine the struggles faced by small-nation filmmakers wishing to break into the international film market, which is dominated by Hollywood, and take back (from Hollywood) a substantial slice of their country's box office.... Recommended." Choice"Marc Notes: Originally published: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, c2007.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: IntroductionMette Hjort and Duncan PetriePART ONE: EUROPE1. DenmarkMette Hjort2. IcelandBjorn Norofjoro3. IrelandMartin McLoone4. ScotlandJonathan Murray5. BulgariaDina IordanovaPART TWO: ASIA AND OCEANIA6. Hong KongAckbar Abbas7. SingaporeSee Kam Tan and Jeremy Fernando8. TaiwanJames Udden9. New ZealandDuncan PetriePART THREE: THE AMERICAS AND AFRICA10. CubaAna M. Lopez11. Burkina FasoEva Jorholt12. TunisiaFlorence MartinNotes on ContributorsIndex" Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 297 (EAN 9780253351975, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Hjort, Mette Mette Hjort is professor of visual studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong and affiliate professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. Contributor Bio:  Petrie, Duncan Duncan Petrieis professor of film and television at the University of York.