Chinese Artists to Host a North Korean Film Festival  by An Xiao
on August 27, 2013   LOS ANGELES — You likely won’t hear about
it on the festival circuit, but one of the most exclusive
international venues can be found in Pyongyang, the capital of
North Korea. The Pyongyang International Film Festival
(PIFF) hosts submissions from all over the world. The festival’s
goal is “to contribute to breaking a new ground of film art by
promoting exchange and cooperation between world film makers
with the ideal of Independence, Peace and Friendship.” The 13th
PIFF consists of multiple perspectives, including Feature Film
Competition, Documentary and Short Film Competition, Special and
Informative Screenings and Film Exchange.  If your work is not
selected, you might consider the North Korea International
Microfilm Festival Work Collection, sponsored by China’s Utopia
Group art collective and to be held in A4 Contemporary Art
Center in Chengdu. Speaking with Blouin Artinfo, Utopia Group’s
Deng Dafei and Ha Hei pointed