'Thin Ice' director sees China's art-house scene breaking through

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'Thin Ice' director sees China's art-house scene breaking through

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thin-ice-director-sees-chinas-art-house-scene-035253500.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GktVTK6Q6S3qERROElZG0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/861c9359aed930718e70906f680aa013761e325e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese actor Liao Fan playing the part of a former policeman trying to solve a series of murders in the film 'Black Coal, Thin Ice' by Chinese director Diao Yifan" align="left" title="Chinese actor Liao Fan playing the part of a former policeman trying to solve a series of murders in the film 'Black Coal, Thin Ice' by Chinese director Diao Yifan" border="0" /></a>Udine (Italy) (AFP) - Director Diao Yinan is enjoying unprecedented domestic success with his gritty thriller “Black Coal, Thin Ice”, but says he could achieve more if it were not for the restrictions censors impose on him and his fellow Chinese art-house filmmakers. Diao's film went on release in March and has become the first art-house production to break the RMB100 million ($16 million) mark at the Chinese box office, which is dominated by commercial blockbusters. Although the film about a former policeman ensnared in a mysterious series of murders is an unvarnished portrayal of modern China, Diao said the true reach of the nation's filmmakers and storytellers was being stymied by stringent censorship. \&quot;Chinese filmmakers are not lacking in imagination and if we manage to get more freedom, we could certainly reach the level of US directors,\&quot; said Diao, talking to AFP at the Far East Film Festival in the northern Italian city of Udine where \&quot;Black Coal, Thin Ice\&quot; was showing.</p><br clear="all"/>

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