TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultural events and the city
T2 - The migration of FIRST International Film Festival from Beijing to Xining, China
AU - Wang, Hui
AU - Kao, Shih yang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - In existing studies on the relationship between cultural events and urban transformation, neoliberalism narratives of urban entrepreneurship have been prominently emphasised. As this paper argues, discussions of the cultural economy rarely pay sufficient attention to the agency of the creative class, and often fail to consider that those modes of urban governance may differ. This paper draws on a study of the geographical factors involved in developing the FIRST International Film Festival, which was held in the city of Xining on the Tibetan Plateau. It explores the reasons for the relocation of the FIRST International Film Festival from Beijing to Xining, and the purposes and ways in which Xining employs the FIRST International Film Festival. From these findings, the study suggests that the geographical expressions of cultural industries themselves, as well as the diversity of development interests and considerations in a particular place, are essential to gain a comprehensive understanding of the connections between cultural events and the city.
AB - In existing studies on the relationship between cultural events and urban transformation, neoliberalism narratives of urban entrepreneurship have been prominently emphasised. As this paper argues, discussions of the cultural economy rarely pay sufficient attention to the agency of the creative class, and often fail to consider that those modes of urban governance may differ. This paper draws on a study of the geographical factors involved in developing the FIRST International Film Festival, which was held in the city of Xining on the Tibetan Plateau. It explores the reasons for the relocation of the FIRST International Film Festival from Beijing to Xining, and the purposes and ways in which Xining employs the FIRST International Film Festival. From these findings, the study suggests that the geographical expressions of cultural industries themselves, as well as the diversity of development interests and considerations in a particular place, are essential to gain a comprehensive understanding of the connections between cultural events and the city.
KW - Chinese film industry
KW - Cities in inland China
KW - Cultural events
KW - Film festivals
KW - Urban development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85148769687&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ccs.2023.100506
DO - 10.1016/j.ccs.2023.100506
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148769687
SN - 1877-9166
VL - 32
JO - City, Culture and Society
JF - City, Culture and Society
M1 - 100506
ER -
