ChinaFest Movies at University of Richmond This Weekend

The Seventh Annual ChinaFest, February 9-12, 2012
All events will be free of charge, and held in our new location at the Ukrop Auditorium within The Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond, except the Family Day which is held at VMFA. All film screenings are co-sponsored with UR International Film Series.

Festival Main Events

Thursday, February 9
Lecture: China and Emerging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
7:00-8:30 pm, Ukrop Auditorium, The Robins School of Business,
University of Richmond ( UR).

Presented by William Valentino, a recognized expert on sustainability, social entrepreneurship, social innovation and CSR. His work and research centers mainly on China and includes collaborations internationally in a wide range of sectors at the forefront of these topics. His focus is responsible leadership and the role of business in society. He was Bayer’s VP of CSR China and has lived in China for 24 years working for the company. Mr. Valentino also has established programs and gives lectures at premier universities, such as Tsinghua University in China and Harvard in the US.

Co-sponsored with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UR.

Friday, February 10
Film: Walking to School
3:00 pm, Ukrop Auditorium,The Robins School of Business, UR.
See synopsis on this page.

Film: Aftershock
7:30 pm, Ukrop Auditorium, The Robins School of Business, UR.
See synopsis on this page.

Saturday, February 11
Film: The Meaning of Tea
10:00 am, Ukrop Auditorium,The Robins School of Business, UR.
See synopsis on this page.

Film: Under the Hawthorne Tree
1:00 pm, Ukrop Auditorium,The Robins School of Business, UR.
See synopsis on this page.

ChinaFest Family Day
Saturday February 11, 1:00-4:00 pm

Come celebrate the Year of the Dragon with VMFA and explore the richness of Chinese culture. Enjoy hunting through VMFA galleries for Chinese Zodiac animals. Have your face painted with your own Chinese Zodiac sign. Visit with puppets and puppeteers from Shanghai. Make your own dragon puppets, Chinese rattles and clay fortune cookies. We are delighted to have two special performances at 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm by the acclaimed Shanghai Puppet Theater. The six-member group will fly directly from Shanghai for our ChinaFest. Don’t miss it.
Co-sponsored with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Sunday, February 12
Film: Aftershock
7:30 pm, Ukrop Auditorium, The Robins School of Business, UR.
See synopsis on this page.