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Film festival organizer cancels event, citing pressure from China's government

By Emily Feng
Published November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM CST

The director of a Chinese-language film festival in New York City says he's been forced to cancel the event because of pressure from the Chinese government on the films' directors.

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Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.
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