Known for his expertise in East Asian cinema , he provides commentary tracks for DVD releases of Asian films . He coordinated the Dragons and Tigers competition for Asian films at the Vancouver International Film Festival from 1988 to 2006 . In the 1980s , he presented a series called '' New Chinese Cinema '' on British television , showing ( sometimes rare ) films and biographies of eminent Chinese directors . He has also worked as a translator for English subtitles on films from Hong Kong , Japan , Korea , Taiwan and Thailand . For example , he wrote the English subtitles for the films of Huang Ming-chuan in the 1990s in Taiwan
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Tony Rayns