Dr. Beth Tsai

Beth Tsai is a film scholar whose work centers on transnational cinema, with particular attention to East Asian film cultures and their global circulation. Her research engages closely with Taiwan New Cinema, film festival networks, and the cultural dynamics that shape how regional cinemas gain international visibility.

Her publications highlight how film festivals act as both curatorial and geopolitical spaces, influencing aesthetics, funding, and reception. Tsai also explores diasporic identity in filmmaking, as well as class, space, and authorship in contemporary cinema, including detailed analyses of directors such as Bong Joon-ho. Her work reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach linking film studies with cultural and regional studies.

In addition, Tsai contributes to scholarship on transnational film history and cross-cultural exchanges, including Sino-French cinematic dialogues and early European avant-garde movements. Across her writing, she demonstrates a consistent focus on how cinema travels, transforms, and negotiates identity across borders, positioning her as a specialist in global film networks and festival studies.