Chinese digital video： From underground art form to awards and acceptance

I t's a little strange to see Chinese digi- tal video (DV) directors wearing suits and ties, speaking into microphonesat city-sponsored get-togethers and re-ceiving awards in competitions that arebeing held around the country in this newart form. DV, which only emerged as an artform in the mid-1990s with the develop-ment of the world's first digital videocamcorders, is one of the few fields ofcontemporary culture in which Chineseartists have kept pace with their counter-parts in th…