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dGenerate Films

Company type Private company
Industry film distribution Edit this on Wikidata
Founded 2008 Edit this on Wikidata
Founder Karin Chien
Headquarters Brooklyn, New York
Products Film distribution, international co-production
Website dGenerateFilms.com

dGenerate Films is a non-theatrical distributor of award-winning independent films from China.[1] Their aim is to bring more images of contemporary life in mainland China to U.S. audiences.[2] The company was launched in 2008 by American independent film veterans, including producer Karin Chien.[3]

dGenerate Films has the international rights to nearly forty independent Chinese films,[4] and they distribute them abroad mostly to educational institutions and festivals, though they also are available to a general audience. Many of them are smuggled illegally out of China, where the uncensored films are considered to be counter-government.[1]

  1. ^ a b Rohter, Larry (17 February 2011). "Indie Films From a Land Short on Independence (Published 2011)". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ NPR. "Exit the Dragon: New Views of China." https://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/05/exit_the_dragon_new_views_of_c_1.html
  3. ^ "The finest in Chinese independent film". dGenerate Films. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ^ Cornell, Christen (28 September 2010). "Hand held camera: China's independent film scene". Artspace China. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2021.