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
Company typePrivate company
Industryfilm distribution Edit this on Wikidata
Founded2008 Edit this on Wikidata
FounderKarin Chien
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York
ProductsFilm distribution, international co-production
WebsitedGenerateFilms.com

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]

References edit

  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.