DGenerate Films

dGenerate Films

Type	Private company
Founder(s)	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. Their aim is to bring more images of contemporary life in mainland China to U.S. audiences.^[1] The company was launched in 2008 by American independent film veterans, including producer Karin Chien.^[2] dGenerate Films has the international rights to nearly forty independent Chinese films, 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.^[3]

References

1. ^ NPR. "Exit the Dragon: New Views of China." http://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2008/05/exit_the_dragon_new_views_of_c_1.html
2. ^ dGenerate Films. "About" http://dgeneratefilms.com/about/
3. ^ Rohter, Larry (February 17, 2011). "Indie Films From a Land Short on Independence". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/movies/18undergound.html. Retrieved August 19, 2011.