Photos: Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao’s Wedding
Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao toast the guests of their wedding ceremony in Jia's hometown of Fenyang. (Photo source: Sina.com) Last September...
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- Jan 2, 2012
Ai Weiwei: “Documentary is Just One Of My Tools”
Discussing his approach to documentary filmmaking, China’s most notorious dissident and artist Ai Weiwei was interviewed by filmmaker and...
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- Dec 28, 2011
Disorder, Beijing Besieged By Waste Among Critic’s Top Picks of 2011
"Disorder" (dir. Huang Weikai) Sight and Sound‘s annual account of the year’s cinematic highlights featured two dGenerate titles,...
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- Dec 19, 2011
Beijing’s Ring of Garbage: Wang Jiuliang Profiled in Global Times
Wang Jiuliang focuses his camera in a Beijing landfill A recent article in the Global Times addresses the sprawling landfills surrounding...
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- Dec 16, 2011
CinemaTalk: A Conversation with Filmmaker Wu Wenguang on the Memory Project
By Maya E. Rudolph After his screening series premiering many works from the Getting the Past Out Loud: Memory Projects at New York...
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- Dec 15, 2011
“Getting the Past Out Loud”: Wu Wenguang’s Memory Project and New Voices In Docume
By Maya E. Rudolph From L to R: Dan Streible, Angela Zito, Wu Wenguang, Zhang Zhen “Independent film has gone from underground to come...
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- Dec 9, 2011
SARFT 101: The Rules of the Censorship Game
Writing for his blog chinafilmbiz, producer Robert Cain provides an insider’s guide to censorship rules and regulations according to...
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- Dec 8, 2011
CinemaTalk: Interview with Julian Ward and Song Hwee Lim, Editors of The Chinese Cinema Book
By Maya E. Rudolph Song Hwee Lim and Julian Ward are editors of the recently published The Chinese Cinema Book (BFI and Palgrave...
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- Dec 5, 2011
dGenerate’s Karin Chien Featured on Filmwax Podcast
"Little Moth" (dir. Peng Tao) Check out this podcast: dGenerate president Karin Chien chats with Filmax Film Series director Adam...
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- Dec 2, 2011
Kevin Lee Reports on Chinese Cinema Today for “Ebert Presents At the Movies”
Check out a video produced by dGenerate’s own Kevin Lee for Ebert Presents: At The Movies: Reporting on trends in the current Chinese...
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- Nov 29, 2011
Beijing Besieged by Walmart: Development and Sustainability in the Partnership between China and Wal
"Beijing Besieged by Waste" (dir. Wang Jiuliang) An article by Orville Schelle appeared recently in The Atlantic on the increasingly...
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- Nov 28, 2011
Screening China: So Long IFChina Original Studio
By Dan Edwards This article originally appeared on Dan Edwards‘s blog Screening China. Reprinted with the author’s permission. Jian Yi at...
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- Nov 14, 2011
China’s ‘Third Affliction’: David Bandurski on Zhao Dayong, China’s New Cult
"Ghost Town" (dir. Zhao Dayong) In an article for the New York Times‘s “Latitudes: Views From Around the World” blog, producer of Chinese...
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- Nov 2, 2011
Chinese Cinema’s Future Faces The Power of the Old School
By Maya Eva Gunst Rudolph Candidates applying for Beijing Film Academy wait in line to submit their applications (photo: China.org.cn) In...
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- Nov 1, 2011
The Future of Chinese Filmmaking: Made in U.S.?
By Isabella Tianzi Cai Sally Liu came from Beijing to get her MFA at Columbia University. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Back in 2005...
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- Oct 17, 2011
PBS “POV” Lists Essential Documentaries About China
Disorder (dir. Huang Weikai) tied for most mentions in PBS' poll of essential documentaries about China Last month the acclaimed...
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- Sep 7, 2011
Ode to Life: The Poetry of Qiu Jiongjiong
By Sara Beretta "Madame" (dir. Qiu Jiongjiong) Qiu Jiongjiong is an artist who paints and makes films; but more importantly, art for him...
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- Aug 22, 2011
The New Yorker’s Richard Brody on Zhao Liang, Jia Zhangke, Ai Weiwei
by Kevin B. Lee Zhao Liang confronted by Ai Weiwei on camera In his blog on the New Yorker website, critic Richard Brody responds to last...
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- Aug 18, 2011
What American Indies Can Learn from Their Chinese Counterparts
This article by dGenerate’s founder and president Karin Chien was originally published by IndieWire on the blog of independent film...
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- Aug 13, 2011
Zhao Liang profiled in New York Times
Mr. Zhao’s evolution from a filmmaker hounded by the government to one whom it celebrates offers a window into hard choices that face...
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