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Jan 14, 2011
Zhao Liang (<i>Petition, Crime and Punishment</i>) directs AIDS documentary in China
A scene from Together (dir. Zhao Liang) This week on dGenerate we will be featuring articles related to Zhao Liang’s acclaimed...


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Jan 6, 2011
Profile on Current State of Chinese documentaries
Karamay (dir. Xu Xin) Taiwan News has a highly informative article by Yali Chen comparing documentary production and distribution in...


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Dec 27, 2010
Berenice Reynaud Spotlights Six Chinese Films at Vancouver
Thomas Mao (dir. Zhu Wen) Judging by the extensive coverage of Chinese films at the Vancouver International Film Festival, one can...

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Dec 10, 2010
Peng Tao Awarded Script Development Grant
Peng Tao By Isabella Tianzi Cai Peng Tao was one of the four recipients of this year’s inaugural MPA APSA Script Development Grants. He...


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Dec 9, 2010
Shelly on Film: The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema, Part Two
By Shelly Kraicer This is the conclusion of Shelly Kraicer’s essay “The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema (in the West).” Click here for...


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Dec 8, 2010
Shelly on Film: The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema, Part One
Opening Ceremony of the 7th China Independent Film Festival in Nanjing (photo courtesy of CIFF) By Shelly Kraicer While attending the...


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Dec 7, 2010
China Independent Film Fund Announces Grant Recipients
Announcement of the China Independent Film Funding Recipients at the Fanhall website By Isabella Tianzi Cai On November 30, the results...


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Nov 22, 2010
<i>Film Comment</i> Spotlights Chinese Indie Films from Vancouver Film Fest
Rumination (dir. Xu Ruotao) Over at Film Comment, critic Robert Koehler zeroes in on the Dragons and Tigers showcase of Asian Cinema at...


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Nov 10, 2010
Full Translation of Jia Zhangke’s Essay on Sixth Generation Cinema Now Available
Film director Jia Zhangke Published as part of Dong Week at dGenerate Films, a series of articles on Jia Zhangke and the art world in...


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Oct 29, 2010
Blurring the Boundaries Between Art and Film in China
Meishi Street (dir. Ou Ning) By Sara Beretta Everyone, in a sense, is an artist, in that we all strive to better express ourselves. As...


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Oct 21, 2010
China Independent Film Fund Announced
By Isabella Tianzi Cai Zhang Xianmin, manager of the China Independent Film Fund At the Pusan International Film Festival, Variety...


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Oct 14, 2010
Time Out Beijing Profiles Four Generations of Beijing Film Academy Directors
Beijing Film Academy graduate, teacher and film director Liu Jiayin with her parents on the set of Oxhide II (2009) By Isabella Tianzi...
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Oct 13, 2010
CinemaTalk: A Conversation with Shelly Kraicer
Shelly Kraicer Shelly Kraicer is a Beijing-based writer, critic, and film curator. Born in Toronto, Canada, and educated at Yale...


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Sep 23, 2010
Struggles of Chinese Evictees Turned Into Video Game
Nail Household Fighting Against Demolition Squad by Sara Beretta Sometimes reality exceeds the virtual, in its absurdity, strangeness and...
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Sep 20, 2010
China in Africa: Documentary on Al-Jazeera
Al-Jazeera produced this interesting investigative piece on Chinese businessmen and migrants living and working in Senegal,...
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Sep 16, 2010
Jia Zhangke’s New Film Seeks a Wider Audience in China
by Isabella Tianzi Cai In an article for the American Free Press, D’Arcy Doran recaps some of Jia Zhangke‘s latest accolades: he received...


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Sep 15, 2010
Wang Bing’s Surprise Feature Stirs Critics at Venice
The Ditch (dir. Wang Bing) The 67th Venice Film Festival concluded last weekend; this year’s edition was not without the venue’s...
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Sep 9, 2010
The Slow, Steady Rise of Independent Film in China
by Isabella Tianzi Cai dGenerate Films got a mention in Mitch Moxley’s article, “Now Showing – Independent Films,” at Inter Press Service...


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Sep 8, 2010
Changing Times for Queer Lives in China
Lesbian wedding in China (Photo from crtv.nl) by Isabella Tianzi Cai In a “Letter from China” column for the New York Times on September...


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Aug 30, 2010
Defending Culture and Democracy in Chinese Independent Documentaries
By Isabella Tianzi Cai In the article, Teng gives a comprehensive overview of the civic documentary movement in China for the past few...
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