New York Film Critics Circle Recognizes dGenerate Films with a Special Award
Citing "their invaluable work bringing independent films from China to a wider audience."
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Mar 17, 2022
A NEW OLD PLAY: Director Qiu Jiongjiong Interviewed by Producer Ding Ningyuan
English translation by John Pao-chuan Wang Ding Ningyuan: This film is based on your grandfather's life experience, what motivated you to...
dGenerate Films
Dec 13, 2021
Latest News and Reviews of ALL ABOUT MY SISTERS by Wang Qiong
ALL ABOUT MY SISTERS, the debut feature documentary film by Wang Qiong, is officially eligible for Best Documentary consideration at the...
dGenerate Films
Mar 1, 2021
Rave Reviews of LOST COURSE
Opening at Film at Lincoln Center, BAMPFA and Laemmle Theaters on March 5.
dGenerate Films
Feb 5, 2021
Virtual Theatrical Release of Jill Li’s Award-Winning Documentary LOST COURSE March 5, 2021
Virtual Release of Jill Li’s Award-Winning Documentary LOST COURSE March 5th at Film at Lincoln Center, Laemmle Theatres, and BAMPFA
dGenerate Films
Nov 19, 2020
"Does China Still Make Indie Films?" dGenerate Films Featured in Middle Earth Podcast
Long gone are the days when Chinese film directors could shoot their films and win awards abroad without complications back home.
dGenerate Films
Aug 24, 2020
"Outcry and Whisper": A conversation between Jinyan Zeng, Trish McAdam, and Gina Marchetti
After viewing the interview footage, of these four factory women in a dormitory space, we immediately knew that’s the film we want.
dGenerate Films
Jul 5, 2020
Excavating Chinese History, One Harrowing Film at a Time (NY Times)
The work of Hu Jie is little known even in China. The release of “Spark” and “The Observer” should make him better known abroad.
dGenerate Films
May 16, 2020
Defeating the Notion of a Coherent Path to Mastery: Wang Bing's "Dead Souls"
Certainly, it's impossible to watch a film of Wang’s and be left indifferent; each leaves a great impression.
dGenerate Films
May 9, 2020
Mothers and Daughters and the Chaos of Relationships: A Review of "Girls Always Happy"
What’s audacious about Yang’s movie is her clear-eyed acceptance of the chaos of relationships. There will be no easy resolution.
dGenerate Films
Apr 29, 2020
OXHIDE's Narrative of Refraction and the Dreamy Daze of WINTER VACATION
Liu commits to a narrative refraction of an only child in a family of bag makers with a non-fictional rigor that eschews objective context.
dGenerate Films
Apr 26, 2020
5 Documentaries That Captivate China's Creative Life
Regardless of location, tradition or political particularities, artists’ lives the world over carry as many similarities as not.
dGenerate Films
Apr 26, 2020
Strange Magic: A Review of Rotterdam Winner 'The Widowed Witch'
The winner of the Rotterdam Film Festival’s prestigious Tiger Award in 2018 subtly turns the genre’s conventions on their head.
dGenerate Films
Dec 23, 2019
RADII: 25 Films From the 2010s That Will Help You Understand China
A terrific, madly varied list that includes propaganda blockbusters and wildly indie films like dGenerate Films title "Girls Always Happy."
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Dec 1, 2016
Review: Yang Mingming’s Female Directors
By Josh Feola Courtesy of Icarus Films This review contains spoilers. Yang Mingming’s 2012 debut Female Directors, a documentary-style...
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Aug 27, 2014
Three New Titles Added to dGenerate Films Collection
Mothers (dir. Xu Huijing) We are happy to announce three new additions to the dGenerate Films collection, released by Icarus Films just...
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Jan 30, 2014
New Profile on Independent Filmmaker Hu Jie
Hu Jie stands beside his painting of Chinese dissident Lin Zhao. (photo: Matthew Bell) For the radio program The World produced by Public...
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Aug 31, 2012
Documentary Recommendations by China Film Experts, including dGenerate President Karin Chien
On the website ChinaFile, six esteemed experts of Chinese cinema give their personal recommendations of China’s best independent...
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Aug 2, 2012
New Contact Information for dGenerate Films
Following the announcement of dGenerate’s new partnership with Icarus Films, here is dGenerate’s new office and contact information:...
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Jul 17, 2012
dGenerate Films Announces Exciting Partnership with Icarus Films
Hello all! Big news here on the dGenerate front that we wanted to share with you. We’ve entered into a distribution partnership with...
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