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'''Kino International''' is a [[film]] and [[video]] distributor, founded in 1977. Kino, based in [[New York City]], specializes in [[art film|art house]] films, such as low-budget current films, classic films from earlier periods in the history of cinema, and [[world cinema]]. Some [[silent film]] classics and [[avant-garde]] films which are otherwise difficult to find are available in [[DVD]], [[VHS]], [[16mm]] and/or [[35mm]] format from Kino. Similar in many respects to the [[Criterion Collection]], releases by Kino are usually restored versions with substantial supplementary material. |
'''Kino International''' is a [[film]] and [[video]] distributor, founded in 1977. Kino, based in [[New York City]], specializes in [[art film|art house]] films, such as low-budget current films, classic films from earlier periods in the history of cinema, and [[world cinema]]. Some [[silent film]] classics and [[avant-garde]] films which are otherwise difficult to find are available in [[DVD]], [[VHS]], [[16mm]] and/or [[35mm]] format from Kino. Similar in many respects to the [[Criterion Collection]], releases by Kino are usually restored versions with substantial supplementary material. |
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Kino handles theatrical distribution of the [[Janus Films | Janus]] Collection. They are the largest video distributer of silent films, including a great many from the early days of cinema (before [[1914]]). These include important early landmark films by [[Thomas Edison]], [[Georges Méliès]], the [[Lumière brothers]] and [[D.W. Griffith]]. Many of those were restored by [[David Shepard]]'s [[Film Preservation Associates]].<ref>[http://www.kino.com/about/index.html About Kino]</ref> |
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Kino International is a film and video distributor, founded in 1977. Kino, based in New York City, specializes in art house films, such as low-budget current films, classic films from earlier periods in the history of cinema, and world cinema. Some silent film classics and avant-garde films which are otherwise difficult to find are available in DVD, VHS, 16mm and/or 35mm format from Kino. Similar in many respects to the Criterion Collection, releases by Kino are usually restored versions with substantial supplementary material.
Kino handles theatrical distribution of the Janus Collection. They are the largest video distributer of silent films, including a great many from the early days of cinema (before 1914). These include important early landmark films by Thomas Edison, Georges Méliès, the Lumière brothers and D.W. Griffith. Many of those were restored by David Shepard's Film Preservation Associates.[1]
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