{"id":2,"date":"2013-09-16T19:21:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T19:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-31T22:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:28:03","slug":"qui-sommes-nous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/qui-sommes-nous\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"action\"><p><em>no country<\/em> is a French audiovisual production and distribution company founded out of a passion for content and a commitment to promoting audiovisual exchanges between China and other countries<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-179\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/li.jpg\" alt=\"li\" width=\"175\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Its founder, producer and director Li QI, holds the INA <em>(Institut national de l\u2019audiovisuel)<\/em> Certificate in Audiovisual Production. Born and raised in China, she studied English and French literature at <em>Shanghai International Studies University<\/em> before joining <em>L\u2019Or\u00e9al <\/em>China. She subsequently continued her studies in film and audiovisual media in France at <em>Sorbonne Nouvelle \u2013 Paris 3 University.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After completing her studies, she gained further experience with several French audiovisual companies and groups, including <em>K\u2019IEN Productions<\/em>, <em>France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions Distribution<\/em> and <em>Lagard\u00e8re Entertainment<\/em>. She then joined an independent distribution company, where she developed the Asia department, before founding <em>no country<\/em> in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The name <em>no country<\/em> is first and foremost a tribute to the Coen brothers\u2019 cult film <em>No Country for Old Men<\/em>. <em>no country<\/em> also expresses the belief that cultures, of which audiovisual content is a powerful vehicle, have no borders.<\/p>\n<p>Founded to promote audiovisual exchanges between China and other countries, <em>no country<\/em> initially focused on content distribution before gradually developing a documentary production activity. Today, alongside its distribution activities, the company produces documentaries for international audiences, with a focus on distinctive stories that, through a Chinese context, explore universal issues related to history, cultures and social transformation.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, <em>no country<\/em> produced the ten-part documentary series <em>Pioneers of the Middle Kingdom<\/em>, about French entrepreneurs in China, which was broadcast on TV5MONDE.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, Li QI founded <em>Beijing Huashenglang Media Co., Ltd.<\/em> <em>(\u5317\u4eac\u82b1\u76db\u5eca\u5f71\u89c6\u4f20\u5a92\u6709\u9650\u516c\u53f8)<\/em> in China, a sister company to <em>no country<\/em>. This new entity will enable <em>no country<\/em> to strengthen its presence in China and further develop international documentary coproductions about China, in partnership with Chinese and international partners.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its founder, producer and director Li QI, holds the INA (Institut national de l\u2019audiovisuel) Certificate in Audiovisual Production. Born and raised in China, she studied English and French literature at Shanghai International Studies University before joining L\u2019Or\u00e9al China. She subsequently continued her studies in film and audiovisual media in France at Sorbonne Nouvelle \u2013 Paris [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443,"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nocountry.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}