Supervision stepped up on movies posted online
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Makers of online movies must obtain a license and report their content before the films are posted, Chinese authorities said yesterday, tightening regulations on what in recent years has been a more freewheeling genre than China’s traditional film industry.
China’s online video sites have provided an accessible platform for filmmakers of all kinds to post their work, often of shorter form than those in traditional cinemas.
Microfilms, often produced by amateurs and students and increasingly by professional companies, have exploded over the past few years, stretching the boundaries of what can be shown.
The broadcast administration now requires content makers to register with their real names, production companies to obtain operating licenses and report their content before it goes online, and video-hosting companies to keep records of uploaded content, according to this week’s update of a two-year-old regulation on the supervision of online dramas and microfilms.
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said the purpose is to improve supervision of the Internet, cultivate a “healthy and civilized” online environment and prevent programs with excessively sexual and violent content from having a harmful influence on society.
Under previous regulations, violators face fines of 20,000 yuan (US$3,300) to 50,000 yuan and possible damages, while they may also be punished for a criminal offense if a crime is found to have occurred.
Broadcasting authorities are already required to censor uploaded content and face regulations against sexually explicit and violent content, territory microfilms have strayed into as they chase viewers.
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