China Film Administration

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China Film Administration
国家电影局
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Headquarters
Film regulator overview
FormedApril 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
Jurisdiction Government of China
Status
HeadquartersNo. 40 Xuanwumenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Website www.chinafilm.gov.cn OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 国家电影局
Traditional Chinese 國家電影局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Guójiā Diànyǐngjú

The China Film Administration (CFA) is an external name of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. The Film Bureau of the Publicity Department is responsible for CFA's work.

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History

In March 2018, as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions, the news and publication management responsibilities of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television was transferred to the Publicity Department, which also would the name of the China Film Administration as a one institution with two names. [1] On 16 April 2018, the China Film Administration was officially established. [2]

In July 2024, the China Film Administration announced that all short films may only appear at foreign film festivals or exhibitions if they obtain permits for public screenings. [3]

Functions

The CFA reviews films and dictates whether, when, and how a movie gets released. [4]

Organization

According to relevant regulations, the China Film Administration was added as a signboard to the Publicity Department, and the Film Bureau of the Publicity Department is responsible for specific work. The Film Bureau of the Publicity has the following institutions: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Beach, Sophie (21 March 2018). "Media, Film, Publishing Put Under Direct CCP Control". China Digital Times . Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "国家新闻出版署（国家版权局）、国家电影局揭牌". Xinhua (in Chinese). 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Cai, Vanessa (5 July 2024). "China regulator says short films must follow the script for overseas screenings". South China Morning Post . Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Fang, Jun (2024). "The Culture of Censorship: State Intervention and Complicit Creativity in Global Film Production" . American Sociological Review. 89 (3): 488–517. doi:10.1177/00031224241236750. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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