Film industry law takes effect, invigorating market
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The law ensures the central government will increase investment in the film industry and reduce taxation.
It also cancels the need for government approvals to shoot films, instead adding a stipulation that film authorities should issue certification or permits for prospective films at the script or abstract stage.
The law states that no film shall contain unconstitutional content or content inciting ethnic hatred or sabotaging national policies concerning religious affairs and social ethics.
"It is a measure to safeguard the country's cultural security and socialist core values," said Li Lianning, deputy chief of the NPC Law Committee.
In the meantime, the law aims to boost domestic movie industry development, stating that domestic films should take up at least two-thirds of total movie run time.
Responding to a string of high-profile arrests of film celebrities involved in drug use and prostitution in recent years, the law specifies that people working in film industry must strive for "excellence in both professional skills and moral integrity," maintain self-discipline and build a positive public image.
Chinese authorities will work on explaining the law and improving related document to regulate the film industry with more specific rules, according to Tong Gang, deputy head of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
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