2007 China Media Yearbook & Directory
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LAWS & REGULATIONS
Measures on Further Improving Examination and Reward-
ing of Domestically Produced Film Distribution and Pro-
jection (Revision)
Effective 21 June, 2006
In order to strengthen the con-
struction of socialist culture, to
promote the healthy develop-
ment of film industrialization, to
carry out the Article 44 of Regu-
lations on the Administration of
Movies, "the time for a projec-
tion unit's annual projection of
domestically produced movies
shall be no less than two thirds
of the total amount of time for
its annual projection of movies,
" to improve the distribution and
projection of excellent domesti-
cally produced films, to meet the
multiple and diverse spiritual and
cultural needs of the people,
the following examination and
rewarding measures are pro-
mulgated on the basis of current
measures of annual examina-
tion of domestically produced
film distribution and projection to
further improve the examination
and rewarding system.
I. Scope of Examination and Re-
warding
The SARFT Film Bureau will ex-
amine and reward annually the
distribution and projection of
domestically produced films. The
examination year is 1 January
to 31 December each year. The
units examined and rewarded in-
clude national distribution com-
panies (including film production
studio and companies), cinema
network companies and provin-
cial film distribution companies.
II. Content of Examination and
Rewarding
The content of examination and
rewarding includes the number,
projection number, audience
number, box office, and fulfill-
ment of payment of the domesti-
cally produced films distributed
during the year, especially about
40 domestically produced films
recommended by the SARFT
Film Bureau each year that are
excellent in the three aspects of
ideology, artistic quality, and ap-
preciation value (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the Recommended
Films). The Recommended Films
must advocate the mainstream
spirits of the time and the excel-
lent traditional Chinese cultures,
must be close to real life and to
ordinary people, and must be
popular among people.
III. Standards of Examination
1. The standards of examination
on China Film Group Corporation
and Huaxia Film Distribution Co.,
Ltd. have been adjusted to be:
the number of new domestically
produced films distributed (in-
cluding 10 Recommended Films
each) shall not be lower than
30 each year each; the total
box office of new and old films
projected each year (including
jointly produced films, animation
films, and documentary films, the
same below) shall not be lower
than RMB100 million each; shall
fulfill the distribution and pro-
jection contracts seriously and
shall fulfill payment liability in full
amount and on time; there shall
be no violation of regulation, no
evasion and cheating in terms of
the box office report.
2. The standards of examination
on cinema network companies
and provincial film distribution
companies not belonging to net-
work have been adjusted to be:
the number of new domestically
produced films distributed and
projected each year shall not be
lower than 60 (including 30 rec-
ommended domestically pro-
duced films); the total box office
of the domestically produced
films shall not be lower than 50
percent of the total box office of
the unit each year; shall fulfill the
distribution contracts seriously
and shall fulfill payment liability
in full amount and on time; there
shall be no violation of regula-
tion, no evasion and cheating in
terms of the box office report.
3. The standards of examination
on domestically produced film
distribution companies have
bee adjusted to be: the number
of new domestically produced
films distributed each year shall
not be lower than 10 (including 1
Recommended Films); shall fulfill
the distribution and projection
contracts seriously and shall fulfill
payment liability in full amount
and on time; there shall be no
violation of regulation, no eva-
sion and cheating in terms of the
box office report.
4. The standards of examination
on cinemas have been adjusted
to be: the number of new domes-
