China's Propaganda Department to Regulate Film Industry

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China's Propaganda Department to Regulate Film Industry
10:01 PM PDT 3/20/2018 by Patrick Brzeski


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The emergence of the plan comes in the wake of a sweeping shake-up of China's central government structure.

The regulation of China's film and television industries will now fall under the direct control of the Communist Party's propaganda department.

The new structure comes in the wake of a sweeping shake-up of central government organization last week, which included the elimination of the the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), the regulatory body that had overseen the country's media and entertainment industries for a generation.

The propaganda department takeover was revealed in an official document that circulated widely online in China on Tuesday. The document, apparently produced by the National Development and Reform Commission, said the changes had been approved Tuesday by China's rubber-stamp legislature and were effective immediately.

The changes indicate a tightening of control over China's film and TV industries, a move many will likely view as ominous for China's already limited freedoms of expression.

The document reads: "After the adjustment, the central department will manage all film administrative affairs, guide and supervise film production, release dates and screening work, organize the censorship of film contents, guide and coordinate major film events, oversee co-productions and internal cooperation and exchange regarding film import and export."

Some local media coverage of the news included photos of members of the Chinese public posing in front of SAPPRFT's offices in Beijing, marking the occasion before the administrations abolishment.

The coming shake-up of China's regulatory mechanisms were first unveiled in a set of documents presented to the People’s Congress for deliberation last week. Initial coverage in the Chinese state press indicated that media and entertainment oversight would become a higher, cabinet-level responsibility; but it wasn't immediately clear whether it would fall under the purview of the Ministry of Culture, Propaganda or Publicity.

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The government is getting nostalgic for the good ol' propaganda opera movies of the past. lol

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The government is getting nostalgic for the good ol' propaganda opera movies of the past. lol

Close, but a little different. The most important film of the year "Amazing China" or 厉害了，"我的国" was recently released (Mar 2, 2018). It actually starred China's new 'Dear Leader'. Considering Xi Jinping's recent consolidation of supreme and permanent power this might signify ominous changes not only for the Chinese people but for the International World.

Something's blowing in the wind. I wonder if he's planning a move on somewhere...like Taiwan? He may be gearing up to take action when a weak kneed, Play For Pay, Democrat is elected.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was the de facto lead of Amazing China, a film released by state broadcaster CCTV to highlight China’s achievements over the past five years, and now the all-time top grossing documentary in the country.

As one of the most highly rated films now in mainland theatres – attracting a 9.6 out of 10 on Chinese film platform Maoyan – it has raked in 227 million yuan (US$35.9 million) at the box office since it hit cinemas on March 2. (Required Viewing for State Employees etc)

The 90-minute documentary is part of a sweeping propaganda blitz that elevates the ruling Communist Party’s successes and Xi’s role in driving progress.

Chris Berry, a researcher into Chinese cinema at King’s College London, said the documentary was part of the Chinese government’s broader efforts to “use national pride to rally the Chinese population behind it”.

“In that sense, it is a form of propaganda in the pursuit of soft power,” Berry said.

“But it is also important to notice what kinds of values are being deployed – not class warfare, but engineering prowess; not xenophobia, but the image of being a global good citizen.

“In other words, although the Communist Party of China is the power behind this, its attempt to win legitimacy in the eyes of its audience is based on quite similar values and styles of filmmaking to those used in the West.” (So Xi Jinping is borrowing techniques from the American Globalists Propaganda Department ie Hollywood.)

Chinese nationalism is a double-edged sword for global ambitions

Sun Nan (孙楠 ) sings the Theme song from "A New World" in the documentary film "Amazing China" ..



电影《厉害了，我的国》主题曲《新的天地》

"We are confident! We are going forward! Watching the Chinese sons and daughters walk towards a new universe!”

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