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SARFT responds to Avatar rumors

Zhang Hongsen from the Film Bureau says it’s all just a misunderstanding.

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Lost in Beijing finally gets killed

SARFT (广电总局) brings down the hammer on Lost in Beijing (苹果), one year after its offense.

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Pirates are not insulting, say netizens and academics

Chow Yun-fat is a pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean. This insults the Chinese people, say some. Will SARFT block the film’s release?

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SARFT uncovers a poisoned apple

Chang Ping (长平) on SARFT’s criticism of Lost in Beijing (苹果 aka Apple), Still Life (三峡好人), and Thirteen Princess Trees (十三棵泡桐).

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Who’s doing the censoring, exactly?

Lou Ye gets banned from filmmaking, and workers in a Beijing film processing plant confiscate copies of a movie they think is too sexy.

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