New Law Cuts Red Tape for Film Makers, Targets Box Office Cheats

(Beijing) — China's first-ever law for the film industry streamlines and codifies the movie-making process to promote local productions, while simultaneously addressing more practical matters like box office inflation, experts said.

Under the country's new film law, the number of reviews for each film will be reduced from the previous two to just one. That means movies will still need approval before a theatrical release, but will no longer need the previously required approval before production can begin.