from the birth of the first draft of the Film Industry Promotion Law in 1984 to the draft being submitted for consideration at the standing Committee of the National people's Congress for the first time, the legislation of China's film industry has been waiting for more than 30 years. It can be seen from the draft that the state will provide institutional guarantee for the construction of a film power by streamlining administration and delegating power and increasing support. At the same time, legislation should be enacted to standardize the development of the industry and the market order, so as to lay a solid foundation for the sustained and healthy development of China's film industry.
original title film legislation: making the dream of "Bollywood" come true
the 17th meeting of the standing Committee of the 12th National people's Congress deliberated the draft law on the promotion of the film industry. During the deliberation, members of the standing Committee of the National people's Congress generally believed that the biggest highlight of this film legislation lies in the word "industry." China's film industry is developing rapidly, and it is very necessary and timely to formulate a law on the promotion of the film industry. from the birth of the first draft of the Film Industry Promotion Law in 1984 to the draft being submitted for consideration at the standing Committee of the National people's Congress for the first time, the legislation of China's film industry has experienced more than 30 years of waiting. It can be seen from the draft that the state will provide institutional guarantee for the construction of a film power by streamlining administration and delegating power and increasing support. At the same time, legislation should be enacted to standardize the development of the industry and the market order, so as to lay a solid foundation for the sustained and healthy development of China's film industry. < strong > streamlining administration, delegating power and activating the market < / strong > this draft law on the promotion of the film industry (hereinafter referred to as the draft) stipulates the examination method and review process of film creation and production, which has aroused widespread concern in the society. in order to encourage more enterprises and social forces to enter the film market and promote prosperity, openness and fair competition in the film market, the draft specifically cancels the "Film production license (single Film)". This means that as long as enterprises or individuals with film production funds and personnel can make films with the approval of the competent government departments at the provincial level to issue a "film production license." in addition, the draft makes it clear that the screenplay review of general subjects will be cancelled, and the outline of the screenplay only needs to be submitted to the relevant competent authorities for the record. with regard to the decentralization of this part of administrative examination and approval, director Hu Mei interpreted that even if the script has been reviewed, there will still be changes during filming, and the really effective censorship lies in the issuing process of the public release license. "the screenplay is not an end product in filmmaking." Film creation, directors, screenwriters, actors have a second creation. The script you have finished reviewing will be changed again and again in practice, and the creation of this change is free. Well, in this review, the really useful link is actually the examination and approval and issuance of the release and projection license. " Hu Mei said. Statistics show that since the reform of film industrialization in 2002, the annual output of films in China has stabilized from less than 100 to more than 600. the box office has increased from less than 1 billion yuan a year to nearly 30 billion yuan in 2014. in the first nine months of this year, the box office has exceeded 33 billion yuan, and the screen has grown from less than 2000 to 29000. The overall size of the film industry reached 65 billion yuan in 2014, maintaining an annual growth rate of more than or close to 30%. It has become one of the important industries in the cultural field to stimulate domestic demand, promote employment, promote national economic growth and transformation and upgrading. draft mainly reduces the entry threshold for film production, simplifies the film production process, expands the freedom of creation of "general themes", and helps to further improve the quality of domestic films. < strong > strengthen supervision and regulation < / strong > of the total box office revenue of 33 billion yuan in the first three quarters of this year, domestic films contributed 19.75 billion yuan, accounting for 60% of the total box office. Driven by such huge interests, many "inventions" have been born, and several popular domestic films this year have reported the news of "box office fraud." Among them, the main methods of direct fraud by the cinema are as follows: handmade ticket: on a blank ticket, write the movie name, show number and seat number by hand. In this way, the amount of each blank ticket can not be counted in the total box office and can be embezzled by the cinema. malicious refund: before the opening of the movie, the cinema line refunds a large number of tickets in the backstage system, so that the actual box office of a certain show is not included in the system. structural tickets: sometimes cinemas print out tickets for B movies when they obviously spend money to watch A movies. Cinema staff often explain that the system is temporarily malfunctioning, and most people will not think of any "tricks" behind this. Anyway, they will not delay watching movies. However, it is precisely through this approach that cinemas can manipulate the flow of the box office. dual system: cinemas install two computerized ticketing systems, one for bookkeeping and the other for reporting accounts, so as to intercept and conceal the box office. in addition, in the context of "Internet +", "ticket replacement" is also a new form of disturbing the film box office. "ticket compensation" is a sharp weapon for e-commerce to boost its reputation at the box office in advance. The e-commerce price war has been copied to the film market. Tickets priced at 40 yuan on the ground can be bought at 9 yuan on the e-commerce platform. The difference, that is, "ticket compensation", is shared by the film side, cinemas, and websites. According to industry insiders, there was once a huge ticket subsidy for a red film that could be as high as 100 million yuan. what on earth is the reason why cinemas make great efforts to "leak and conceal the box office"? It is reported that according to the current regulations, the box office revenue of a domestic film is divided according to the principle that the producer is not less than 43% and the cinema is not more than 50%, and the contract between each film and the cinema will be adjusted. Therefore, some cinemas will secretly transfer the box office of the film with less share to the film with higher share, so as to get higher income. In addition, if the cinema does not complete the guaranteed box office of the issued copy, it will have to compensate the issuer according to the contract. the cinema's "omission and concealment of the box office" not only affects the screening rate, but also affects the judgment of the audience. if this short-sighted profit-seeking behavior is allowed, it will further disturb the whole film market. in this regard, the draft requires cinemas to install a standard computer ticketing system to carry out accounting in accordance with the law. If the sales income is not truthfully counted, the maximum fine of not more than 500000 yuan may be imposed and the license shall be revoked. < strong > various kinds of support to become bigger and stronger < / strong > in terms of film output, China now ranks second in the world, but it is still a long way from being a film power. is also in Asia, and the Korean film market in 2012 was used in many reports with the word "renaissance". according to the Korean Film Yearbook and the Korean Film Revitalization Council, with an average of 500 foreign films entering domestic cinemas each year, seven of the top 10 highest-grossing films in South Korea are domestic films (9 in 2013 and 6 in 2014). The total number of annual moviegoers also entered the era of 200 million for the first time. South Korea has a population of only 50 million, and 200m moviegoers mean that the average Korean goes to the cinema four times a year, reaching the level of developed countries such as the United States. Cai Weichao, director of the State Administration of Press, publication, Radio, Film and Television, pointed out that China's film market is not yet mature, the film industry is still in the growth stage, and the foundation is still relatively weak, so it is necessary to learn from international successful experience and increase guidance and support for the film industry. therefore, the draft takes a variety of supporting measures and makes exploratory regulations on finance, taxation, finance, land use, talent, and so on, centering on the "guarantee of the film industry." draft draft
At the same time, social forces are encouraged to develop the film industry by means of investment and donation, and give concessions in accordance with the law.
the draft requires that cinemas show films produced by domestic enterprises and other organizations for no less than 2/3 of the total annual film showing time; cinemas are not allowed to show advertisements after the beginning of the film screening time and before the end of the film screening time explicitly stated to the audience.
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