Tong Gang, director of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, disclosed that in 2007 China produced 402 feature films with RMB 3.327 bln earned at the box office. A total of 78 films were sold to 47 countries and regions, with revenue from overseas distribution totaling RMB 2.02 bln. [...]

SARFT’s off to a running start this year with its first film ban.
Shortly before the end of 2007, the Administration issued a notice banning pornographic films—those that contain “rape, prostitution, and explicit sex”—from competing in festivals. Lost in Beijing (苹果), whose international version contains rape, prostitution, and explicit sex scenes (at least by mainland standards), [...]