Ted Cruz’s new bill would prevent Hollywood productions from accessing U.S. government funding if they cooperate with China’s censorship board to modify films for the world’s second-largest film market
tensions have escalated into the realm of movie politics, despite the ongoing global pandemic that has already sent Hollywood reeling., R-Texas, has doubled down on threats to make American studios decide between federal funding and the Chinese box office through what he calls the Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity and Protecting Talkies Act.
All foreign films must receive approval from China’s censors before they can be released in mainland theaters, a process that leads to edits, obfuscated translation and even title changes. It’s no secret that Hollywood studios have complied in exchange for access to the world’s second-largest film market.
The Script Act is the latest in a series of bills from Cruz that seek to decouple the U.S. from Chinese economic interests, and was introduced on the same day the White House issued its own 16-page report outlining a new, more hardline China strategy.This is not the first time governmental concern over Chinese influence in the film industry has bubbled to the fore.
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