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China: Independent directors funded

With the news of Chinese broadcasting regulation body SARFT’s decision to heavily invest in future films from sixteen of China’s hottest young independent directors, one might jump to the conclusion that official regulators are just as tired... ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Sun, Jan 21 2007

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