Wednesday, February 22, 2006

The other cartoon war

According to Variety, China has banned the import of films and television shows that feature a mixture of live action and animation, on the grounds that they are unfair competition for Chinese product, as Chinese film/tv programming is either one or the other. If I understand it right.

This will not affect famed semi-animated pig film Babe, as it was already banned in China for other reasons:
Chinese regulatory authorities are notoriously skittish regarding broadcast and film themes that include the supernatural or fantasy, including talking animals. "Babe" was banned on the basis that animals can't talk and some viewers would be confused.

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