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China, U.S. launch short film contest to promote IPR protection |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
 The one minute film contest was jointly launched by the China Film Copyright
Protection Association (CFCPA) and the Motion Picture of America Association
(MPAA) during the 15th Beijing Student Film Festival to promote intellectual property rights (IPR).
According to Xinhua, film makers must hand in their works by March 15. Films will be judged
in three categories: digital video (DV), cartoons and mobile phone films,
according to the organizing committee.
The first prize is a trip to Los Angeles to visit Hollywood, the Avenue of
Stars, Warners Brothers Studio and Disneyland.
China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and Ministry of
Culture signed a memo on film copyright protection with the MPAA in July 2005,
reaching consensus about copyright protection for U.S. film products in the
Chinese market.
CFCPA and MPAA signed a memorandum of understanding in March 2006, boosting
China's efforts to protect film copyright.
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