Chinanews, Changsha, November 16 – According to Wang Taihua, the director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the central government will continue to support the local animation industry, while no imported animations will be allowed to be broadcast in China at prime time.

 

Wang approved the achievements that had been made by local animation industry. In the first 9 months of 2007, more than 70,000 minutes of TV animations had been produced in China, a new high, and several animation movies had been made in China, too.

 

“The history and culture of China will serve as an inexhaustible source for animation production, and Chinese enterprises should strive to make animations with unique Chinese flavor,” said Wang.

 

Beginning 2008, there will be an award issued every year for good original animations and cartoons.