Saw Tiong Guan

Film Censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region

Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia Compared

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Produktbeschreibung

Film censorship has always been a controversial matter, particularly in jurisdictions with restrictive state-based censorship systems. This book reviews the film censorship system in the Asia-Pacific by comparing the systems used in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia. It identifies the key issues and concerns that arise from the design and implementation of the system by examining the censorship laws, policies, guidelines and processes. The book evaluates film practitioners' and censors' opinion of, and experience in, dealing with those issues, and goes on to develop reform proposals for the film censorship system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780415656894
• ISBN-10: 0415656893
• Artikelnr.: 36271033

Autorenporträt

Saw Tiong Guan currently teaches at the Faculty of Law at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is also an independent film director and producer.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The Film Industries in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia
in their Socio-legal Context 3. Film Censorship Systems in Malaysia, Hong
Kong and Australia: The Laws, Guidelines and Processes 4. Film Censorship
Systems in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia: The Key Issues 5. Film
Censorship Systems in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia: The Practitioners'
Opinions and Experiences 6. Judicial Review of Film Censorship Decisions 7.
Conclusion: Proposals for the Reform of the Malaysian Film Censorship
System and Further Research