Change in film import quota is on the horizon

Chinese audiences are sophisticated enough to choose which movies they want to watch, the Motion Picture Association of America's new chairman Christopher Dodd says.

The former US senator was referring to negotiations between China and the United States over a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that urges China to further open its film market.

The government limits imports for theater releases to 20 foreign films a year. Importation rights belong solely to the State-owned China Film Group Corp, which shares exclusive distribution rights with Huaxia Film Distribution Company.