Film censorship in the Asia-Pacific Region : Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia compared / Saw Tiong Guan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saw, Tiong Guan, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 15.

Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Law and legislation--Pacific Area.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Censorship--Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Introduction

The film industries in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Australia in their socio-legal context

Film censorship systems in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Australia : the laws, guidelines, and processes

Film censorship systems in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Australia : the key issues

Film censorship systems in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Australia : the practitioners' opinions and experiences

Judicial review of film censorship decisions

Conclusion : proposals for the reform of the Malaysian film censorship system and further research.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-204) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-08065-8

0-203-06782-7

1-299-44805-4

1-135-08066-6

9780203067826

OCLC:

839302805