Boyle chides China on restrictions

June 19, 2009 Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle on Thursday gently chided China for curbing free speech in cinema, but the British filmmaker said he would love to shoot a movie in the country. Serving as jury president at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, Boyle told a panel discussion that it was "regrettable" that Beijing imposed restrictions on movies. Chinese directors need to submit their scripts and their final products to censors for approval, with officials often demanding they cut politically sensitive and sexually explicit content.

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