restored Chinese films. This program has expanded to screen multiple films per month and now the films shown are tailored towards the ‘needs’ of each rural area. Education The Archive offers post-graduate courses to Chinese students only. These courses include a three-year master's degree which is limited to 20 students per year and heavily focuses on Chinese film history. In addition, in a 2014 interview with Sun Xianghui, he explained that the archive had undertaken a project towards publishing a film ‘oral history’ series, featuring interviews with Chinese directors and other film personnel. Since the project's institution in 2008, four out of thirty volumes have been published. Film distribution The Measures for Control over Imported Films Regulations - which was introduced in October 1981 – mandates that all international feature films must be approved by the Ministry of Culture before they can be handed over to film distributors including the Archive. In relation to the screening of films produced outside of mainland China, 34 international films are permitted for public screening each year. These films are distributed by either China Film Group or Huaxia Film Distribution, for a flat-fee payment. However, the Archive does not fall under this quota as the Archive pays for the copyright to screen these films, not to commercially distribute them. Since 2016, the Archive has expanded its number of art-house cinema complexes. In collaboration with Huaxia Film Distribution and Wanda Cinema Line among other films bodies, the Archive launched the China National Arthouse Film Alliance. This film body was designed to approve national and international art-house films for distribution in mainland China. As of 2017, over 300 new screens had been built per year in 31 of China's provinces and regions. Xianghui, stated that these films would be curated thematically and would rotate on an annual schedule, integrating these with other commercial films. This project is financially arranged through a flat-fee payment and an additional revenue payment. After passing through censorship tests, which including banning themes of LGBT, politics and nudity, the films bought would be publicly shown by Chinese distributors, who would also be responsible for their marketing. Preservation and notable events National preservation and events Preservation and presentation of Chinese films One notable recent restoration project was that of the Chinese silent-era filmThe Goddess (1934). As part of the archive's Digital Restoration Project - which launched in 2005 - The Goddess is one