The Chinese government will quicken the censoring process of domestic animation to aid the development of the industry, according to a new regulation.

From this August, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) will decide whether or not to approve animated productions every month. Currently, the regulators only authorise productions twice a year - in January and July.

"The move is aimed at improving the administration of the TV animation production and accelerating the development of TV animation made in China," Ge Chen, a SARFT official told Xinhua on Friday.

However, the regulators will not loosen their control over censorship, he added.

Producers must submit a 1,500-character synopsis to SARFT, which will publicize the titles that have been approved on its website every month.

The eligible animations must accord with the ideology and policies of the Communist Party, and those involving sensitive subjects, such as political, military, foreign, religious, ethnic, judicial, police and educational affairs and celebrities, must be referred to the censors for consultation, the regulation said.

"The investors and producers will have more time to consider whether to make an animation after both political and commercial factors are taken into account," the official said.

An authorised title will be overdue if it is not produced within two years and will need to be resubmitted to the censors.