Film Figures Decry Plan to Gut Argentina's Vibrant Film Industry
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Far-right Argentine President Javier Milei is pushing a bill to gut film funding and institutions like the National Institute of Film and Audiovisual Arts.
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The bill would privatize key film bodies, scrap screen quotas, and threaten the viability of Argentina's vibrant film industry.
-Argentina's film sector is fueled by taxes and levies, with ~200 local films made per year thanks to state funding initiatives dating back to the 1990s.
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Pedro Almodóvar, Alejandro González Iñárritu and 300 other film figures signed a letter slamming the bill and backing calls to preserve film funding.
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Producers warn the bill will be "devastating" and reduce production to a "handful" of films backed only by streamers and private finance.