Representing the Argentine Chamber of the Film Industry, the director “Argentina, 1985” spoke at the plenary session of the Deputies’ committees that deals with the omnibus bill.
Film director Santiago Miter rejected this Monday the omnibus law of President Javier Milei, when presenting in the plenary session of commissions the Chamber of Deputies considering it harmful to the industry. He maintained that “They are not asking for money, but rather that the possibility of self-financing be maintained.”
The director of the film “Argentina, 1985” considered that the norm is a “demagogic and destructive gesture” that will make cinema an industry “susceptible to becoming just another tool of the whims of political contingency.”
“Cinema does not ask for money, it asks that the law that allows it to finance itself be maintained,” stressed Mitre, who was applauded by those present in the plenary session of the lower house.
The project predicts a horizon of less diversity and quality in Argentine cinema
In your opinion, “The loss of that autonomy implicit in the imminent intervention portends a horizon of less diversity, less quality, in which one glimpses not an attempt to resolve anything but a demagogic and destructive gesture, and will return to the film industry in susceptible of becoming another tool of the whims of political contingency”.
Miter spoke on behalf of the Argentine Chamber of the Cinematographic Industry, and referred to his experience in the film “Argentina, 1985”, during which he was able to observe “the admiration that national cinematography generates in the world.”
“Would the films of Ricardo Darín, Mercedes Morán, Adrián Suar, Cecilia Roth, Rodrigo De la Serna and many others exist if there had not been a Film Law that promoted and sustained cinematography over time? No,” Miter emphasized.
“Argentina is the country that has the most Oscar nominations in the region. Why does that happen? Because there is a Film Law that supports and encourages the existence of Argentine cinema. Argentine films are exported all over the world, they are recognized throughout the world, they generate foreign currency, quality work and added value. They give visibility to our country, they generate admiration, why do we want to destroy that? “For what?” the director complained.
Source: Ambito
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