Two Spanish comedians mocked and criticized Javier Milei for his management of Argentine cinema

Spanish comedians against Javier Milei

The criticism against the Argentine president occurred during the opening of the festival, which will take place between September 20 and 28. There, Buenafuente announced that the event will have a special day in commemoration of Argentine cinema and He criticized the cultural policies of the libertarian in a ironic and humorous tone.

“This edition will pay tribute to Argentine cinema or as it is known here: ‘La última de Darín’,” began the presenter, who then highlighted: “Argentine cinema is in danger. There is a man, Javier Milei, determined to silence it”.

“I don’t want to demoralize him, but Good luck silencing an Argentine”, Buenafuente joked, earning the first laughs and applause from those present. After this, the comedian continued to launch criticism against the Argentine leader: “Milei is another one of those politicians who has the owner of the word freedom and stripped it of all meaning, as we have done here with ‘bro’, for example.”

After the introduction, it was time for Rosemary to take over. The second presenter explained that the day in commemoration of the Argentine cultural industry will be the September 24thwill take place on the steps of the Kursaal Auditorium and will feature the participation of the festival director, Jose Luis Rebordinos.

Previously, Rebordinos had already outlined his own criticism against the libertarian leader when he said that he was “destroying culture” and “ending” the local industry. “Honestly, The policy of Milei’s government could not be more harmful for culture in general and for cinema in particular.“Last year, at this time, there were a lot of Argentine productions in the works. This year there are almost none and the few Argentine films that were able to survive are those paid for by the platforms,” ​​explained the director.

From San Sebastian they reported that the day of the 24th will seek to address “the exceptional situation that Argentine cinema is experiencing, Project paralysis and lack of support from the Government“. In addition, they detailed that this day “will be a special edition of the initiative, a focus on in which, with the participation of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of ArgentinaIn addition to producers, filmmakers and journalists will be invited.”

Ricardo Darín’s criticism of the dismantling of INCAA

Prior to what happened at the San Sebastian festival, other voices of culture expressed themselves in awards against the measures of La Libertad Avanza in relation to the management of the Cultural industries in Argentina. Such is the case of the actor Ricardo Darin who, in his brief speech at the South Awardsstated his position on the current situation of Argentine cinema,

“Our activity and culture in general They are going through a moment of crisis, which I know time will take care of correcting.. Time and us, I hope. Along with a certain disdain towards our work, there is the crazy idea floating around that general culture does not deserve or need incentives and structural contributions,” Darín explained at the beginning.

Then, the renowned Argentine actor explained: “It’s strange, Because our people have earned the admiration of the entire world through their talent.. That added value that people from all over the world come to carry out their productions here. It is not necessary to remember that our activity generates thousands of jobs and foreign currency, so important at this time”.

“We are sure that it can be managed better, with suitability and transparency. Art is one of the great contributions to our economy and like all economic activity it needs investment. That same investment that led to excellence in all areas of Argentine audiovisual production. It is a great opportunity, let’s not let it pass. Maybe it will be the last. Less culture, less art, less cinema, less education, is not a good equation for the future.“We’ve already seen that,” concluded the actor, whose words were crowned by a standing ovation.