Chile Hits New Awards Record as CinemaChile, Now 15, Illustrates the Virtues of an Industry Priority: Promotion
variety.comCinemaChile announced in January. One month later, CinemaChile, the national promotion board, is turning 15 at Berlin. The consequence of longterm uninterrupted promotion of an industry must not be underestimated.
Over the last 15 years, film and TV have seen two seismic revolutions: Streamers’ DTC distribution; the explosive rise of production levels across the globe.
The latter has left huge hostages to fortune, suddenly underscoring the significance of national support orgs such as CinemaChile.
Below, 10 points on CinemaChile by way of introduction to the often ignored missing link in the latest evolution of the international independent industry: National film agencies. Why National Film Agencies Are So Useful These Days In 2005, Argentina released 74 features, Brazil 73, Mexico 33 and Chile 11.
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