2024-01-15 19:30:31
The director of “Argentina, 1985”, Santiago Mitre, rejected the omnibus law ordered by President Javier Milei because considers it harmful to the industry. He indicated that they are not asking for “money”, but rather that the possibility of self-financing be maintained.
Miter pointed out that: “The loss of that autonomy implicit in the imminent intervention predicts a horizon of less diversity, lower quality, in which we see not an attempt to resolve anything but a demagogic and destructive gesture, and it will make the film 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,” highlighted the director, who was applauded by those present in the plenary session of the Lower House.
Santiago gave his arguments on behalf of the Argentine Chamber of the Film Industryand in reference to the film “Argentina, 1985”, he noted that there 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”, the director pointed out.
“Argentina is the country with the most Oscar nominations in the region. Why does that happen? Because there is a Film Law that sustains and promotes 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?” Miter emphasized.
With information from Argentine News
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