Protecting and Defending Ibero-American Cinematography: Fiacine Calls for Action in Argentina

EL NUEVO DIARIO, SANTO DOMINGO.- The Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (Fiacine), made up of 13 countries in the region, chaired by the Dominican Republic and bringing together more than 7,000 members of the Ibero- American audiovisual industry, expressed the need to protect and defend the region’s cinematography against attacks and promote and develop opposition policies, especially in Argentina.

“We believe that it is necessary and necessary that the governments of our countries protect creative freedom, culture in all aspects and promote the audio-visual industry. We understand that we are united by languages, history and memory, and that is why we stand in solidarity with representatives of culture in Argentina that have been denied​​​​ bad policies of closure and work stoppage at the National Institute of Cinema and Visual Arts (Incaa) , in their study and exhibition areas,” said a public statement from Fiacine, chaired by Dominican academic, producer and screenwriter Luis Arambilet.

Fiacine’s statement sent to the media this Sunday comes from the protests of Argentine filmmakers regarding the elimination of all film support organizations in that country and the possibility of a film not being produced. in 2024.

The Fiacine table at the 11th edition of Premios Platino (Photo: External source)

Fiacine advocated for the unity and regional distribution of cinema and audiovisual industries, emphasizing the need to tell our stories from each of the territories that make up Ibero-America.

The academic entity gathered at the Xcaret Hotel in Riviera Maya, during the celebration of the XI Platinum Ibero-American Cinema Awards.

“Audiences have the power to generate and change patterns of behaviour, habits and behaviour; Therefore, it is only by protecting our cinema, our own stories, told by our scriptwriters, directors, producers, talents and technicians, that we can preserve our intersectional cultural identity. protection,” the statement says.

The above-mentioned federation said that it stands in solidarity and embraces, from its headquarters, and from all the countries that are part of it, the cultural and audiovisual industry of Argentina, speaks responsibly against any attempt to reduce or eliminate Ibero-American and audiovisual cinema. .

“Any attack or censorship towards unified cinematography is an attack on all the countries that are part of it,” he said.

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