My alignment with Trump and Bolsonaro is almost natural, Milei told local media during his presidential campaign.
Welcoming Mileis election in November, Trump posted on Truth Social: Make Argentina Great Again!
The bill also calls for the elimination of a popular screen quota for Argentinian films in local cinemas.
(L-R) Ricardo Darin and Peter Lanzani in 2022’s ‘Argentina, 1985’Amazon Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection
It would be the end of Argentinian cinema as we know it.
This week, the international film community has voiced its concern over the proposed sweeping changes.
Whats At Stake?
State funding for cinema in Argentina is unique.
Mileis bill proposes the elimination of the latter, which funds the bulk of state packages.
This system dates to 1994 and the inception of Argentinas Cinema Law.
I can imagine that it might be due to a certain lack of knowledge about the sector.
Its regrettable that the government has not approached the sector to understand its needs.
You have a lot of diversity in every country, the filmmaker said.
Another producer said film professionals across the world should take Mileis bill as a cautionary tale.
It could happen anywhere, they said.
The money that supports Mileis ideas fund leaders across the world.
For the excellence of its directors, its passionate actors, and its exceptional artisans.
As Martin Scorsese says, culture is not a commodity, but a necessity.
It belongs to a country, not to its political parties.
In democratic countries, governments change but support for cultural production remains.
All our solidarity, at this moment, goes to INCAA and Argentine cinema.
This is not a coincidence.
A country without history, without memory, and without identity can be easily dominated and dehumanized.
