Film policies and film production in Spain during the economic crisis (2007–2017)

  1. Díaz-González, María-Jesús 1
  2. González-del-Valle, Almudena 2
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña, España
  2. 2 Comillas Pontifical University, España
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Palabra Clave

ISSN: 2027-534X,  0122-8285

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 24

Issue: 1

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5294/PACLA.2021.24.1.3 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Europe’s leading film-producing countries are France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. They were all hit by the global economic crisis, which had a particularly severe impact on Europe in 2010–2012. The consequences of this crisis for film policies and the film industry are understudied. Spain is a unique case for this study because it had to ask the European Union for a financial assistance programme. What changes were made to State film policies as a result of the crisis? How did those changes reflect on the feature film production? This article aims to answer these questions. The method used includes an analysis of film-industry policy documents and official data, and in-depth interviews. The period studied is 2007–2017. The results refer to topics such as State aid for film production; tax incentives; value-added tax (VAT); the obligation to provide advance funding for European audiovisual production, and the number, genre, and mean cost of the feature films produced.

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