Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

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The Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (short: IMCINE ) is a state institution promoting film in Mexico . It was set up in 1983 and united various companies and institutions under one roof. The Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía has long been an active participant in the film industry. In the 1990s, he turned to participation in film production in the role of co-producer. Until 1989 this institution belonged to the Secretaría de Gobernación , since then it has been subordinate to the Secretaría de Educación Pública .

history

The Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía was set up in 1983, after the government of José López Portillo , in which his sister Margarita López Portillo, as the person responsible for the film sector, had severely curtailed state funding, to promote the shattered Mexican film industry again. The two state production companies Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica and Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica de Trabajadores de Estado II , the production companies Churubusco-Atzteca and Estudio América , the state sales organizations, the documentary film center and the state film schools have all been united under the umbrella of this institution . Alberto Isaac took over the management . The occupation of the chief post with Isaac, who himself came from the film industry and was not one of the usual bureaucrats who otherwise occupied such posts, raised hopes that the funding would meet the demands of the filmmakers and that regeneration would proceed quickly. But after a year he gave up the post to be able to make films again. Despite this resignation and some other controversy, the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía played a significant role in the renewal and resurgence of the Mexican film industry. Towards the end of the decade there was a significant change in the classification of this institution, when in 1989 responsibility for it was transferred from the Secretaría de Gobernación to the Secretaría de Educación Pública . Thus the influence of the Ministry of the Interior, which often influenced films politically or tried to do so, fell away.

At the beginning of the 1990s, the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía changed its funding policy. It stopped its own studio production, with union pressure also playing a role. As a result, it only worked as a co-producer for private production companies. The Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía thus followed the political line of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari , who strengthened the private sector and reduced state economic commitment. Controversy arose in 1999 about the film La ley de Herodes ( Herod's Law ) by Luis Estrada, co-produced by the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía . This film, starring Damián Alcázar and Pedro Armendáriz Jr., dealt with the issue of corruption in Mexico and sparked heated controversy due to the naming of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional , even though the film was set in the 1950s. The first planned performances did not take place for various reasons, which was perceived as a new form of censorship. After criticism from numerous filmmakers that he had given in to pressure from party officials and sabotaged the screening of the film, the director of the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Eduardo Amarena , relinquished the rights to the film so that Estrada was solely responsible for the performance.

In 2003, under the Vicente Fox Quesada government , after the situation in the Mexican film industry had improved, there were plans to cut funding and at least partially privatize the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. The draft budget for 2004 envisaged the cancellation of the funds for the institute, the state drama school and the Churubusco studio, but the Congress rejected these proposals, which is why the facilities remained.

literature

  • Carl J. Mora, "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0786420834 .
  • David R. Maciel, Joanne Hershfield: "Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers." Sr Books, 1999. ISBN 978-0842026826 .
  • Andrea Noble: "Mexican National Cinema." Taylor & Francis, 2005. ISBN 978-0415230100 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Carl J. Mora: "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0786420834 . Page 150.
  2. ↑ Andrea Noble, “Mexican National Cinema.” Taylor & Francis, 2005. pp. 22.
  3. ^ Carl J. Mora: "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0786420834 . Page 237.
  4. ^ Carl J. Mora: "Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004" . McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2005. ISBN 978-0786420834 . Page 254.