IMCINE granted 383 supports through 20 calls in 2024

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During 2024, the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE), institution belonging to the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, granted 382 supports through 20 callsas reported by Cultura through a statement.

In addition, they pointed out, he continued to promote national cinema through support programs and activities.to drive all stages of creation“. Likewise, they continued with the commitment to “promotion, dissemination and dissemination in different windows to bring Mexican cinema closer to various audiences throughout the country and abroad“.

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In 2024, the year that will soon end, IMCINE supported the inclusion and decentralization of national film production through 14 calls for support for films to be made:

  1. Nine of the Promotion of Mexican Cinema Program (FOCINE).
  2. Two of the Fiscal Stimulus for Investment Projects in National Film Production and Distribution (EFFICIENCY).
  3. Two of the Fiscal Stimulus for Investment Projects in National Film Production and Distribution (EFFICIENCY).
  4. One of the Stimulus for Audiovisual Creation in Mexico and Central America for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Communities (ECAMC).
  5. One to support writing and project development.
  6. One for writing short film scripts aimed at Mexican women and trans women (“Narrate it in first person“).

According to the institution’s data, “246 supports were granted for different stages of productionfrom writing to post-production of feature films and short films, documentaries, animations, experimental cinema, films for children and first operas”:

  • 119 via FOCINE
  • 69 via EFICINE
  • 14 through ECAMC
  • 39 via Writing and project development
  • 5 Narralo in first person
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Since the promotion of Mexican cinema is one of IMCINE’s main commitments, they continued with support and carrying out various activities to bring it closer to the public. Through FOCINE and EFICINEfour calls were issued, through which 101 supports were given:

  1. 48 for Mexican cinema exhibition programs.
  2. 10 for cinemas with fixed and traveling headquarters.
  3. 43 for Mexican film distribution projects.

In sum, through the Exhibition Circuitfree of charge, IMCINE made more than 900 feature film and short film titles available to the population for free. In addition, “more than 400 requests were attended to from institutions, organizations, cultural and educational groups, museums, film clubs, mobile cinemas, cinematheques, exhibition halls in the 32 entities of the country, which generated a total attendance of more than 120 thousand people at Mexican film screenings“.

Other relevant points to highlight are:

  • Until September in Mx Our Cinema were transmitted more than 4,914 hours of programming.
  • IMCINE had stands at international festivals such as the European Film Market at the Berlin Festival, the Marché du Film at the Cannes Festival, New Latin American Cinema in Havana and markets such as Ventana Sur in Uruguay and Bogotá Audiovisual Market in Colombia.
  • Through cycles, Mexican cinema was present in places such as the MOMA in New York, the Locarno Film Festival, the Lincoln Center in New York and the Tokyo International Film Festival.
  • The 14th edition of the Statistical Yearbook of Mexican Cinema was published.
  • Through the call for the Encouragement of Independent Audiovisual Training (EFAI), IMCINE supported 18 initiatives in different regions of the country.

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