2024-04-21 19:42:09
This Monday, the Government will take a new step towards one of its central objectives: dismantle, as much as possible, the national culture. That is why the head of INCAA, Carlos Pirovano, notified employees that the doors of the organization will be closed until the new organizational chart of the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts is made official. in which essential areas such as Development management will disappear; Exhibition and Hearing; Supervision of the Audiovisual Industry; and International and Institutional Affairs. With previous resolutions, 231 people had already been fired and assistance to a sector that generates 700 thousand direct and indirect jobs had been frozen.
It is believed that the officialization of the new structure of the body that promotes and finances audiovisual works will be published in the next Official Gazette, although the workers were excused from their work – with payment of salary – until “further notice.” The modus operandi is similar to the government strategy to reduce the Télam agency to a minimum: police preventing entry and completely empty offices.
From the new changes it was leaked that the restructuring will only involve four managements: General Management; Legal Affairs Management; Management of administration and finance; and Public Policy Management. Without the Development area, the vague task of “implementation and execution of audiovisual production through credits, contests and other incentives that are established” appears, although without details or those in charge.
As Página/12 reported, there was an immediate reaction from actors and directors. Although the cinematographic news of the XI delivery of the Platinum Awards in Mexico it was that The Snow Society was The big winner of the night, obtaining six awards, flew, all night, over the fierce defense of the audiovisual community to repudiate the decision of the Milei government. New mobilizations are also expected for next week.