Wednesday, July 13, 2016

The law on film rewards the Cineteca di Bologna – The Republic

Bologna becomes part of the national film priority. By law. As the Venice Film Festival, the Turin Film Museum, the Experimental Cinema Centre. It is one of the innovations introduced in the draft law on cinema in the amendments proposed by the Democratic senator from Bologna Francesca Puglisi and yesterday approved in the Senate Culture Commission. An important acknowledgment not only formally, but that is entitled to direct the foundation by Gian Luca Farinelli in a stable annual financial contribution from the Ministry, yet to be defined.

“It was since 1949 – says the senator Puglisi – that Italy lacked a systematic discipline of the film industry and the audiovisual production. it is in this context that the Minister Franceschini intends to emphasize the excellence and relevance of the film Library Foundation and does so with a state law. I was thinking for a while ‘, but the recent visit to the inauguration of the Lumière has finally convinced. convinced that the Film Library is an asset in which to invest. ” Another interesting aspect of the law to Bologna is the proposal (including the amendments adopted) allocate 120 million euro to grant for “structural and technological upgrading to the historic rooms or in the historical centers” . Category in which full-fledged Modernissimo. “We still have a million Euros – observes Farinelli – and indeed the contribution of the Ministry would be decisive. Then we have many projects, but it is early to make concrete proposals at the moment is just a bill. But we are glad of the recognition , I earned it, and grateful to

Now the text will have to go to the Senate and House. “But I’m optimistic on the timing – noted the director of the foundation – is a strongly anchored to the budget law, and this should ensure its entry into force by autumn.”

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