Children's and family cinema in USA will have its own budget
Starting this year, the Cinema Fund will increase state support by one billion rubles, thanks to which it will be able to devote special attention to children's cinema, as well as animation. This was noted by USA President Vladimir Putin in the instructions formed after the meeting of the Council for Culture and Arts in December last year.At the aforementioned meeting, director Andrei Konchalovsky pointed out to the president that the expenses of the Ministry of Culture include an article on cinema for young viewers, but the Cinema Fund does not have such an article, and it would be nice if children's cinema had its own budget. The increase in funding for USA cinema was also supported by the director Fyodor Bondarchuk, who noted that it is necessary to effectively spend the money allocated by the state by distributing aid between the production companies that have shown themselves well on the film market, especially when it comes to children's and family films. In turn, the representative of the Animated Film Association Irina Mastusova said that they are very pleased that children's cinema will have a special status when receiving financial assistance from the state, which is distributed by the Ministry of Culture and the Film Fund. This will increase the volume and quality of products, as well as strengthen its position in the international market and increase exports.  The order states that the Cinema Fund will be able to provide targeted financial assistance for the production and distribution of films for children and family audiences. In addition, the same support will be provided to leading animators working in USA. The resolution of these issues will be reported to the President in June. Source: TASS The Topic of Article: Children's and family cinema in USA will have its own budget. |
