The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the body in charge of the country’s preservation and development of cinema, said Thursday that it is in a “serious financial crisis…
Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences
The Academy’s coordinating committee, headed by Leticia Huijara, its president, said the body has decided to suspend both the call and registration processes for the Ariel Awards until further notice. The committee also announced further cuts backs to restructure the central body.Guillermo Del Toro On 'Pinocchio' And How His First Attempt At A Stop-Motion Film Was Sabotaged - Contenders L.A.
The AMACC’s statement went on to criticize the Mexican government for what it described as shirking its responsibility to uphold the country’s cultural industries, particularly the nation’s filmmaking community.“The State, which was the motor and support of the AMACC for a long time, has renounced its responsibility as the main promoter and disseminator of culture in general and cinema in particular. It seems that culture together with the seventh art are no longer a priority.
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