Ecuador: Film production is on a growth spurt

variety.com reported the Ecuadorian film biz is on the upswing, punctuated by recent triumphs on the festival circuit and a boost in production. Spurring growth is the tripling of the national film fund from its original amount of $700,000 in 2007 to its current $2.4 million. When the fund grew to $1.1 million last year, 13 pics — narrative and documentaries — bowed on local screens. Some 17 to 20 pics, mainly fiction, are expected to be released this year. “I’m so surprised at the high numbers; five years ago this would have been unthinkable,” says Jose Manuel Cueva, who heads the delegation of Ecuadorian producers to Cannes as director of the National Film Institute (CnCine). Read Article

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