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06-16-2011, 04:00 PM
President Leonel Fernandez has appointed Eliseo Antonio Perez Garcia (Ellis Perez) as the new director general of Cinematography in the DR.
Decree 375-11 appoints Marlon Soto, deputy minister of Culture in charge of cinematographic affairs. An advisory board was created, made up of Felix Garcia, Manuel Corripio, Felipe Vicini, Isabel Turul, Ricardo Hazoury, Adriano Miguel Tejada, Freddy Ginebra, Jose Miguel Bonetti, Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz, Joan Giacinti, Antonio Espaillat, Armando Almanzar and Omar de la Cruz.
The DR has a new ruling that is aimed at encouraging filming of movies in the DR, including film production by Dominicans. The law creates the General Department for Cinematography (DGCINE), under the Ministry of Culture, that will be directed by Perez.
During a workshop on the new Cinematography Law held yesterday, it was said the movie industry could generate US$375 million in five years and create 24,000 quality jobs in different sectors. During the forum: "Cinematography Law:" Prospects for Investment," Anthony Smith, corporate finance vice president for Indomina (Vicini Group), a local film industry company, came up with the sum if at least 10 films were produced a year, with an average investment of US$7.5 million per production.
Businessman Manuel Corripio forecast there would be more towns with new movie halls. He said the first phase would be to train locals in the jobs needed for the production of films here. Alfonso Rodriguez said there were only enough qualified people in the country to produce three films at the same time.
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Decree 375-11 appoints Marlon Soto, deputy minister of Culture in charge of cinematographic affairs. An advisory board was created, made up of Felix Garcia, Manuel Corripio, Felipe Vicini, Isabel Turul, Ricardo Hazoury, Adriano Miguel Tejada, Freddy Ginebra, Jose Miguel Bonetti, Juan Ramon Gomez Diaz, Joan Giacinti, Antonio Espaillat, Armando Almanzar and Omar de la Cruz.
The DR has a new ruling that is aimed at encouraging filming of movies in the DR, including film production by Dominicans. The law creates the General Department for Cinematography (DGCINE), under the Ministry of Culture, that will be directed by Perez.
During a workshop on the new Cinematography Law held yesterday, it was said the movie industry could generate US$375 million in five years and create 24,000 quality jobs in different sectors. During the forum: "Cinematography Law:" Prospects for Investment," Anthony Smith, corporate finance vice president for Indomina (Vicini Group), a local film industry company, came up with the sum if at least 10 films were produced a year, with an average investment of US$7.5 million per production.
Businessman Manuel Corripio forecast there would be more towns with new movie halls. He said the first phase would be to train locals in the jobs needed for the production of films here. Alfonso Rodriguez said there were only enough qualified people in the country to produce three films at the same time.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)