A critical book review of "Latin American cinemas in circulation: Looking for the lost audience"

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2021.185957

Keywords:

Economy of Communication, Cultural industry, Reception and Circulation of films in Latin America

Abstract

The book "Latin American Cinema in Circulation: In Search of the Lost Audience" presents important studies on cinema audiences and the circulation of films in Latin America. The book, organized by Ana Rosas Mantecón, (UAM, México), and Leandro González (UNGS, Argentina), seeks to emphasize the expansion, in the scope of production and diffusion, of cinema in a time before the pandemic, when there were high expectations around Latin American film production, due to the increase in the number of movie theaters in the region, growth of state support and the emergence of supranational policies between the countries of the bloc and other regions, through co-productions and cooperation agreements. In this article I seek to critically analyze the four blocks of the book (market; film festivals, and public and financing), from the changes that are happening in the movie market due to the pandemic and from challenges in the sector that were not highlighted by the book, such as the increased concentration in the sector due to the transition from the analog to the digital model and the lack of articulation between the countries of the region.

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Author Biography

  • Gabriela Andrietta, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

     Doutoranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Artes da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). E-mail: gabiandrietta@gmail.com

References

ANDRIETTA, Gabriela. Implantação da Digitalização das Salas de Cinema: uma Análise das Práticas Monopolistas entre o Exibidor e o Distribuidor. In: Intercom – Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos Interdisciplinares da Comunicação. 42o Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação. Anais… Belém, 2019. Disponível em: https://portalintercom.org.br/anais/nacional2019/resumos/R14-0598-1.pdf. Acessado em: 19 dez. 2021.

ROSAS MANTECÓN, Ana; GONZÁLEZ, Leandro (coord.). Cines latinoamericanos en circulación : en busca del público perdido, México: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana / Juan Pablos Ed., 2020. Disponível em: https://www.academia.edu/44681996/Cines_latinoamericanos_en_circulaci%C3%B3n_en_busca_del_p%C3%BAblico_perdido . Acessado em: 19 dez. 2021.

Published

2021-12-30

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Resenhas

How to Cite

Andrietta, G. (2021). A critical book review of "Latin American cinemas in circulation: Looking for the lost audience". Brazilian Journal of Latin American Studies, 20(41), 298-306. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2021.185957