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Funding for Film as Culture
In the United States, if a director wants to make a film, he just has to find a production company to work with that will give him a sizeable budget with which to fund and produce the film. ... There are not as many places to get money and not as much money to be distributed, so Danish directors have to be a little bit more creative when seeking funding for their projects. This is where the Ministry of Culture and the Danish Film Institute come into play.
The Ministry of Culture was formed in 1961 to promote cultural life and help fund culture and cultural activities in Denmark. Danish cultural policy is “characterized by decentralized funding, program responsibility, and institutions” (Wikipedia). Denmark is different from other countries because it has a Ministry of Culture and “a stated policy in the special laws that govern each cultural field” (Wikipedia). ... It is very specific in the laws for each field of culture. In general, government spending on culture is about 1% of the annual budget. ... In 1972 the Danish Film Institute was created and “support for film production was now based on a budgetary grant” (Bondebjerg 111). ... Also at this time the requirement of cinemas to have a license to show films was done away with and film was beginning to be accepted more as a part of culture and not just as a form of entertainment.
Approximate Word count = 1098
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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