Luces, cámara y… ¿el presupuesto?.

Abstract

Over the past decade, the number of Ecuadorian films has grown considerably, not so the economic incentives that the Institute of Film and Audiovisual Creation (ICCA) has received, which have been up and down each year. As a result, from 2665 audiovisual projects that have been submitted in the different categories of the public competition, only 15.87% have managed to access financial aid by the Government. This work exposes how difficult it can be for producers, directors and filmmakers to make films in Ecuador; it will also investigate the current legal space in which they operate, laws and decrees that support the audiovisual sector. In addition, the importance of the development of this sector in other countries in the region such as Argentina and Brazil will be analyzed. Finally, the economic advantages of creating a film industry in Ecuador will be identified.