Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The Mexican film industry and its participation in the global value chain

In Mexico, the service sector has become increasingly important both for gross national product and exports, and the film industry seems to be a relevant sector to explore in the effort to diversify export niches.

This sector has a long and varied history, having become very prominent during certain periods (the Golden Age of the 1940s and 1950s) and less so in others, because of the various problems faced (for example between 1995 and 2005). The strengths and weaknesses experienced by the film industry throughout its existence can serve to orient future public policies. Mexico has important productive and creative capacities in the film industry that permit it to produce completely domestic films (domestic preproduction, production and post-production).

Its proximity to the United States, the varied national scenery, and the skills of producers, directors, artists, and technicians with years of experience favor Mexico’s insertion into certain niches of the international film production chain.

Furthermore, Mexico is one of the largest markets in the world for film exhibition, although the Mexican film industry rarely takes advantage of this. Industry production is limited, however, by scant financing, major 

Jorge Mario Martínez Piva, Ramón Padilla Pérez, Claudia Schatan Pérez, Verónica Vega Montoya.LC/MEX/L.981/Rev.1.Octubre 2011.Serie Estudios y Perspectivas. Nº 122. 47 pp.

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