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Czech Film Policy after 1989: Between Neoliberal and National Mercantilist Discourse
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Abstract After 1989, the Czech film industry underwent a transformation from an integrated state-funded monopoly to numerous largely privatized and disintegrated film institutions and activities that had to struggle for their existence in the new capitalist economy. The change was accompanied by debates rega... view more
After 1989, the Czech film industry underwent a transformation from an integrated state-funded monopoly to numerous largely privatized and disintegrated film institutions and activities that had to struggle for their existence in the new capitalist economy. The change was accompanied by debates regarding the state funding of cinema, which developed from early naïve neoliberal discourse through struggles for the internal stability of public financing of film to eventual endorsement of national mercantilist discourse that supports Czech national cinema’s competitiveness on international markets. The analysis presented in the article and focused on recent discourse of Czech Film Fund revealed that current Czech film policy is largely in line with film policies of Western European countries. Yet, in contrast to non-post-socialist countries, it is conspicuously devoid of centre-left agenda in terms of equality and diversity on the labour market in the film industry. It also puts little emphasis on the reinforcement of social cohesion through cinema. As contemporary Czech society is becoming increasingly politically polarized, the accentuation of these issues could be beneficial for the state and its inhabitants for years to come.... view less
Keywords
film production; film research; Czech Republic; post-socialist country; neoliberalism; market economy; cinema
Classification
Other Media
Other Fields of Humanities
Free Keywords
film industry; film policy; film funding; market competition
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 399-417
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 20 (2020) 3
Issue topic
Institutional Reforms of post 1989 Eastern European Cultural Production
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0