Should films be governmentally funded?

[VideoFred]

my girlfriend is french but her family belgian, so i've visited lots of parties and weddings down there. insane yet fantastic.

/matt

Hehe,

Then you know there's a Flemisch (Dutch speaking) part, a French part and even a small German part.

Then you also know there is some 'tension' between the Flemisch and the French part of Belgium. :o
Our king, Albert, tries to keep things together

I'm from the Flemisch part: Ghent.

Fred.

[fritzcarraldo]

From my perspective I have no issues where the money comes from, only who is going to, for what projects and why?

The inherently conservative nature of capitalist funded productions is unlikely to deliver us many cutting edge, subversive or interesting productions in the future.

Other sources include major festivals, which have got involved in funding features such as Ceylan's Uzak.

The Film Council in the Uk tends to be as conservative as the capitalist model, only more hapless and pulling the strings to meet social engineering targets.

I would like to see more films funded through festivals, galleries and Art Councils: who would take a more long term, critical view of work: it's meaning, importance and how it will stand the test of time in decades to come.

I like your images and your thoughts too,

Great point of view

[npcoombs]

From my perspective I have no issues where the money comes from, only who is going to, for what projects and why?

The inherently conservative nature of capitalist funded productions is unlikely to deliver us many cutting edge, subversive or interesting productions in the future.

Other sources include major festivals, which have got involved in funding features such as Ceylan's Uzak.

The Film Council in the Uk tends to be as conservative as the capitalist model, only more hapless and pulling the strings to meet social engineering targets.

I would like to see more films funded through festivals, galleries and Art Councils: who would take a more long term, critical view of work: it's meaning, importance and how it will stand the test of time in decades to come.

I like your images and your thoughts too,

Great point of view

Thanks, it sometimes seems like throwing fuel on the flames of the various polarised debates on this board is judged more valuable than a considered opinion.