The geographical territory from which the filmmaker operates is another fundamental axis that determines the practice of documentary film. The imbalance between the peripheries and the epicentres, which have powerful audiovisual ecosystems and consolidated cultural policies, condition the size of the productions and the possibilities of disseminating the films. At the same time, the place of residence and creation determines the options for building communities and networks that allow the filmmaker a collective and shared reflection in relation to his cinematographic practice.”
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Territories, Peripheries, and the Geopolitics of Cinema
- Where do you create or produce from? If it's not a peripheral territory or outside the production epicenters: what factors determined the decision to operate from there?
- How does the place where you produce influence your cinema?
- Would your cinema be different from another location?
- In what sense: more or less free, easier or more difficult to produce and finance, more recognized and/or better distributed...?
- Does the place where you produce add value to your cinema?
- Does it attract a certain interest at festivals, markets, and other events?
Communities and Networks
- Are you a solitary filmmaker or do you feel surrounded by a community?
- What is the community from which you make films like? Is there a specific cinematographic community, both in terms of access to programming and filmmaking practice?
- What other organizations and agents in your community influence your cinema, both in terms of the themes you address and the way you work?
- How do you value the How important is it to have a support and work network in developing your filmmaking practice and in its continuity and coherence?
