Spanish Film Industry Under a Microscope Over State Subsidies

Recently in Spain the Film Industry there is caught the eye of the Spanish government. How you may ask? Well according to The New York Times " José Luis Garci is one of the few Spaniards to ever win an Oscar. In 1982, the director’s “Begin the Beguine” became the first Spanish production to win an Academy Award for best foreign language movie.But his latest, “Holmes and Watson, Madrid Days,” was met with little enthusiasm. It got a lukewarm response when it was released last September. Over six weeks, its audience steadily decreased.
Then, in its seventh and final weekend, ticket sales rose 5,300 percent."
Now you may be asking your self "Wow 5300% that's good right?". Well maybe, It did make money but why did it just make money the last week it was in theaters. Well when Susana de la Sierra, the director general of the Institute of Cinematography and Visual Arts, said that her agency, a part of the Culture Ministry. They believe that some producers are accused of inflating ticket sales to qualify for state aid.
Okay now you must be like "Oh wow that would never happen in America or what ever country you happen to live in as u read this" but truthful one can never know. For a few extra million bucks movie producers might inflate prices in your local theater but hey is it completely legal???
For more info please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/arts/spanish-film-industry-under-a-microscope-over-state-subsidies.html

Spain Under a Microscope