Morelia, Mexico — In Morelia for multiple reasons, outgoing Imcine director general Jorge Sanchez sat with Variety in an exclusive interview to take stock of his tenure, which ends Nov. 30.
Since he joined Mexico’s national film institute on Jan. 14, 2013, Sanchez has presided over a sea-change in Mexico’s entertainment industry. New public and private initiatives have brought a surge in production, for one. “We’ve seen 182 feature-length productions this year; the number of shorts made are innumerable,” said Sanchez, also noting that total admissions have nearly doubled from 75 million in the previous administration to 148 million during his six-year tenure.
Up to Oct. 19, 80 local films bowed in cinemas nationwide, 13 more than the same period last year, he added. In contrast to some countries in Latin America, Mexican moviegoers are coming in droves to support their homegrown films. Local cinema currently has a 10% share of 260 million admissions to date, Sanchez said. This...
Since he joined Mexico’s national film institute on Jan. 14, 2013, Sanchez has presided over a sea-change in Mexico’s entertainment industry. New public and private initiatives have brought a surge in production, for one. “We’ve seen 182 feature-length productions this year; the number of shorts made are innumerable,” said Sanchez, also noting that total admissions have nearly doubled from 75 million in the previous administration to 148 million during his six-year tenure.
Up to Oct. 19, 80 local films bowed in cinemas nationwide, 13 more than the same period last year, he added. In contrast to some countries in Latin America, Mexican moviegoers are coming in droves to support their homegrown films. Local cinema currently has a 10% share of 260 million admissions to date, Sanchez said. This...
- 10/24/2018
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
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