Social and economic consequences for Bulgarian cinema from the adoption of the amendments to the Film Industry Act /2021/ Cover Image

Социални и икономически последици за българското кино от приемането на измененията в закона за филмовата индустрия /2021 г. /
Social and economic consequences for Bulgarian cinema from the adoption of the amendments to the Film Industry Act /2021/

Author(s): Diana Andreeva-Popyordanova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Commercial Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: film industry; quasi-market; state aid; fund; market and nonmarket defects; market rationalism; efficiency; effectiveness
Summary/Abstract: This analysis examines the amendments to the Film Industry Act, the Regulations for the Practice of the Film Industry Act through the prism of social and economic aspects on the Bulgarian film industry. The market and non-market defects in the film industry and the change of market rationalism in the film process are considered. The procedure for preparation of amendments to the Law on the Film Industry is analyzed, reflecting the violations in the stages of coordination, adoption in the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as the process for preparation of the bylaws. The expediency, efficiency and effectiveness of state aid for the film industry are reflected, as well as the problems with the control of public finances and methodology for assessing and measuring economic effects of the reimbursement scheme for foreign productions shot in the country.

  • Page Range: 543-553
  • Page Count: 11
  • Publication Year: 2022
  • Language: Bulgarian