The Xunta de Galicia has announced an allocation of nearly €435,000 to support 27 projects aimed at developing activities in commercial cinemas across the region. This funding is part of a grant programme from the Consellería de Cultura, Lingua e Xuventude, which focuses on enhancing the audiovisual sector.
The resolution for this funding has been published in the Diario Oficial de Galicia and covers various aspects, including film programming, audience engagement, and the modernisation of facilities and exhibition systems. The grants awarded range from €6,800 to €21,000, providing essential support for maintaining cinema operations and improving public access to films.
Among the projects receiving funding are:
- Duplex Cinema in A Coruña - €15,000
- Novocine Leiro in Ourense - €14,000
- Codex Cinema in Lugo - €18,000
- Cinema na Estrada for all in Pontevedra - €15,000
- Numax in Santiago de Compostela - €15,000
- Ocine Vigo - €18,000
Additional projects include Atlántico Multicines in Narón, Cine Donde No Hay Cine in A Mariña, and Ciproga for Cinema Cantones, each receiving €18,000. Novogil for Cine Xunqueira in Cee, Yelmo Films for several cinemas in Vigo, Cinesa Marineda City, Cinemavigo in Vigo, Coruña Films in A Coruña, and Exhibiciones Cinematográficas Pato y Miguel in Pontevedra are also among the beneficiaries.
Furthermore, Trailer Cines has been allocated €10,000 for Cinema Cristal in Lugo, along with the initiative Cine e Futuro led by Santiago Díaz García. In terms of facility improvements, Séptimo Arte will receive €18,000 for the renovation of Multicines Norte in Vigo and €21,000 for Multicines Compostela in Santiago. Gaper Cines will get €13,000 for installing laser projection systems, while Colexio María Auxiliadora Salesianos in Vigo will receive €6,800 for modernising and maintaining digital cinema exhibition.
