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This chapter describes the delayed emergence of an indigenous film production sector in Ireland and, as a direct consequence, the late emergence of support mechanisms for film production there. It discusses the establishment of the Irish Film Board in 1981 and the creation of a tax incentive scheme (Section 35) for investment in film-making from 1987. However, although both supports were initially largely focused on indigenous production, the chapter traces how they have gradually been reoriented to facilitate overseas (i.e. mainly Hollywood) productions reflecting Ireland’s status as a competitor in the International Division of Cultural Labour.
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Speech by John O’Donoghue, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism at Cannes Film Festival, May 21, 2006
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Flynn, R. (2018). An Irish Film Industry or a Film Industry in Ireland? The Paradoxes of State Aid. In: Murschetz, P., Teichmann, R., Karmasin, M. (eds) Handbook of State Aid for Film. Media Business and Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71716-6_31
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