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Covid-19 Pandemic And Crisis In The Film Sector: Opportunity To Confront Structural Problems

2021    Erkilic, Hakan; Erkilic, Senem Duruel; Degirmen, Suleyman

This study aimed to examine the crisis in the film industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and its corresponding support packages for behind-the-camera employees, movie theaters and film productions. Since the crisis is dependent on the structural problems of the sector (i.e., organization, unsafe and poor working conditions, copyright issues, monopolization in distribution and management, insufficient capital accumulation, and piracy), it deepens the current crisis in these interrelated areas. Thus, various support packages specific to the cinema sector should be created. To explore potential support packages, the study conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with representatives of the sector. The pandemic can be a catalyst for solving the existing structural problems of the film industry, which exhibits different dimensions in this process. Cinema should be supported even beyond crisis because it is an important representation of national culture and holds the potential to create high value in the cultural economy. Based on the general assumption that crises, such as pandemics, in the 21st century will come to pass, this study proposes a permanent support mechanism called the Cinema-Television Crisis Support Fund through legal arrangements.