Cinenacional.com is a
web portal
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and
web-based
database
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about
Argentine cinema
Cinema of Argentina refers to the film industry based in Argentina. The Argentine cinema comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of Argentina or by Argentine filmmakers abroad.
The Argentine film industry has histor ...
. It is the most comprehensive site for information about the Argentine film industry, with a vast array of information on films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and film viewing figures. As of July 2022 it has 53,567 articles on films in its database, 11,074 technical data sheets, and 25,478 photos. The site receives an average of 18,000 views a day.
History
The management team was organized in August 2000, and went on-line on June 9, 2001.
The founding directors were Diego Papic and Pablo Wittner.
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Jorge C. Bernárdez, coauthor of ''#ElFinDelPeriodismo'' (2017), was among the critics.
The site claims that the website was labelled of ''cultural interest'' by the ]Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
government resolution # 136 in 2006 and that since 2007 it has been supported by the Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), the official governmental organ that regulates the cinema industry in Argentina. About 15% of the site traffic comes from mainland Spain and about 10% from Mexico.
Reception
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on Argentina or Buenos Aires recommend the use of the site to find information on Argentine films. In the German language travel ''Stefan Loose Reiseführer Argentinien mit Montevideo'' it has been cited as the "National Film Database", where "you can find everything about Argentine films, actors, screenwriters and more". In his book ''New Argentine Film: Other Worlds'', the film critic Gonzalo Aguilar states that "I should point out that despite the usefulness of cinenacional.com, its lists are compiled not according to film titles but through the suggestions of members of the cast/crew."La Nación
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Its motto is: "''La Na ...
'', and its data, such as on film viewership, have been cited in books such as Sophia A. McClennen's ''Globalization and Latin American Cinema: Toward a New Critical Paradigm'' (2015).
References
External links
cinenacional.com
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INCAA
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SoloCortos.com
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Internet properties established in 2000
Argentine film websites
Online film databases