'The government wants to silence these voices': Peru's new film funding law raises censorship fears for artists
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"For months now, Peruvian films about LGBTQ+ rights, identity, dissidence and especially productions about past political conflicts have been attacked by conservatives and historical negationists... None of them was consulted about the new law."
"Film is a way for us to talk about our diversity, and people have responded well to these stories," Sonaly Tuesta, a documentary film-maker and the former vice minister of cultural affairs, tells The Art Newspaper.
The changes to the film funding legislation come at a time when the Peruvian film industry is flourishing, but democracy is on the ropes.
Protests have become increasingly frequent, with calls for Boluarte to resign or for a constituent assembly to review the constitution.
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