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El Salvador strengthens commitment to creative industries
By Portal & Asociados
The deputy minister of Trade and Industry, Merlin Barrera, recently explained to that the government intention is to position El Salvador as a top three Latin American country to provide creative content for international markets.
She mentioned as a pattern Malacrianza (also known as The Crow's Nest) a Salvadoran/Canadian film written and directed by Salvadoran Arturo Menéndez. Malacrianza has generated thousands of dollars in sales, and is the first Salvadoran fiction film which has had a worldwide release: on October 4, 2014 at the AFI Silver Latin American Film Festival.
The creative industries refer to a range of economic activities which are concerned with the generation or exploitation of knowledge and information: design, fashion, film, music, performing arts, publishing, software, Internet, video games and TV, among others.
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