The government of Axel Kicillof celebrated the approval in the provincial Senate of a new law that creates the Council for the Promotion of Audiovisual Activity, an agency that will, in practice, function as a "Bonaerense INCAA," but with its own funding and a political structure under the direct control of La Cámpora.
The Kirchnerist governor promoted a provincial agency that will report to the Bonaerense Cultural Institute, led by Florencia Saintout, a Camporista leader, former dean of the School of Journalism at UNLP, and a figure of utmost trust for hardline Kirchnerism. Saintout was a direct proponent of the law and will now have to move forward with the regulations to implement it starting in 2026.
The project, originally introduced in 2023, establishes an initial allocation of $626 million, "subject to annual adjustment by the Province's General Budget Law, based on changes in movie ticket prices." That amount, moreover, may be increased with international loans, donations, and other sources, creating a "cultural promotion" fund of significant size, now managed by a highly politicized structure.
The new agency will coexist with the Cultural Institute managed by Saintout, with over $86 billion allocated in the 2025 Budget. Of that amount, almost 80% is allocated to salaries. The structure, which includes nearly one hundred officials, is largely made up of leaders and former students from the School of Journalism. Now, that same machinery will take over the administration of the new provincial film fund.
