18 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2010/2306(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
having regard to its resolution of 19 February 2009 on Social Economy (2008/2250(INI)),
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the complete digitisation of both the European film industry and its cinemas mustshould be accomplished urgently, and should be supported at European and national level, in order to create the conditions for a better balance between multiplexes and one- and two-screen cinemas in the interests, in particular, of the quality of life in small towns and cities,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas cinemas are an important means of preserving the quality of life and social interaction in old urban centres and in the suburbs, and of regenerating urban areas,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas European cinematographic works need to meet with success in Europe if they are to be distributed internationally, thus enabling them to meet their financial objectives and constitute a form of cultural cooperation and diplomacy through which not only the works, but also the different cultures of European countries, are disseminated in third countries,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas European cinema and other audiovisual formats are of specific interest for the Mediterranean Basin, can easily be harnessed through satellite coverage and continue to spur intercultural dialogue in that area at this time of democratic development,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that film screening is in the process of changing, with growing numbers of multiplexes and a marked reduction in the number of screens in small towns and cities and old urban centres;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that independent distributors are having problems coping with the dual costs they must meet in the transition period, which is having a ripple effect throughout the cinema industry;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that digital cinema improves the quality of picture and sound, allowing more diversified and flexible programming of live events, and also of recorded broadcasts and of educational, cultural and sporting events, while enabling the use of innovative technologies, such as 3D, that could attract a new and wider public;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that the high costs of digitisation create a significant burden for many small and independent cinemas and which, in the face of closure, or to prevent this, require special and priority support;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers the first phase of the digitisation of European cinema to have been of uneven benefit, and understands the concerns expressed by art-house cinema organisations, agreeing with their suggestions for special and priority measures to promote the production and distribution of independent European films;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that in order to ease the digitisation process, flexible and diversified financing, both public and private, should be made available at local, regional, national and European level within a framework that sets out the priorities and complementarities at the various levels and establishes quantifiable objectives;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to resolve this issue in the light, also, of the prolongation of the application of the cinema Communication of 26 September 2001 concerning state aids to the cinema sector in the EU;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the need to implement training programmes targeted at professionals in the audiovisual sector allowing them to adapt to digital technologies and to new business models, and acknowledges the success of the initiatives already under way in that field;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that film education, including cinema culture and language, as an integral part of education, allows citizens to have a critical understanding of media;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges that the MEDIA Programme has supported the European audiovisual industry for more than two decades and has contributed to the development, distribution and promotion of European films, and to the training of cinema operators in digital techniques;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of the MEDIA Programme in the digitisation of cinemas and calls for increased funds in the next generation of the programme to tackle the challenges brought by digital technologies, and to the training of cinema operators in digital techniques;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Points out that one weak point in the digitisation process is the inability of distributors, and especially independent distributors, who receive insufficient support for digital distribution, to keep up with that process;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Proposes better cooperation and interaction with third countries aimed at raising the profile of European productions on the world market, and particularly in the Mediterranean area, promoting cultural exchanges and launching new initiatives in support of the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and the democratic development of the whole region, not least in view of the commitments arising from the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Cinema;