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Italian Film Makers Protest Cuts in Funding
Italian film-makers and actors are boo-hooing about the “arts and culture” funding in Italty being cut, due to the economy. These film professionals are frustrated at a $130 million Euro cut in their budgets, bringing the grand total to $380 million Euros.
“A country that doesn’t love culture is a country that doesn’t love those who make culture either,” said veteran director Mario Monicelli.
Yes! Italy hates you artistic culture-loving freaks of nature. Italian directors have produced such gems as Troll 2 (after the amazing success of Troll 1, of course) and Cattive ragazze – both representing Italy’s superior film artistry by filling Italy’s spot in the Films Considered the Worst Ever Made.
Former Rome mayor Walter Veltroni, a leader of the center-left opposition, said the arts industry employed some 200,000 people in Italy. “If it shuts down, it is as if Fiat shut down,” he said.
Listen, artists of Italy – it’s a well known fact artists produce innovative art when they are poor and/or starving. Your best artwork has not been produced for hundreds of years. These budget cuts aren’t for your movie-making supplies. These cuts are strictly for your food budget. And by the way, just because Fiat is teaching Chrysler how to make tiny cars leaves you NO room to boast about Fiat for your tricky little comparison that will no longer be mentioned.
Some in the industry have threatened to boycott the Venice film festival, which this year runs from September 2-12, though there is no consensus on taking such a drastic step.
Protesting the Venice Film Festival is the best thing you can do. You should represent the Italian film industry at its finest, demonstrating how your well-fed diet is creating the most moving pieces of cinematic history. Instead of playing the feature films for the Film Festival, repeatedly play Troll 2 while the entire cast of the film performs a live reenactment – with one catch. The lines of the film should be altered to show the importance for a well-balanced diet and quite literaly why the Italian film-making machine must be fed. Personally, I hate when artists whine for food. But this is your best shot.
Police Preparing for Violent G20 Protests
People are really pissed about the economy. Well, of course. It sort of makes me scratch my head though, because I’m not sure if the people protesting really have any better answers than our silly bureaucrats, bean counters, and politicians making decisions. I’m also not sure if the people protesting really know what they’re protesting, or why they’re protesting it other than they’re angry about lost jobs and bailouts.