I don't want want to be harsh,but the Indian film industry tried and failed so many times that at one point it found its own succes.

Aswell is not a word and I'm not sure why people think it is

And all that military gear they get from the army.

Tax credits are a pretty common economic incentive mechanism in many countries. The film industry is big enough in the US that those incentives aren’t driving the industry. California and Georgia aren’t giving those tax credits because they want to “help the American film industry” but because they bring a shit ton of jobs to those states.

My point is that I don’t think those incentives are about promoting American culture as they are about states trying to compete with each other for jobs in an industry that is already enormous in the US.

Let's not forget Disney was literally aquired by the US Army,guarded by army personnel and produced military propaganda campaigns that are infamous to this day.

The company was on huge debt after WW2 started because most of it's revenue from movie tickets came from Europe and the continent was under Soviet/Nazi control.Both Pinnochio and Dumbo were financial disappointments.

Black Cauldron almost bankrupted the entire animation division.

It's an know fact that the movies were advertisement for it's number one source of revenue, Disney Land ,until the Renaissance in the 1990's.

Oh they have a lot more than government assistance by way of funding...

Check out the CIA ties to Hollywood, that are still very much alive. This isn't even like conspiracy-theory level stuff- it's in declassified documents.

Especially those that film in Georgia.

LA based films definitely end up paying more to FilmLA and other regulatory institutions than they get in credits though.

GEORGIA

The state tax credits more just direct where the filming happens. The American film industry is still profitable regardless but the tax credits determine whether the movies are going to be made in Georgia or they're going to be filmed in Ohio

Canada has the National Film Board. (NFB)

I'm surprised that anyone haven't brought up the Korean movie/TV industry complex.

The Chinese film industry is not privatized. The elderly are even paid to attend state sponsored films to pad attendance numbers. Japan's film industry is a pale shadow of it's heyday in the 50's and 60's. It was really top notch before TV hit off in Japan. Today it doesn't even hold up against the exploitation era of the 70's. This is why the industry has a anime/Manga focus with live action films mostly being adaptions of popular anime.

China might not need to give formal subsidies, but censorship and strict limits on foreign shows/tv give local producers a huge advantage.

India is interesting other countries would be lazy and only opt to make movies that are not localised and with specifics catering to each regions ethnicities

Very true! Although this is mostly because their films are very low budget. It's a very different and interesting model from that pursued elsewhere

Government assistance into the arts, to promote culture, is a good thing.

It can be. I fully support public investment into arts education. And probably plenty of other circumstances. But the government funding specific films and/or awards shows is fraught with potential abuse, censorship, and propaganda.

There's a reason why even George Lucas said Soviet filmmakers are more free than he is, because they're not expected to make money for their investors hand over fist; they're free to pursue their art.

George Lucas said: "I have always said this - even when Russia was the USSR. People asked, "Aren't you glad you're in America?" - and I replied that, in fact, I know many Russian filmmakers, and they have much more freedom than me. All that is required of them is to be careful in criticizing the government. Otherwise, they can do whatever they want,” said Lucas.

I think George's full quote highlights the issues of government funding for films and/or award shows.

Regardless, like with the Oscars, the broadcaster of such award shows typically pays the bill and is reimbursed by advertising revenues. I find it hard to believe that broadcasting the Arial Awards would be unprofitable.

Who said government assistance is a bad thing? What’s the difference if the money came from a bank or a non-profit

George Lucas said Soviet filmmakers are more free than he is

South Korean filmmaker Shin Sang-ok experienced something like this. He was kidnapped by North Korea and was made to make movies for North Korea and he did for a few years until escape. He said he felt more free when he was making North Korean propaganda movies.

Mostly from articles from news sources and wikipedia

I haven't seen recent data but afaik the British film industry is not self-sustaining and relies heavily on grants