A Brief Discussion On Costa Rican Film

Cinema creations reflect personal experiences and poetically narrate social realities.This paper summarizes the history of Costa Rican film,presenting the relationship between the collective imagination and cinema,and how this has been through time in the Costa Rican society.The first chapter summarizes the beginning of film in the country,talks about the pioneers and clarifies why Cost Rican cultural scene situation differs from the rest of the Central American countriesChapter number two describes the organization of the industry,related to the government,laws regulations and educational institutions.What chapter three provides is a look to the production of films in the country,who is making the movies,both supported by the government and more independently funded.The final chapter,chapter four,exposes the popularity of Costa Rican movies in the country and overseas,as well as it growth and closing with an analytical projection of what could come next considering the facts of the past,the context of the present and the new ideas and perceptions,including of course,the changes in the national politics and the global overall situation.