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As part of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Presidency Conference on “Culture, Cohesion and Social Impact” will be held on 5 and 6 May from the Fundação de Serralves, in Porto.
This conference is a pointer to the vital public debate urgently needed for a better understanding of the benefits that culture can bring in strengthening social cohesion, and is intended to propose practical solutions for maximising the social impact of culture.
It is widely accepted that the cultural sphere opens up a social space for dialogue, bringing people together to share and celebrate community, at the same time as providing an opportunity for negotiation, praise and criticism. This role played by culture is more important than ever in a post-pandemic world, shaken by social distancing and related mental health issues, ever greater environmental challenges, rising levels of inequality and intolerance, and asymmetric patterns of territorial development.
Digital future for Portuguese cinema
The Ministry of Culture has announced that it wants all Portuguese cinema to be digitalised and all cinemas in the country to be equipped with digital equipment, through the funds included in the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
The intention was stated by the State Secretary for Cinema, Audiovisual and Media, Nuno Artur Silva, in a presentation session of new resources and re-launching of the National Cinema Plan, at Cinemateca, in Lisbon.
Nuno Artur Silva spoke of the expectation that there will be conditions to proceed with the digitalisation of all Portuguese cinema and the provision of equipment, digital projection machines in all the cinemas in the country .