The grants, part of the audiovisual support lines from the Consellería de Cultura, Lingua e Xuventude, cover film programming, commercial activity promotion, audience development, and the renovation of facilities and exhibition systems.
The awarded amounts, ranging from €6,800 to €21,000 per project, contribute to maintaining the cinemas' operations and improving citizens' access to cinema.
Supported projects include initiatives in A Coruña (Duplex Cinema, €15,000; Coruña Films), Ourense (Novocine Leiro, €14,000), Lugo (Codex Cinema, €18,000; Trailer Cines for Cinema Cristal, €10,000), Pontevedra (Cinema na Estrada, €15,000; Exhibiciones Cinematográficas Pato y Miguel; Cine Xunqueira in Cee, €18,000), Santiago de Compostela (Numax, €15,000; Multicines Compostela, €21,000; Cine e Futuro, €10,000), and Vigo (OCine Vigo, €18,000; Atlántico Multicines; Cinemavigo; Multicines Norte, €18,000).
Other beneficiaries include Cine Donde No Hay Cine (in A Mariña), Ciproga for Cinema Cantones (€18,000), Novogil for Cine Xunqueira (€18,000), Yelmo Films (various Vigo cinemas), Cinesa Marineda City, and Gaper Cines (€13,000 for laser projection systems). The Colegio María Auxiliadora Salesianos in Vigo receives €6,800 for digital cinema maintenance.
