Keywords: Western Europe, North America, freedom of expression & diversity, media ethics & diversity, English, visual media
This report underlines the idea that the medium of the screen plays is a very significant part in a nation’s culture, the formation of its values and in the common conversation necessary to underpin and develop democracy and cultural identity. Some countries for example, notably France, Canada and South Korea, have deployed a significant and complex range of special measures to support and sustain the production and exhibition of their national films, drama and documentary.