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Nearly 59 percent of Spaniards think homegrown film
productions are mediocre or uninteresting, and nearly 70
percent said they would like to be consulted about subsidies
the film industry receives, the Sigma Dos poll said. Films from the United States draw two thirds of the
audience in Spanish theaters, although a law to be passed later
this year plans to keep a screen quota obliging cinemas to show
one European film for every three from outside the EU. "In Spain, (filmmakers) concentrate on quality for
quality's sake," Professor Emilio Carlos Garcia of Madrid's
Complutense University told reporters, presenting the survey. He called for the Culture Ministry to consult with the
public about what they wanted from the new cinema law. Spain's biggest grossing Spanish-speaking film last year
was "Alatriste," a swashbuckling extravaganza co-produced by
Telecinco. It had the fourth-biggest box office take after
three U.S. features -- "Pirates of the Caribbean," "The Da
Vinci Code" and "Ice Age II." The biggest fans of homegrown cinema were in the lowest
income bracket, with lower educational qualifications, Garcia
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Most Spaniards prefer U.S. films to
Spanish ones, saying movies made in the home country of
Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar are boring, according to
a survey released on Tuesday. 
