Agencia del Desarrollo del Cine y Audiovisual Bolivianos

What Agencia del Desarrollo del Cine y Audiovisual Bolivianos does

Agencia del Desarrollo del Cine y Audiovisual Bolivianos (ADECINE) is a decentralized public institution established in 2024 under Bolivia's Ley No. 1134 and linked to the Ministry of Planning for Development through the Programa Sueño Bicentenario. Its statutory mandate is to regulate, supervise, promote, and protect Bolivia's cinematographic and audiovisual arts sector. The agency serves four primary user groups: Bolivian filmmakers and producers (independents and established), emerging animators, indigenous and community filmmakers producing culturally rooted content, and film students and educators participating in cinema pedagogy programs.

ADECINE's service surface spans three core functions. First, regulatory and licensing services: it is the sole authorized issuer of foreign-production film licenses, coproduction certifications (including pre-recognition and rodaje inicio), national film and producer registries, and temporary import/export permits for filming equipment. Second, grant administration: it manages the Fondo de Fomento al Cine y Arte Audiovisual Bolivianos - Hacia el Bicentenario de Bolivia, disbursing public funding across production, post-production, and indigenous cinema support lines (Bs10 million+ allocated in the first round, financing 20 projects from 88 evaluated applications). Third, industry development: it runs training and incubation programs including Bolivia Lab, the Incubadora de Guion screenwriting incubator, PRIMEROS PASOS 2.0 (animation incubator), and the Taller de Pitching y Packaging workshop delivered at Goethe-Institut La Paz.

ADECINE's business model is government-funded grant administration and regulatory fee collection rather than commercial revenue generation; funding flows from the Programa Sueño Bicentenario and bilateral partners such as the Government of France / Fonds Équipe France. Distribution is hybrid: direct service through its La Paz headquarters (Av. 20 de Octubre, Edif. Conavi) for licensing and certification, and self-serve online application systems (Google Forms, the dedicated fondodefomento.adecine.gob.bo platform) for grants and programs. It extends its international reach through channel partnerships with Locarno Festival (Residency), Festival de Málaga (MERCADOC.0), Programa Ibermedia (co-production fund and ACAMPADOC residency scholarships), and Retina Latina (streaming distribution), and runs the Plan Piloto de Educación en Cine 'Otros Ojos Bolivia' together with Goethe-Institut La Paz, Cinemateca Boliviana, and the Bolivian Ministry of Education.

Name

Agencia del Desarrollo del Cine y Audiovisual Bolivianos

Legal name

Agencia del Desarrollo del Cine y Audiovisual Bolivianos

Website

https://adecine.gob.bo

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ADECINE is a Bolivian decentralized public institution under Ley No. 1134 that regulates the audiovisual sector and administers government film funding, licensing, and training programs for national and foreign productions, animators, indigenous filmmakers, and film students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Audiovisual Industry Regulation

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFAIAE

Audio Production & Podcasting

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Content Marketing & Production (Copy, Video, Design)

Keywords

• Film production licensing
• Audiovisual regulation
• Government film funding
• Cinematography registry
• Film industry development

Headquarters

HQ city

La Paz

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Fondo de Fomento): ADECINE receives government funding through the Programa Sueño Bicentenario, Ministry of Planning for Development, to finance the Fondo de Fomento al Cine y Arte Audiovisual Bolivianos - Hacia el Bicentenario de Bolivia. This fund provides financial support to Bolivian film and audiovisual projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADECINE is a decentralized public institution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, created under Ley No. 1134 del Cine y el Arte Audiovisual Bolivianos, that promotes, regulates, and develops the national cinematography and audiovisual sector. It issues filming licenses, co-production certificates, and registries for national films, production companies, and equipment movement, while administering the government Fondo de Fomento to finance audiovisual works.

Product overview

ADECINE is a decentralized public institution (law 1134) that promotes and regulates Bolivian cinematography and audiovisual arts. The agency offers licensing services for foreign productions filming in Bolivia, certification services for coproductions and filming start dates, and registration services for national films and producers. Additionally, ADECINE administers the Fondo de Fomento al Cine y Arte Audiovisual Boliviano (Hacia el Bicentenario), a government funding program supporting film production through production, post-production, and indigenous cinema lines. The agency also coordinates training and development programs including Bolivia Lab, Incubadora de Guion, PRIMEROS PASOS 2.0 (animation incubator), and the Taller de Pitching y Packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licencia de Filmación en Bolivia para Producciones Extranjeras

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Goethe-Institut La PazcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the Taller de Pitching y Packaging workshop, conducted in-person at Goethe-Institut La Paz facilities, led by professional Bolivian filmmakers.
• Red de Animadores Bolivianos (RAB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of the Jornadas de Fortalecimiento de la Animación Boliviana and coordination of the Registro Nacional de Animadores/as de Bolivia.
• Cinemateca BolivianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance for the Plan Piloto de Educación en Cine Otros Ojos Bolivia and other cinema promotion activities.
• Bolivia LabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on film lab programs, industry events, and education initiatives including the Plan Piloto de Educación en Cine.
• Programa IbermediacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIbermedia co-production fund and training programs that benefit Bolivian filmmakers, including ACAMPADOC residency with Ibermedia scholarships.
• Festival de MálagacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMERCADOC.0 program providing coproduction, distribution, and business development opportunities for Iberoamerican documentary projects.
• Locarno FestivalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocarno Residency program offering support and guidance for young filmmakers developing their first feature films.
• Centro de Gestión Cultural PukañawiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in the Plan Piloto de Educación en Cine Otros Ojos Bolivia.
• Ministry of Education (Bolivia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing support for the Plan Piloto de Educación en Cine.
• Servicio de Cooperación Audiovisual Regional para los Países AndinoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional audiovisual cooperation body led by the French Embassy in Colombia, coordinating the Otros Ojos film education program.
• Retina LatinacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLatin American streaming platform for Bolivian films including La Abuela Grillo, Disco de Piedra, Puerto Escondido, and other national productions.
• Embajada de Francia en BoliviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-coordinator of the Otros Ojos film education program in Bolivia, alongside French embassies in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BFI (British Film Institute): UK's national film and television body that funds, preserves, and promotes British cinema. While not directly comparable in scale or geography, BFI serves as a global reference model for the kind of integrated film agency role ADECINE is building in Bolivia.
• INCAA (Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales): Argentina's national film and audiovisual arts institute. INCAA administers federal film funding, supports production across the country, and regulates the audiovisual industry — making it the most structurally analogous peer to ADECINE within South America.
• ICAIC (Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos): Cuba's state-run film institute handling production, distribution, exhibition, and regulation of national cinema. Closely mirrors ADECINE's combined regulator-funder-promoter model in a Latin American context.
• CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée): France's national cinema center, regulator and supporter of the French film industry, including the Andean countries workshop program that benefits ADECINE's filmmakers. Sets the model of a comprehensive state film agency that ADECINE emulates at smaller scale.
• IMCINE (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía): Mexico's federal film institute that promotes national cinema production, runs funding programs (FOPROCINE, FIDECINE), and supports international coproduction. Directly comparable in mandate, scale, and government-agency structure to ADECINE.
• ANCINE (Agência Nacional do Cinema): Brazil's national cinema agency that regulates and promotes the audiovisual sector through funding mechanisms and policy. Comparable in mandate to ADECINE but operating at much larger scale in Brazil.
• Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio - Chile: Chile's cultural ministry that funds and regulates the audiovisual sector through programs like the Fondo de Audiovisual. Closely parallels ADECINE's mandate of promoting national cinema within a state-agency structure.

Direct peers

• Dirección del Audiovisual, la Fonografía y los Nuevos Medios (DAFO) - Peru: Peru's national cinema and audiovisual authority under the Ministry of Culture. The most directly comparable regional peer given shared Andean context, similar government structure, and overlapping Ibermedia partner network with ADECINE.
• Cinemateca Boliviana: Bolivia's national film archive and exhibition body, a strategic ADECINE partner on the Otros Ojos education program. Operates in the same domestic audiovisual ecosystem with overlapping conservation, education, and promotion mandates.

Others

• Ibermedia: Multilateral Iberoamerican film fund of which ADECINE is a partner and through which Bolivian filmmakers access coproduction financing. Functions as a complementary funding channel rather than a competitor, but operates in the same regulatory and grant-making space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/adecinebolivia
• Facebookfacebook.com/AdecineBoliviacine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adecine

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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