Andorra Allocates €30,000 for 2026 to Subsidize Catalan-Language Films at Cinemes Illa Carlemany
Viewers pay €4 per ticket as ministry covers the gap to standard prices, down from €37,500 unspent in 2025 amid declining attendance.
Key Points
- Andorra allocates €30,000 in 2026 to subsidize Catalan-language films at Cinemes Illa Carlemany.
- Viewers pay €4 per ticket; ministry covers gap to standard prices.
- Down from €37,500 unspent in 2025 after 5,517 attendees for 21 films.
- Funding from 2023 agreement to promote official Catalan language.
The Andorran government has approved a €30,000 budget allocation for 2026 to subsidise tickets for films screened in original Catalan, dubbed or subtitled in Catalan at Cinemes Illa Carlemany. Viewers will continue to pay €4 per ticket, with the Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry funding the gap to standard pricing.
The measure stems from a 2023 agreement between the ministry and Gestora del Centre Illa Carlemany, SLU, designed to encourage use of the official language via cultural and leisure activities. This year's funding marks a cut from the €37,500 set aside for 2025, which remained fully unspent.
In 2025, 21 such films debuted, drawing 5,517 attendees—fewer than in 2024. The dip aligns with falling attendance across screenings in Catalan and other languages alike. The titles were: *Wolfgang; Boris Skossyreff, l’estafador que va ser rei*, *Una pel·lícula de Minecraft*, *Mar i cel*, *Super Charlie*, *Com ensinistrar un drac*, *Paddington*, *Pare nostre*, *Super Wings*, *Avatar: foc i cendra*, *Elio*, *Bambi: una vida al bosc*, *Jurassic World*, *Bob Esponja*, *Rei de reis*, *Els barrufets*, *La terra negra*, *Olívia i el terratrèmol invisible*, *Salvatges*, *El col·legi dels animals fantàstics* and *Hanna i els nadals oblidats*.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources: