Non-fiction cinema in Andalusia: review and analysis of contemporary production of documentary feature films (2018-2022)

Abstract

Non-fiction cinema occupies a tenuous position in relation to the film industry. Its current character, marked by hybridisation in the media landscape and its historical look towards the periphery, generally places it on the margins of film production. This research aims to offer a cartography of the non-fiction film production landscape, taking the Andalusian film industry as a field of study. Through qualitative and quantitative methodological techniques, the characteristics and aspects of non-fiction film production in Andalusia over the period 2018-2022 are reviewed and analysed. The study seeks to characterise non-fiction film production from an industrial perspective, and to show its implications for the Andalusian film industry by identifying trends and production nodes. The aim is to contribute a relevant and original study to the scarce scientific literature on non-fiction film in Andalusia that can serve as a basis for the development of future research on documentary film made in Andalusia, as an engine of contemporary economic and social development.

Non-fiction cinema occupies a tenuous position in relation to the film industry. Its current character, marked by hybridisation in the media landscape and its historical look towards the periphery, generally places it on the margins of film production. This research aims to offer a cartography of the non-fiction film production landscape, taking the Andalusian film industry as a field of study. Through qualitative and quantitative methodological techniques, the characteristics and aspects of non-fiction film production in Andalusia over the period 2018-2022 are reviewed and analysed. The study seeks to characterise non-fiction film production from an industrial perspective, and to show its implications for the Andalusian film industry by identifying trends and production nodes. The aim is to contribute a relevant and original study to the scarce scientific literature on non-fiction film in Andalusia that can serve as a basis for the development of future research on documentary film made in Andalusia, as an engine of contemporary economic and social development.