This marked a 10.7% drop on the average for the 2017 to 2019 period.

FIF productions garnered $993.9 billion (914.6 million euros) of the overall $1.28 billion investment amount.

The CNC said the key sources of investment for cinema comprising state funds and broadcasters had remained relatively stable.

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In other data, the report also looked atthe gender split by director of the approved films.

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