American filmmaker Oliver Stone visited President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace on Thursday, 27 November 2014. He called President Medina “extremely progressive” and had praise for the Dominican film incentives law implemented by DGCine. As reported, he told the President he could produce a local film if there was a good story to tell. He praised ongoing government educational initiatives including the possible opening of a film school in the DR.
Stone has won several Academy Award Oscars and is most famous for directing films including Platoon, JFK and Midnight Express among others.
During the visit to see the President, he was accompanied by his wife Sun-jung Jung, Culture Minister Jose Antonio Rodriguez and movie director Hector Valdez.
Stone is in the Dominican Republic for a conference at the Central Bank auditorium on film-making. The presentation is intended to boost the emerging cinematography industry in the Dominican Republic, say its promoters the Bou Group. Tickets are for sale at the Jumbo, Nacional superstores.
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