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AIPF Report: America’s Image Abroad: The UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention and U.S. Motion Picture Exports

This report discuss (I) why Canada, and then France, developed and supported the proposal for the Cultural Diversity Convention, (II) how Canada and France were able to attract broad support for their proposal, (III) the U.S. response to the Convention, and (IV) challenges the U.S. faced in attempting to win support for its position on the Convention. The report concludes (V) with an assessment of the negotiations and recommendation for a U.S. response, and (VI) describes and assesses the possible impact of a proposed film distribution program.

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