The increase of International Audiovisual Productions in Greece - Impact on Tourism and the Greek Economy

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Published: Jul 7, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/afiinmec.35366
Keywords:
cash rebate international audiovisual productions local economies revenue generation tourism
Petros Zenelis
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2385-3095
Magdalini Vasileiou
Abstract

In this paper is being examined the growth of international audiovisual productions being partially or entirely developed in Greece and the central role of the Greek public authorities in assisting this tourism-generating industry grow even more. This study tries to pinpoint the most common impediments that the audiovisual media industry confronts when deciding to select Greece as the location for an audiovisual project. Sustainable practices that are proposed aim to further attract and develop analogous initiatives in the Greek territory. Some of the most important benefits of the realization of such projects for the local communities are pointed out such as the increase in income, the creation of new jobs and the general boost of the local economy. The impact of audiovisual productions on tourism is also related to the "film effect" and the contributory role of audiovisual productions to promote a location’s attractions. This paper focuses on the international audiovisual productions industry’s expansion with an emphasis on the positive effects that the cultural-economic audiovisual productions have in strengthening both local economies and the Greek audiovisual sector.

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    1. Οι Συγγραφείς διατηρούν τα Πνευματικά Δικαιώματα και χορηγούν στο περιοδικό το δικαίωμα της πρώτης δημοσίευσης ενώ ταυτόχρονα τα πνευματικά δικαιώματα της εργασίας προστατεύονται σύμφωνα με την Creative Commons Attribution License που επιτρέπει σε τρίτους - αποδέκτες της άδειας να χρησιμοποιούν την εργασία όπως θέλουν με την προϋπόθεση της διατήρησης των διατυπώσεων που προβλέπονται στην άδεια σχετικά με την αναφορά στον αρχικό δημιουργό και την αρχική δημοσίευση σε αυτό το περιοδικό.

    1. Οι Συγγραφείς μπορούν να συνάπτουν ξεχωριστές, και πρόσθετες συμβάσεις και συμφωνίες για την μη αποκλειστική διανομή της εργασίας όπως δημοσιεύτηκε στο περιοδικό αυτό (π.χ. κατάθεση σε ένα ακαδημαϊκό καταθετήριο ή δημοσίευση σε ένα βιβλίο), με την προϋπόθεση της αναγνώρισης και την αναφοράς της πρώτης δημοσίευσης σε αυτό το περιοδικό.
                 c. Το περιοδικό επιτρέπει και ενθαρρύνει τους Συγγραφείς          να    καταθέτουν τις εργασίες τους μέσω διαδικτύου (π.χ. σε ένα ακαδημαϊκό καταθετήριο ή στους προσωπικές τους ιστοσελίδες) πριν και μετά από τις διαδικασίες της δημοσίευσης, καθώς αυτό μπορεί να οδηγήσει σε παραγωγική ανταλλαγή ιδεών και σκέψεων καθώς επίσης και σε γρηγορότερη και μεγαλύτερη χρήση και ευρετηρίαση της δημοσιευμένης εργασίας (See The Effect of Open Access).
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