Disruptive Lines in the Colombian Audiovisual Industry

Abstract

This paper is a first approach to the complex panorama faced by audiovisual views that interrogate categories such as identity, equality and diversity. In the first part, a summarised review of Colombian legislation on cinematography is presented in order to analyse how it defines—and limits—the notion of national identity and explores possible routes for the integration of community cinema within that field. The second part addresses the two concepts that the analysis addresses: symbolic violence and structural violence, examined through cases that reveal how they operate in the formation, production, distribution and exhibition processes. Finally, the third part develops a reflection on two disruptive routes of Colombian audiovisual that shift between integration and the denial of a dominant logic, yet share decisive features: they both seek to expand audiences beyond those defined by distributors, protected by current legislation; they question the hegemonic models in the audiovisual field and propose interdisciplinary forms and diverse narratives that shift from the industry's traditional starting point.