National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts

Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales
Formation	May 14, 1968 (1968-05-14)
Founder	Government of Argentina
Location	Suipacha 319, Monserrat, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires;

The National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales, INCAA; also referred to as the Argentine National Film Board) is an agency of the Government of Argentina. It promotes the Argentine film industry by funding qualified Argentine film production companies and supporting new filmmakers.¹ The Institute was established on 14 May 1968 by law nº 17.741.² The INCAA also organizes the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Ventana Sur film market, and has its own film school called ENERC. ³⁴

Ratings

Through its Advisory Commission of Cinematographic Exhibition (Comisión Asesora de Exhibición Cinematográfica) the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) issues ratings for films.

The agency formerly used the following categories:⁵

Categories of the old Argentinian classification system

Categories of the new Argentinian classification system

ATP: For all public.
13: Suitable for 13-year-olds and over. Children under the age of 13 are admitted if accompanied by an adult.
16: Suitable for 16-year-olds and over.
18: Suitable for 18-year-olds and over.
C: Suitable for 18-year-olds and over. Restricted to specially licensed venues.

Since April 13, 2026, the following categories are used:⁶

G: For all the public.
SP: For all the public, but parental guidance is suggested for young children.
R-13: Suitable for 13-year-olds and over. Children under the age of 13 are admitted if accompanied by an adult.
R-17: Suitable for 17-year-olds and over. Children under the age of 17 are admitted if accompanied by an adult.
C: Suitable for 18-year-olds and over. Restricted to specially licensed venues.

Footnotes

Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales at the Internet Movie Database
Ley Nº 17741 (in Spanish) Archived September 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
"Argentina Industry Crisis: Local Biz Fearful Ahead Of "Devastating" Reforms; Almodóvar, Iñárritu, Justine Triet & More Sign Letter Condemning Far Right Leader's Plan To Scrap State Film Funding". Deadline. January 24, 2024.
"Argentina's Far-Right Leader Scraps Plan To Gut State Film Funding". Deadline. January 24, 2024.
"Cinematographia – Decreto Nº 3.899" [Decree No. 3,899]. InfoLEG (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Minister of Economy of Argentina. December 14, 1984. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
"El INCAA implementa un nuevo sistema de calificación de contenidos audiovisuales". INCAA. April 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

[1] Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales at the Internet Movie Database

[2] Ley Nº 17741 (in Spanish) Archived September 28, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Argentina Industry Crisis: Local Biz Fearful Ahead Of "Devastating" Reforms; Almodóvar, Iñárritu, Justine Triet & More Sign Letter Condemning Far Right Leader's Plan To Scrap State Film Funding". Deadline. January 24, 2024.

[4] "Argentina's Far-Right Leader Scraps Plan To Gut State Film Funding". Deadline. January 24, 2024.

[5] "Cinematographia – Decreto Nº 3.899" [Decree No. 3,899]. InfoLEG (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Minister of Economy of Argentina. December 14, 1984. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.

[6] "El INCAA implementa un nuevo sistema de calificación de contenidos audiovisuales". INCAA. April 13, 2026. Retrieved May 13, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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