fines and penalties given by the CNAC The amount that FONPROCINE transfers annually to the CNAC The culture of filmmaking, and its distribution In article 17 it is established that the CNAC should stimulate and may carry out activities such as: the importing of cinematographic works of relevant artistic and cultural quality; the teaching, research, conservation, archiving and cultural dissemination of cinematographic works—including coordinating other public or private institutions that perform related activities in the participation of this task; encouraging the attendance of people to cinemas and theatres; and to incentivize and promote the constitution of the spectator committees. Seeking an adequate and effective distribution of all audiovisual material, the law has specific articles that require an adequate handling of the exhibition of films to be made: Article 22. The CNAC should promote a policy of distribution of films of relevant artistic and cultural quality Article 23. The cinemas and exhibition theatres are by nature places of culture and recreation. The entities that are public and private, national, state and municipal, should promote and incentivize their construction and conservation to benefit the people Article 26. All cinematographic or audiovisual works, prior to their distribution, sale and exhibition, should be classified corresponding to age group, by the CNAC. The guidelines should establish the procedure to follow for the achievement of this without breaking the Law of Municipal Public Power (Spanish: Ley Orgánica del Poder Público Municipal). Copy and Commercialization Each distributor must make a minimum copy quota that is not less than 20% of the number of copies of the foreign cinematographic works that it sells, according to article 29. Regarding commercialization, article 30 indicates that all Venezuelan audiovisual work or product will be guaranteed distribution, with a variable period of screening. The minimum length of cinema stay is two weeks. For film complexes that have more than five screens, the equivalent of twelve weeks of cinema For film complexes that have between two and five screens, the equivalent of six weeks of cinema For film complexes that have a screen, the equivalent of three weeks of cinema Article 34 provides that the CNAC will decide the stay of a film according to its ticket sales. This applies to national and international material. Promoting and financing the cinema industry As provided by article 36, there is an autonomous fund not intended for legislation, FONPROCINE. This is assigned and administered by the