Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
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| Abbreviation | CEC |
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| Formation | 1945 |
| Founder | Fernando Viola Luis Gómez Mesa Carlos Fernández Cuenca Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent Pío García Viñolas Francisco Hernández Blasco Adriano del Valle Pío Ballesteros Fernando Merelo José González de Ubieta Domingo Fernández Barreira Fernando Méndez Leite Luis Figuerola Antonio Barbero Antonio Crespo |
| Founded at | Madrid, Spain |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | Film |
| Website | cinecec |
The Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (Cinema Writers Circle) (CEC) is a private non-profit that brings together writers and film critics in Spain in order to create, support, and promote cultural activities related to the various facets of film. Every year, the organization holds an awards ceremony, commonly known as Premios CEC, to honour the highest achievements in Spanish film. It was founded in 1945 in Madrid by Fernando Viola, ,[1] , Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, , , , Pío Ballesteros, , , , , , , and .
CEC's primary objective is the "protection and dissemination of film art". Notable members of the circle today include , , , , José Luis Garci, , and honorary members have included Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, and Cantinflas.
Premios CEC[]
Since 1946, the organization has awarded the top achievers in film for the previous year, with the exception of 1988–1990, when the ceremony was suspended.
The 12 original award categories were:
- Best film
- Best director
- Best actor
- Best actress
- Best supporting actor
- Best supporting actress
- Best cinematography
- Best set design
- Best score
- Best story
- Best screenplay
- Critics' choice
- Best literary adaptation
References[]
- ^ Alzuria, Gonzalo Pasamar; Martín, Ignacio Peiró (24 May 2002). Diccionario Akal de Historiadores españoles contemporáneos. Ediciones Akal. p. 305. ISBN 978-84-460-1489-8.
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- Official website (in Spanish)
- Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos at IMDb
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