ECAM (film school)

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School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of Madrid (Spanish: Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid) (ECAM)^[3] also sometimes referred to as "The Madrid Film School",^[4] is a film school located in  [es], Pozuelo de Alarcón. It was founded in 1994, established as a not-for-profit cultural foundation,^[5] under the initiative of the regional ministry of Education and Culture, SGAE, AACCEE and  [es], to which  [es] joined in 1997.^[6] In 2014,  [es] joined the board of trustees.^[6]

It is the largest film school in the region since the closure of the  [es] in 1976. It was admitted as a member of the International Association of Film and Television Schools in 1999.^[7] Its board of trustees was formed by.^[6]

It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and other courses across all cinema and TV disciplines. Many of its alumni have gained notoriety in a number of audiovisual fields, from screenwriting to art direction, including Paco Plaza,  [ca], Miguel Ángel Vivas,  [es], Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Fernando González Molina, Isabel Peña, Pilar Palomero, and  [es].^[8]

In 2020 The Hollywood Reporter listed it among 'The Top 15 International Film Schools', featuring it as one of the world's fifteen most important film schools outside the USA.^[9] In 2019 and 2020, Madrid Film School teaching staff and alumni among them won twelve Goya Awards, Spanish cinema's highest honor.^[10][11]

Noted Alumni[]

• Paco Plaza
• Miguel Ángel Vivas
• Rodrigo Sorogoyen
• Fernando González Molina
• Isabel Peña
• Pilar Palomero

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