GFDD, FUNGLODE and Ibermedia Award Scholarships to Study Film in Cuba

Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Ibermedia have awarded three Dominican students scholarships to study film at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (International School for Film and Television – EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. The Ibermedia Program promotes the creation of Ibero-American audiovisual space by providing financial
resources for the production and distribution of films made by Latin American filmmakers.

 

Students, Argenis Omar Alcántara Mills, César Zayas Coronado, Amelia del Mar Hernández González and Pablo Lozano will be enrolled in a three year program at the university (2007-2010). They were chosen by EICTV’s Selection Committee based on test scores, transcripts, practical work experience
and in-person interviews.

 

EICTV is a creation of Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (Foundation for New Latin American Film), based in Havana, Cuba. The school was inaugurated in December, 1986 by the Latin American Film Makers Committee which has been headed by acclaimed Columbian writer, Gabriel García Marquéz since its inception.

 

Dominican Filmmaker, Tanya Valette, is both a member of EICTV’s first graduating class and the academic institution’s current General Director.

 

The Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión is the only school in the world to have received the Cannes Film Festival’s distinguished Roberto Rossellini Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the areas of progress, generosity
and humanity.

 

Agreement of Mutual Understanding with EICTV

 

On December 15, 2006, GFDD, FUNGLODE and EICTV signed an agreement of mutual understanding, establishing the three institutions’ shared commitment to realizing collaborative training and capacity building programs. As a result of the agreement, GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Media Arts Institute has been
offering classes and workshops on film and television production, in association with EICTV, since February, 2006.

 

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