Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts
The Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) is an autonomous body attached to the Ministry of Culture that plans policies to support the film sector and audiovisual production.
The responsibilities of the Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA) cover cinema and the audiovisual world in Spain, including its management, operations, awards, legislation, agreements, grants, etc.
Functions:
- Promote, support, and regulate Spanish cinematographic and audiovisual activities in their three aspects: production, distribution, and exhibition;
- Recover, restore, preserve, research, and disseminate cinematographic heritage;
- Contribute to the training of professionals in various cinematographic specialties;
- Maintain relationships with international and foreign organizations and institutions with similar purposes;
- Cooperate with the Autonomous Communities in matters of cinematography and audiovisual arts.
Objectives:
- Develop creativity, increase production, and encourage the distribution of Spanish productions;
- Achieve an acceptable share of the domestic market that allows for the maintenance of the entire Spanish film industry;
- Improve the competitiveness of companies and encourage the adoption of new technologies;
- Enhance the international projection of Spanish cinematography and audiovisual arts;
- Safeguard and disseminate Spanish cinematographic heritage.
- Promote cultural communication between Autonomous Communities in the areas of cinematography and audiovisual arts.
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
- Plaza del Rey, 1, 28004 Madrid
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- +34 91 701 70 00
- https://www.cultura.gob.es/cultura/areas/cine/inicio.html
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Number of inhabitants
47,910,526 (2024)
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Budget in 2023
185,92M€
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Number of projects supported in 2023
606
EFAD related activities
Film Education - EFAD Members' Initiatives
Two projects are run by Filmoteca Española, which is a Sub-directorate General of the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA).
Educa Filmoteca is an educational project directed at students of different levels of education (secondary, upper secondary and vocational training) whose aim is to stimulate the critical thinking of learners and to promote audiovisual literacy (i.e. knowledge of film language and modes of filmmaking). Educational activities are organised around the exhibition of films, the development of pedagogical materials and the holding of colloquia moderated by experts. While activities are normally delivered through face-to-face sessions, Educa Filmoteca has been providing online events and activities for high schools during the pandemic.
The activities of Filmoteca en familia are designed to bring families and children closer to film. The aims of this project are twofold: firstly, to draw attention to the joys of the film experience, and, secondly, to turn children (ages 2 to 12) into active and lasting audiences. Moving beyond the conventional viewing of a film in a cinema, Filmoteca en familia proposes filmgoing and film viewing as experiences connected to education and to the experimental. Sessions include the projection of a feature film or a set of shorts and a guided practical workshop to foster the learning of the conventions and techniques of film language.
Aulacorto: Aulacorto is an ICAA website to promote the dissemination of short films within the framework of audiovisual education. Aulacorto was created in order to provide innovative educational tools to educational centres, offering audiovisual content in short film format (fiction, animation or documentary), designed for children between 6 and 17 years.
Pilot programm (Programa Cine Escuela 2025): The ICAA is developing the pilot programme Programa Cine Escuela 2025, a plan to encourage film-loving children and support the industry and exhibitors. This pilot programme is inspired by the French strategy ‘École et Cinéma’, in force since 1994 in France. Students will attend several screenings in cinemas and during school hours during the school year.
Gender & Inclusion - EFAD Members' National Reports & Studies
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