Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain

The Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (Spanish: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España) is a professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema. Founded in 1986, it is responsible for the annual Goya Awards, Spain's principal film awards. It is headquartered in Madrid.

Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain
Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
AbbreviationAACCE
Formation8 January 1986 (1986-01-08)
TypeFilm organization
PurposePromotion and development of Spanish cinema
HeadquartersCalle Zurbano, 3, 28010
Location
Membership
c. 1,500[1]
President
Fernando Méndez-Leite
Websitewww.academiadecine.com

It is a founding member of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN) and the Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE).

Since 2022, the academy is presided by Fernando Méndez-Leite.

History

The seed of the academy lies in a meeting of film industry professionals convened by producer Alfredo Matas at Madrid's O'Pazo Restaurant on 12 November 1985.[2] A list of attendees to the meeting is listed as follows:

  • Luis García Berlanga, director[2]
  • Carlos Saura, director[2]
  • Marisol Carnicero, unit production manager[2]
  • Tedy Villalba, unit production manager[2]
  • José Sacristán, actor[2]
  • Charo López, actress[2]
  • Pablo González del Amo, film editor[2]
  • José Luis Matesanz, film editor[2]
  • Manuel Matji, screenwriter[2]
  • José Nieto, musician[2]
  • Carlos Suárez, cinematographer[2]
  • Ramiro Gómez, set designer[2]

The academy was duly founded on 8 January 1986.[3] The 1st Goya Awards were presented in March 1987.[4] In 2006, the academy was one of the ten founding members of the Film Academy Network Europe (FAN).[5] In 2007, the academy opened its headquarters (hitherto located in Calle de Sagasta) in Calle de Zurbano 3, Madrid.[6] In 2017, it was a founding member of Ibero-American Federation of Academies of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (FIACINE).[7][8]

Presidents

References
  1. EP (8 June 2018). "Mariano Barroso, elegido presidente de la Academia de Cine". 20minutos.es. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. "14 presidentes en 30 años". El País. 13 July 2016.
  3. "Luces, cámara, ¡acción!". Madridiario. 8 January 2017.
  4. "¿Pero qué es esto de los Goya?". 20minutos.es. 12 January 2007.
  5. "Las Academias de Cine europeas crean La FAN para promover sus produciones y formar a jóvenes talentos". Europa Press. 28 July 2006.
  6. "La Academia de Cine estrena sede en la calle Zurbano". Madridiario. January 2007.
  7. "Anuncian unión de nueve academias de cine en una federación iberoamericana". EFE. 15 March 2017.
  8. Belinchón, Gregorio (6 September 2017). ""Las academias no tienen poder ejecutivo, pero son centros para pensar. Pensemos en nuestro cine"". El País.
  9. Belinchón, Gregorio (17 July 2018). "Muere Yvonne Blake, presidenta de Honor de la Academia de Cine, a los 78 años". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. "Mariano Barroso, nuevo presidente de la Academia de Cine". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  11. "Fernando Méndez-Leite, nuevo presidente de la Academia de Cine". eldiario.es. 4 June 2022.
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