ECAM (Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid)
ECAM (The Madrid Film School)
Full member
Basic facts
Complete Name and Acronym (in original language):
ECAM (Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid)
Complete Name and Acronym (in English language):
ECAM (The Madrid Film School)
Year of Foundation:
1994
Year of Admission as CILECT Member:
1999
Year of Receiving a State Accreditation:
2000
Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid
Name of Director:
Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson
Address :
Calle Juan de Orduña, 3 - Ciudad de la Imagen - 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón - Madrid
Country:
Spain
Website:
Mission & Strategy
ECAM is a non-profit cultural foundation whose founding aim is to train future generations in the audio-visual sector and promote cultural activities associated with the industry. Our greatest asset is our students – past and present -, our professors and our team.
Each year, more than 300 professionals, currently active in cinema, television and advertising, pass through our halls, stages and post-production rooms in order to share their knowledge with the new generations of professionals in the sector. Our teaching staff and the institutional relations established with the sector have enabled us to build bridges with the industry that facilitate the transition of our students into the labour market.
ECAM goes the extra mile in striving to achieve its aim of training future generations of the audiovisual sector and being the starting point of the professional career of the big names in Spanish cinema: it is expanding its postgraduate programme, which is consolidated and adapted to the needs of the industry, as well as promoting support for alumni, one of its guiding values, promoting the talent nurtured in its halls and enhancing the employability of the ECAM Community.
Diplomas, Postgraduate Training, Audio-visual Literacy and Ongoing Training comprise the range of qualifications that make up the school’s educational offer, adapting to the needs of the labour market and the audiovisual industry, always from a practical angle.
We like to think that the ECAM constitutes the start of a professional career and not the last few steps of an academic life. We believe that a craft can only be learnt by practicing it.
The Diploma Studies lasting three years start with a common first course, focussed on the students knowing the professions involved in the cinema. The following two courses are dedicated to specialization. The first is of a self-conclusive nature, it is complete and thorough, and could be considered to be the best Master of Cinema Professions in Europe. All our educational programmes are created from a practical focus as we believe that the cinema profession is learned by making cinema.
The highest values of the ECAM are found in its combined practical training. The first year students pass through all the heads of department in first year practical training. They also collaborate in the combined practical training of the second and third years. With this, we achieve the transfer of horizontal knowledge, learning from companions. This also fosters the development of personal relationships which will be necessary in the future professional work.
With the same practical and professional objective, in the practical training of the second and third years, the production scheme of the audio-visual industry is reproduced. The productions in the school are carried out with illusion, discipline and professionalism.
Each year, more than 300 professionals, currently active in cinema, television and advertising, pass through our halls, stages and post-production rooms in order to share their knowledge with the new generations of professionals in the sector. Our teaching staff and the institutional relations established with the sector have enabled us to build bridges with the industry that facilitate the transition of our students into the labour market.
ECAM goes the extra mile in striving to achieve its aim of training future generations of the audiovisual sector and being the starting point of the professional career of the big names in Spanish cinema: it is expanding its postgraduate programme, which is consolidated and adapted to the needs of the industry, as well as promoting support for alumni, one of its guiding values, promoting the talent nurtured in its halls and enhancing the employability of the ECAM Community.
Diplomas, Postgraduate Training, Audio-visual Literacy and Ongoing Training comprise the range of qualifications that make up the school’s educational offer, adapting to the needs of the labour market and the audiovisual industry, always from a practical angle.
We like to think that the ECAM constitutes the start of a professional career and not the last few steps of an academic life. We believe that a craft can only be learnt by practicing it.
The Diploma Studies lasting three years start with a common first course, focussed on the students knowing the professions involved in the cinema. The following two courses are dedicated to specialization. The first is of a self-conclusive nature, it is complete and thorough, and could be considered to be the best Master of Cinema Professions in Europe. All our educational programmes are created from a practical focus as we believe that the cinema profession is learned by making cinema.
The highest values of the ECAM are found in its combined practical training. The first year students pass through all the heads of department in first year practical training. They also collaborate in the combined practical training of the second and third years. With this, we achieve the transfer of horizontal knowledge, learning from companions. This also fosters the development of personal relationships which will be necessary in the future professional work.
With the same practical and professional objective, in the practical training of the second and third years, the production scheme of the audio-visual industry is reproduced. The productions in the school are carried out with illusion, discipline and professionalism.
Financing
Sources of financing
Percentage of the Total
State Funds:
0%
Public Funds:
34%
Private Funds:
7%
Students’ Fees:
59%
Sales of School Product:
0%
Rentals of Premises/Facilities/Equipment/Services:
0%
Donations:
0%
Types of financing
Percentage of the Total
Cash:
100%
In-Kind :
0%
Degree areas
Assistant Director (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Cinema for young People (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Course on Costume Designing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Artistic Directing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Directing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Documentary Cinema (2 years)) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Photography (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Production (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Script Writing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Sound (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Staging (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Feature Writing (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Film Directing (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Filmmaking (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
General Course (1 year) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Intensive Course on Script Writing for Cinema and T.V. (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Intensive Course on Scripts (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Making Movies (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Master in Cinema Projects (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Media Law (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Cinema for young People (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Course on Costume Designing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Artistic Directing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Directing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Documentary Cinema (2 years)) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Photography (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Production (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Script Writing (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Sound (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Diploma in Staging (2 years) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Feature Writing (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Film Directing (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Filmmaking (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
General Course (1 year) (Private Diploma, Full-Time)
Intensive Course on Script Writing for Cinema and T.V. (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Intensive Course on Scripts (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Making Movies (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Master in Cinema Projects (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Media Law (Private Diploma, Part-Time)
Non-degree courses
Student incentives
Total value of scholarships for
tuition per year:
tuition per year:
240.000,00 Euro
Total value of scholarships for
research per year:
research per year:
0 Euro
Total value of scholarships for
living costs per year:
living costs per year:
0 Euro
Total value of fee reductions per year:
0 Euro
Percentage of students receiving
scholarships per year:
scholarships per year:
5 %
Percentage of students receiving
full fee reductions per year:
full fee reductions per year:
0 %
Percentage of students receiving
partial fee reductions per year:
partial fee reductions per year:
0 %
Percentage of students receiving
paid internships:
paid internships:
2 %
Percentage of students using
institutions residential halls:
institutions residential halls:
0 %
Percentage of students using
institutions canteen :
institutions canteen :
0 %
Staff
Full-time
Part-time
Professors (incl. Full, Associate & Adjunct):
530
0
Teaching Assistants:
0
0
Industry Professionals:
530
0
Administrative Staff:
25
0
Technical Staff:
9
0
Key teaching staff (Tenure Staff and/or Industry Professionals)
Facilities, equipment & production
Area:
Total Area of the Institution:
8520 sq.m sq.m.
Total Area of Recreational & Social Facilities (gyms, pools, bars, lounges, restaurants, parks, etc.):
120 sq.m. sq.m.
LAN Access Area :
8520 sq.m. sq.m.
Wi-Fi Access Area:
7940 sq.m. sq.m.
Library & Film/DVD Archive:
Number of Volumes
Specialized Books on Film/TV/Media/Arts/etc. (Total):
2.047
Professional Films on DVD, Blu-Ray, etc. (Total):
8.019
Technical Facilities:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Example: 2*30 sq.m.
Lecture Auditoriums:
225 sq.m.
Computer Auditoriums:
450 sq.m.
Theatre Stages (for work with actors):
80 sq.m.
Editing Studios:
110 sq.m.
Sound Studios (recording, editing, mixing, foley):
140 sq.m.
Music Recording Studios:
15 sq.m.
Still Photography Studios:
24 sq.m.
Visual Effects Studios:
16 sq.m.
Animation Studios:
36 sq.m.
Film Labs:
24 sq.m.
Screening Halls (with capacity less than 50 people):
200 sq.m.
Screening Halls (with capacity between 50-350 people):
270 sq.m.
Camera Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21
Editing Stations :
Number and Type
Example: 2*AVID
Example: 2*AVID
Film:
11
Digital:
65
Sound Equipment:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic
Visual Effects Stations:
Number and Type
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Example: 2*Apple iMac
Production Design Equipment:
Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Example: 2*20 sq.m.
Carpentry:
203 sq.m.
Moulding:
56 sq.m.
Total Annual Production:
Hours
Digital:
111
