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Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (ECU)

Film School of Uruguay (ECU)

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Basic facts

Complete Name and Acronym (in original language):
Escuela de Cine del Uruguay (ECU)
Complete Name and Acronym (in English language):
Film School of Uruguay (ECU)
Year of Foundation:
1995
Year of Admission as CILECT Member:
2001
Year of Receiving a State Accreditation:
No
Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
No
Name of Director:
Enrique Buchichio
Address :
Sarandí 528 - 11000 Montevideo
Country:
Uruguay
Website:

Mission & Strategy

The Film School of Uruguay (ECU) is a department of the Cinemateca Uruguaya (Uruguayan Cinematheque), the main institution of film culture and preservation in the country. It was created in 1995 as the first institution in Uruguay dedicated to professional training in filmmaking.

Its goal is to train students in the use of audiovisual media, encouraging creativity, imagination, exchange and the expressive freedom of new filmmakers. The school contributes this way to the development of the Uruguayan cinema.

Its teaching body is comprised of filmmakers and scholars, both Uruguayan and foreign, with extensive professional experience in the country and abroad.

ECU also functions as a meeting place between artists, technicians, actors, film students and graduates from different artistic training centers, where new projects are permanently generated and materialized.

ECU also organizes the International Film School Festival, an academic and artistic annual event gathering short films made by student from the best film schools around the world.

Financing

Sources of financing

Percentage of the Total
State Funds:
0%
Public Funds:
0%
Private Funds:
0%
Students’ Fees:
100%
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

Filmmaking (Filmmaker (3,5 years), Full-Time)

Non-degree courses

Student incentives

Staff

Full-time
Part-time
Professors (incl. Full, Associate & Adjunct):
3
33
Teaching Assistants:
0
8
Industry Professionals:
0
0
Administrative Staff:
5
0
Technical Staff:
2
0

Facilities, equipment & production

Area:

Total Area of the Institution:
1100  sq.m.
Total Area of Recreational & Social Facilities (gyms, pools, bars, lounges, restaurants, parks, etc.):
0  sq.m.

Library & Film/DVD Archive:

Number of Volumes

Technical Facilities:

Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*30 sq.m.

Camera Equipment:

Number and Type
Example: 3*Canon EOS 6D, 5*ARRI D21

Editing Stations :

Number and Type
Example: 2*AVID

Sound Equipment:

Number and Type
Example: 2*Sennheiser Mic

Visual Effects Stations:

Number and Type
Example: 2*Apple iMac

Production Design Equipment:

Number and Square Meters
Example: 2*20 sq.m.

Total Annual Production:

Hours
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