Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA (Spain)
Plaza del Rey, 1°, 3a
28004 Madrid
Spain
| Phone: | +34 91- 701 7258 |
| Fax: | +34 91- 701 7402 |
| Mail: | rafael.cabrera@mcu.es |
| Web: | www.mcu.es/cine/index |
Director general :
Ignasi Guardans
EFP Representative:
Rafael Cabrera
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales / ICAA (Spain)
ICAA is an autonomous body within the Ministry of Culture. It is financed exclusively from government funds, and its official tasks are:
to promote, regulate and give financial backing to cinematographic and audio-visual activities in Spain, with respect to production, distribution and exhibition of films
to promote Spanish cinematographic and audio-visual arts
to aid the recovery, restoration and conservation of cinematographic materials, and film heritage and to encourage research
to encourage relations with foreign and international organisations of a similar nature
The Department of Promotion and International Relations is responsible for the promotion of Spanish cinema and audio-visual art in Spain and abroad. This consists principally in lending support to national and international film events and festivals held in Spain, in backing the participation of Spanish productions in festivals abroad (Berlin, Cannes, Venice, San Sebastian, among many others), and in organising events involving Spanish cinema in other countries.
The Department is also responsible for negotiating international agreements for co-production in cinema, and represents Spanish cinema and audio-visual art in European programmes and organisations (EPF, MEDIA, Eurimages, etc.) and American associations, as well as CACI and Ibermedia.
ICAA has been an EFP member since 1997.
"An organization such as EFP is extremely important in coordinating the varied activities of the many European companies, associations, institutions, etc., which keeps European cinema at the center of the international market place." Rafael Cabrera
