The International Association of Film and Television Schools (French: ''Centre international de liaison des écoles de cinéma et de télévision'', CILECT) is the association of the world's major
film and television schools.
History
CILECT was founded in
Cannes
Cannes (, ; , ; ) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions Internatio ...
in 1955 at the proposal of Rémy Tessonneau, general director of the
Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC), who gathered together for the first time higher education film school representatives from France, Italy, Poland, Spain, UK, USA, and USSR.
Functions
Its goals are to provide a means for the exchange of ideas among member schools, and to help them understand the future of education for creative personnel in
film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
,
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
, and related media. It is dedicated to the creation, development and maintenance of regional and international co-operation among its member schools, and to the encouragement of film and television training in the developing world.
Regional organisations
*The Groupement Européen des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision / European Grouping of Film and Television Schools (GEECT) is the organisation of CILECT's European members, including schools in Israel, Lebanon, and Georgia.
*CILECT Ibero América (CIBA) is the organisation of Latin American film and Luso-Hispanic CILECT schools.
*CILECT Asia-Pacific Association (CAPA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in the Asia-Pacific Region.
*CILECT Africa Regional Association (CARA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in the African Region.
*CILECT's North American Regional Association (CNA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in Canada and the USA.
*CILECT East Africa Regional Association (CEARA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in the East African Region.
References
External links
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Film schools in France
Culture in Cannes
International cultural organizations
Organizations established in 1955
1955 establishments in France
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