AMCI (Mexico) | |
Motto: | Vive la Experiencia de Estudiar Cine |
Mottoeng: | Live the Experience of Studying Filmmaking |
Established: | 1993 |
Type: | Private School |
Rector: | Pedro Araneda Vázquez (Since 1993) |
City: | Mexico City |
State: | Federal District |
Country: | Mexico |
Coor: | 19.3366°N -99.1929°W |
Campus: | Urban |
The “Asociación Mexicana de Cineastas Independientes. AMCI”, Spanish for Mexican Association of Independent Filmmakers is the first private film school in Mexico.[1] The association produces almost 150 short films a year, many showing at international festivals.[2]
It was founded on 1993 by Pedro Araneda, a producer, director and scriptwriter born in Mexico City and graduated from New York University. AMCI has grown since to become a recognized university with strong presence in the industry.[3] Its campus was originally built on the Magdalena Contreras borough. However, it was then moved to a new location neighboring UNAM, the biggest public university in Latin America.[4]
The university and association aims not only to provide a comprehensive theoretical and practical cinema education, but also to exist as a business-related social networking environment and community for its students, faculty members and staff.[5]
The university currently offers a bachelor program on Film and Television and a five semester associate degree, both combining an array of disciplines that varies from narrative aspects of the medium, technical knowledge and the business of film production. It also has a Master's degree on Film Creation, programs that are specialized on scriptwriting, direction and cinematography. AMCI is an accredited institution by SEP in Mexico.
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