Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos

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Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
AbbreviationCEC
Formation1945
FounderFernando Viola
Luis Gómez Mesa
Carlos Fernández Cuenca
Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent
Pío García Viñolas
Francisco Hernández Blasco
Adriano del Valle
Pío Ballesteros
Fernando Merelo
José González de Ubieta
Domingo Fernández Barreira
Fernando Méndez Leite
Luis Figuerola
Antonio Barbero
Antonio Crespo
Founded atMadrid, Spain
TypeNGO
Legal statusNonprofit organization
PurposeFilm
Websitecinecec.com

The Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC), known as "Cinema Writers Circle" in English, is a private nonprofit organisation supporting cinema and filmmakers in Spain. It awards the annual CEC Awards, commonly known as Premios CEC.

History[edit]

The Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos was founded in 1945 in Madrid by Fernando Viola, Luis Gómez Mesa,[1] Carlos Fernández Cuenca, Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, Pío García Viñolas, Francisco Hernández Blasco, Adriano del Valle, Pío Ballesteros, Fernando Merelo, José González de Ubieta, Domingo Fernández Barreira, Fernando Méndez Leite, Luis Figuerola, Antonio Barbero, and Antonio Crespo.

Description[edit]

CEC brings together writers and film critics in Spain in order to create, support, and promote cultural activities related to the various facets of film. The organisation's primary objective is the "protection and dissemination of film art".

Premios CEC[edit]

Every year since 1946, except for 1988–1990, the CEC has held an awards ceremony, commonly known as Premios CEC, to honour the highest achievements in Spanish film in the previous year.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alzuria, Gonzalo Pasamar; Martín, Ignacio Peiró (24 May 2002). Diccionario Akal de Historiadores españoles contemporáneos. Ediciones Akal. p. 305. ISBN 978-84-460-1489-8.

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