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Madrid’s ECAM Forum Off to Flying Start as ‘Gods of Stone’ Pic, ‘Estrella del Green,’ ‘She and Me But Mostly Her’ Series Nab Awards
The First ECAM Forum kicked off with panache as 400+ audiovisual students and professionals mingled in a sunny atmosphere.
“The film we want to award tries to capture the essence of a timeless place and its people through a poetic and sincere gaze,” said the jury about the documentary produced by Spain’s Amateurfilms, with France’s Promenon-nous dans les Bois and Portugal’s Rua Escura and Primeira Idade. Meanwhile the comedy “For Gods Sake” (“El Milagro de Surudí”) by Montevideo-born Lorenzo Tocco, who scooped best short at Guadalajara for “The Anniversary,” won the IFFR Pro Award which gives it access to the next Rotterdam and Cinemart market. Looking at 2025, Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson, ECAM general manager said the plan is to consolidate the new co-production showcase “as a short, efficient and memorable” event for students and professionals alike.Reiterating the school’s DNA as a private non-profit organisation focused on education and post-education and industry-led initiatives, he said: “Our ultimate goal is about making the field fertile for talent to grow and flourish.”
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