Film School Opens Short Contest: J.A. Bayona, Daniel Brühl on the Jury
“We need to empower young students,” headmaster of the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya said.
From left: Director J. A. Bayona, Ángel Sala, director of the Sitges Film Festival, actor Daniel Bruhl, Aintza Serra, producer of ESCAC, Dream Makers winners Hansel Rodrigues, Lizzy Atherton, Martha G. Ayerbe and Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Cupra at the Sitges Film Festival. @DaniAsensio
Spain’s most prestigious film school has launched the second phase of its annual Dream Makers Contest to open doors for a new generation of talent.
The Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC) has confirmed submissions are open for a chance to win a full 4-year scholarship at the school and almost half a million euros to produce the short film.
Applicants are first required to create an original eight-minute film based on three words chosen by J. A. Bayona, ESCAC and Spanish automobile company Cupra: Barcelona, film and eye
The school was attended by Bayona (Jurassic World, The Orphanage, The Impossible), who will also be one of the committee members judging the collections of original short films.
The jury also includes Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Cupra, Oscar nominated actor Danel Bruhl (Rush, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, Inglourious Basterds), ESCAC headmaster Sergi Casamitjana, ESCAC development director Aintza Serra and Ángel Sala, Sitges Film Festival director.
“We need to empower young students,” Casamitjana said that last year over 400 applications were received. “With this competition, they will be able to produce a film with a lot of money. They will have a lot of resources and the material to make a very sophisticated short film.”
The submission period is open from Oct. 14 to Nov. 15, 2024 and the winner will be revealed in January 2025.
ESCAC is highly selective and from 300-400 applications each year will only offer places to 80-90 students.
The first phase of the Dream Makers short film contest was won by U.K.-based students Hansel Rodrigues and Lizzie Atherton for their film Homing and Martha García Ayerbe for Señuelo.
Film Education: Spain’s Most Prestigious Film School Opens 2024 Short Contest
Film School Opens Short Contest: J.A. Bayona, Daniel Brühl on the Jury
“We need to empower young students,” headmaster of the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya said.
Spain’s most prestigious film school has launched the second phase of its annual Dream Makers Contest to open doors for a new generation of talent.
The Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (ESCAC) has confirmed submissions are open for a chance to win a full 4-year scholarship at the school and almost half a million euros to produce the short film.
Applicants are first required to create an original eight-minute film based on three words chosen by J. A. Bayona, ESCAC and Spanish automobile company Cupra: Barcelona, film and eye
The school was attended by Bayona (Jurassic World, The Orphanage, The Impossible), who will also be one of the committee members judging the collections of original short films.
The jury also includes Wayne Griffiths, CEO of Cupra, Oscar nominated actor Danel Bruhl (Rush, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, Inglourious Basterds), ESCAC headmaster Sergi Casamitjana, ESCAC development director Aintza Serra and Ángel Sala, Sitges Film Festival director.
“We need to empower young students,” Casamitjana said that last year over 400 applications were received. “With this competition, they will be able to produce a film with a lot of money. They will have a lot of resources and the material to make a very sophisticated short film.”
The submission period is open from Oct. 14 to Nov. 15, 2024 and the winner will be revealed in January 2025.
ESCAC is highly selective and from 300-400 applications each year will only offer places to 80-90 students.
The first phase of the Dream Makers short film contest was won by U.K.-based students Hansel Rodrigues and Lizzie Atherton for their film Homing and Martha García Ayerbe for Señuelo.