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GFDD/FUNGLODE Scholarship Recipient is Member of
2009 EICTV Graduating Class
New York, July 24, 2009
 On
July 21, the first GFDD/FUNGLODE scholarship recipient – Johanne Goméz --
formed part of the 2009 graduating class of Escuela Internacional de Cine y
Televisión (EICTV) in Cuba. Awarding scholarships to Dominican students
forms part of the agreement signed by EICTV and GFDD
and FUNGLODE in
December 2006, establishing the three institutions’ shared commitment to
realizing collaborative training and capacity building programs.
Scholarships cover the cost of enrollment and tuition.
Goméz graduated with a specialization in Production. Dominican student Pablo
Lozano was also a 2009 EICTV graduate, completing his program of studies in
Documentary Film Directing.
About EICTV
 EICTV
is the creation of Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (Foundation for
New Latin American Film), based in Havana, Cuba. The school was inaugurated
in December, 1986, by the Latin American Film Makers Committee, which has
been headed by acclaimed Columbian writer, Gabriel García Marquéz, since its
inception.
Dominican Filmmaker, Tanya Valette, is the academic institution’s current
General Director.
The Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión is the only school in the
world to have received the Cannes Film Festival’s distinguished Roberto
Rossellini Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the areas of
progress, generosity and humanity.
About GMAI
GMAI, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)
and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), is dedicated to
providing up-in-coming professionals in the television and film industry
with comprehensive instruction in the latest trends in audiovisual
production, as part of its overall mission to expand the multimedia industry
of the Dominican Republic. The Institute seeks to play a key role in the
development of a highly qualified Dominican audiovisual industry that
significantly contributes to the economic development, competitiveness and
modernization of the nation.
Related link:
www.eictv.org
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