Film and Chance. Fernando Méndez-Leite, a Life in Cinema on the Streets of Madrid
Published 2023-07-31
Keywords
- Madrid,
- ECAM,
- Fernando Méndez-Leite,
- Official School of Cinematography,
- Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences
- Spanish Cinema ...More
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Abstract
Fernando Méndez-Leite is a cinema director, screenwriter, and teacher. He was a student at the Official School of Cinematography (EOC) in Madrid. He directed El hombre de moda (Man of Fashion, 1980) and the RTVE show La regenta [The Female Regent] (1995) based on the novel of the same name by Leopoldo Alas Clarín, among other works. In addition, he founded and was principal of the Community of Madrid’s School of Cinema and Audio-visual Arts (ECAM) and, since 2022 has been director of the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences.