Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas

The Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas ("The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences") was founded on July 3, 1946 in Mexico City.

History

The following people were present before a notary public during the signing of the document:

Celestino Gorostiza, screenwriter and director Felipe Gregorio Castillo, cinematographer Raúl de Anda, producer Carlos Carriedo Galván, lawyer César Santos Galindo, lawyer Fernando Soler, actor Manuel Fontanals, scenographer Ignacio Fernández Esperón “Tata Nacho”, composer Eduardo Hernández Moncada, pianist and composer Oswaldo Diaz Rúanova, journalist Fernando Morales Ortiz, journalist Eugenio Maldonado, lawyer

José María Sánchez García, journalist Antonio Castro Leal, lawyer Adela Formoso de Obregón Santacilia film instructor Carlos Pellicer, screenwriter Alejandro Galindo, director and escritor Juán Manuel Torrea Jorge Fernández, scenographer Francisco de P. Cabrera, producer Ángel Garasa Bergés, actor Adolfo Fernández Bustamante, director Gabriel Figueroa cinematographer, among others.

This was a moment where the movie industry in Mexico was going through its peak. The year before, alone, 85 movies had been made, a record figure even today. The purpose for creating the Academy was to promote advancements in the arts and sciences of film-making, as well as to give public recognition and to outstanding film productions and promote future research.

In practice, however, most of the efforts of the Academy went on to recognize the best films with its award: the Ariel. Every year, from 1947 to 1958, the Ariel was awarded. After 1958 the number of productions fell considerably and it was not until 1972 when the ceremony was held again, and it has every year until the present year.

Members

Organization committee

August 2002 - August 2006

• President: Diana Bracho, actor
• Secretary: Pedro Armendáriz Jr., actor
• Treasurer: Victor Hugo Rascón Banda, screenwriter
• Council members:
  • Vicente Leñero, screenwriter
  • Carlos Carrera, director

Active members

Ana Ofelia Murguía, actress Arturo de la Rosa, cinematographer Blanca Guerra, actress Brigitte Broch, art designer Carlos Carrera, director Diana Bracho, actress Ernesto Gómez Cruz, actor Felipe Cazals, director Guillermo Granillo, cinematographer Jorge Fons, director José Buil, director and screenwriter José Luis García Agraz, director Juan Antonio de la Riva, director

Lucía Álvarez, composer Margarita Sanz, actress María Rojo, actress Mariestela Fernández, wardrobe Nerio Barberis, sound Oscar Figueroa, editor Patricia Reyes Spíndola, actress Pedro Armendáriz, actor Sigfrido Barjau, editor Tomás Pérez Turrent, screenwriter Toni Kuhn, cinematographer Vicente Leñero, screenwriter Victor Hugo Rascón Banda, screenwriter

Honorary members

Alberto Mariscal, director Alfredo Ripstein, producer Alicia Del Lago, actress Amparo Arozamena, actress Ana Luisa Pelufo, actress Antonio Aguilar, actor, singer Antonio Orellana, director, writer Benito Alazraki, director Blanca Torres, actress Carmelita González, actress Carmen Montejo, actress Carolina Barret, actress Columba Domínguez, actress Demetrio Bilbatúa, documentary producer Elsa Aguirre, actress Emilio Carballido, writer Enrique Estévez, art designer Ernesto Alonso, actor Fannie Kauffman "Vitola", actress Federico Landeros, editor Fernando Martínez Álvarez, editor Fernando Morales Ortiz, journalist, founder of the AMACC Gabriel García Márquez, writer

Gabriel Torres, cinematographer Gloria Schoemann, editor Gustavo Alatriste, producer, director Ignacio López Tarso, actor Jesús Zarzosa, musician Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras, composer Jose Ortiz Ramos, cinematographer Julio Pliego Calva, documentalist Lilia Prado, actress Lupita Tovar, actress Manuel Esperón, composer Manuel González Casanova, founder of the Filmoteca and CUEC María Elena Marqués, actress Miguel Zacarías, director Ninón Sevilla, actress Rafael Leal Díaz, Laboratorios ECHASA Rosa Carmina, actress Rosalío Solano, cinematographer Rosita Quintana, actress Sergio Guerrero, composer Servando González, director Silvia Pinal, actress

External links

• Official site (Spanish)