10 · 01 · 09

IMICH is inaugurated

Administrador

By Clara Sánchez / Translated by Cindy Hawes

The institute will offer the first Bachelor’s degree in film in Mexico, in addition to its regular academic program.

“Governor Leonel Godoy sends his most cordial best wishes and congratulations to the institute for opening an area of investigation and reflection in cinematography,” Solórzano Ávila said. “The current state plan is firmly committed to the promotion and diffusion of culture as a social right that strengthens the work of artists and others involved in creative activity in the state. It also assists artists in orienting them in the registration of private property rights and copyright rights. The promotion of cinematography is a state commitment and the current responsibility of the new center of cinematographic and humanistic studies.  As director, Dr. Alba Sovietina Estrada Cárdenas will be in charge of guaranteeing that the support will be balanced and that there will be equal opportunity for artists and researchers at the institute.”

Those attending the presentation included Daniela Michel, director of the Morelia International Film Festival, Lauro Zavala, president of SEPANCINE, and Sandra Cañedo, the daughter of Mexican actor Roberto Cañedo, who donated material to the future museum of IMICH.

Michel said she felt very proud of the institute’s opening, especially within the framework of the festival.

Lauro Zavala said the opening of the institute comes at a very opportune moment, joining similar areas of study at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level in Guadalajara, Puebla and UAM Xochimilco. “The name IMICH in itself is a kind of tribute to the State of Michoacán,” he said.

Sandra Cañedo, who shared anecdotes about her father’s film career, said the institute aims to provide classes with a high degree of professionalism in line with the philosophy of her father.