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{{Short description|Film and television school association}}
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The '''International Association of  Film and Television Schools''' (French: ''Centre international de liaison des écoles de cinéma et de télévision'', '''CILECT''') is the association of the world's major [[Film school|film and television schools]].<ref>[https://cilect.org/members/ List of Full  Members], CILECT Website</ref>
==History==
CILECT was founded in [[Cannes]] in 1955 at the proposal of Rémy Tessonneau, general director of [[Institut des hautes études cinématographiques|IDHEC]] (Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques), who gathered together for the first time higher education film school representatives from France, Italy, Poland, Spain, UK, USA, and USSR.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Williams | first=G. | title=CILECT — The Early Years | journal=Journal of the University Film Association | publisher=University of Illinois Press | volume=22 | issue=4 | year=1970 | issn=00419311 | jstor=20687093 | pages=100–102 | url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/20687093 | access-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>
==Functions==
Its goals are to provide a means for the exchange of ideas among member schools, and to help them understand the future of education for creative personnel in [[film]], [[television]], and related media. It is dedicated to the creation, development and maintenance of regional and international co-operation among its member schools, and to the encouragement of film and television training in the developing world.
==Regional organisations==
*The Groupement Européen des Ecoles de Cinéma et de Télévision / European Grouping of Film and Television Schools (GEECT) is the organisation of CILECT's European members, including schools in Israel, Lebanon, and Georgia.
*CILECT Ibero América (CIBA) is the organisation of Latin American film and Luso-Hispanic CILECT schools.
*CILECT Asia-Pacific Association (CAPA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in the Asia-Pacific Region.
*CILECT Africa Regional Association (CARA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in the African Region.
*CILECT's North American Regional Association (CNA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in Canada and the USA.
*CILECT East Africa Regional Association (CEARA) is the regional organisation of the CILECT member schools in the East African Region.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|https://cilect.org/}}
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