Responsible for the country’s film culture and dedicated to improving the quality of audiovisual language to ensure the industry’s viability and longevity.  The Film Office develops different programs covering research, legislation, training, production, infrastructure, promotion, distribution, exhibition and preservation of the film industry.

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Their mission is to promote, strengthen and preserve the Colombian moving image industry.  They administer the Film Development Fund (FDC in Spanish), which supplies resources to the national film sector, and promotes Colombian cinema internationally.  Through the Colombian Film Commission they entice foreign audiovisual producers to choose Colombia for their projects (cinema, television and commercials).

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Their goal is to promote the country as a place to make international audiovisual productions (cinema, television and commercials) and provide consulting services and accompaniment to producers and directors to ensure efficient development of their projects in Colombia.

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The Foundation’s main goal is to compile a national audiovisual archive.  To do so the Foundation looks for and restores both visual and sound records as well as other elements associated with Colombia’s audiovisual heritage.  The Foundation is in charge of preserving and storing these documents and making them available to the public.

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This State television institution plans, directs and develops television policies, regulates service, administers the use of the electromagnetic specter, guarantees the rights of television audiences and users and the purposes and principles of service, and promotes competency and efficiency in the sector.

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Programs, produces and broadcasts national public television channels and national public radio.

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Not-for-profit representing the principle producers of advertising spots in the country.  Their mission is to promote development in the advertising portion of the country’s audiovisual sector.

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Seeks to further professionalize this activity in Colombia to promote better scripts and stimulate activity.

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Works to develop the audiovisual sector and offers activities aimed at defending, promoting and preserving national film and audiovisual activities. Establishes continuous and constant communication between the sector and cinema authorities governing policies on audiovisual evolution in the county.

Comprised of documentary filmmakers, producers and persons interested in unifying the sector to stimulate documentary production through activities that develop professional training programs and creation of policies that influence the sector.

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Created in 1957, this organization represents artists and/or culture workers in Colombia in all disciplines including production personnel.

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Not-for-profit collective copyright administration organization recognized and authorized by the National Copyright Office to collect and equitably distribute rights derived of public communication of phonographic music to performers or executors and producers of phonograms affiliated with the organization.

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Defends the right to equitable and special remuneration  guaranteed by law to Artists, Performers and Executors for public communication of their performances and/or executions on phonographic and audiovisual works.  The organization negotiates with users, and defines, collects and distributes corresponding remuneration.

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Academic community comprised of faculties, schools, institutes, departments, conservatories, art programs and higher education equivalents working to ensure the quality of teaching, research, creation, promotion and administration-related activities to promote the development of art, art education and national culture.

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Groups together 43 Communications Faculties and promotes continuous improvement of academic quality in teaching Social Communication, modernization of curriculum, self-evaluation, and tutoring of academic projects, as well as ongoing education programs aimed at perfecting the professional level of graduates, and stimulating development and updating of seminars, workshops, conventions and undergraduate and post-graduate courses.  This organization is part of the Latin American Federation of Social Communication Faculties (FELAFACS).

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There are approximately 15 professional and technical training programs for film, television and audiovisual media, most of them in the city of Bogotá, and approximately 25 universities offering Social Communications programs.  There are also professional and technical training programs, post-graduate studies, specializations and frequent seminars and conferences on offer throughout the country.

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This organization brings together close to 200 technicians, experts and specialists in the field of film, photography and television equipment working inside and outside the country.  It promotes research in association with the Ministry of Culture’s Film Office and offers technical film and television consulting as part of its portfolio of services.

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