The Off-Film School offers four ULL micro-credentials between April and May

The Off-Film School, created by the production team of El Viaje Films, responsible for the film The Fight, Jose Alayón's project begins its activity with four micro-credentials from the University of La Laguna between April and May. microcredentials These are subsidized training courses, endorsed by the University, through which students will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area. Located in the El Chapatal area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the new center, directed by Alayón himself, aims to function as a hub for filmmaking in the heart of the city.

The team responsible for the school fully agrees with this objective, given its proven ability to create internationally acclaimed films and the experience accumulated in training through the activities developed by the Institute of Film Training and Research (IFIC), which is at the origin of this new initiative and whose certified training quality has been guaranteed for over 10 years. During this period, it has organized dozens of workshops, workshops and laboratories that have featured the participation of top-level filmmakers and producers from the national and international scene, such as the multi-award-winning Oliver Laxe, Carla Simón or Albert Serra, among many others.

“Our approach is to develop a more continuous and in-person program than the training programs we have promoted until now. Having our own physical space allows us to sustain work that inspires enthusiasm for auteur cinema, capable of cultivating new talent for creative filmmaking in the Canary Islands. Once the launch phase of The Fight, ”We believe it’s a good time to focus on this project,” explains Jose Alayón in his new role as director of Fuera de Campo.

In this way, the space created at number 5 Pintor Martín González street, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, serves as a venue for creative and quality workshops, face-to-face training activities, master classes and other initiatives, which begin from April 20 with four courses that emphasize different facets of film production and distribution and that are part of the ULL's "University Microcredentials" learning experience program.

ULL Microcredentials

The program includes the development of four titles: Location Manager (April 20, 21, 23, 28 and 30); Financing, budgets and justification of film projects (April 22, 24, 27, 29 and May 5); Executive production and development of film projects (May 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15); and International distribution and sales of cinematographic works (May 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29). More information about the program, cost, and registration process can be found in the link included in the title of each micro-credential. Registration can be completed online at the link inserted in this text from the website of the General Foundation of the University of La Laguna. Any queries can be handled by email addressed to coordinacion@programadecine.com. All courses are accredited with two ECTS credits.

All these micro-credentials courses are held in the afternoon, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and consist of 20 hours of training. The registration fee for all courses is subsidized at €54.00. The requirements for participation are simple: you must be a Spanish citizen, between 25 and 64 years of age, and hold at least a high school diploma or equivalent professional certificate.

The program of Executive production and development of film projects The teaching team includes Jose Alayón, founder of El Viaje Films and director of Fuera de Campo; Jairo López, producer at El Viaje Films; and Lucas Morales, professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Social Work at the University of La Laguna (ULL) and director of the Cine+Cómics Foundation. Topics covered include the role of the executive producer in the development phase; project types (fiction and documentary); development of debut films and emerging projects; national and international co-production; creative dossier and production report; and techniques for... pitching and project presentation.

The founder and director of the boutique Luis Renart, from international film sales at Bendita Film Sales, and Lucas Morales are in charge of International distribution and sales of cinematographic works, to discuss film distribution; international sales and sales agencies; festivals, premieres and international positioning; markets and professional forums; marketing cinematographic and commercial exploitation strategies.

The program of Location Manager It covers the role of the location manager, the different types of locations, permit management and institutional relations, filming coordination and logistics, environmental sustainability and preservation, and national and international projects. It is taught by Yanira de Armas, an audiovisual production professional specializing in location management, and Luis Fernando de Iturrate, a professor in the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at the University of La Laguna.

Finally, the course Financing, budgets and justification of film projects This course introduces the fundamentals of film financing and budgeting; the characteristics of public funding and its main lines of support for film, along with private financing, tax incentives, co-production and international financing, and financial planning and economic control. The course is taught by José Miguel Viña, also a producer at El Viaje Films, and Lucas Morales.