Conferences.
Throughout the course and as a complement to the syllabus the school gives some conferences and talks in which important audiovisual professionals take part. These conferences always take place outside the class timetable. In the last years the following professionals have come to share their experience with our students: Gracia Querejeta ( Goya Award and winner in San Sebastián, in Valladolid and in other different cities as director, sreenwriter and producer ); Icíar Bollaín ( Goya Award to best director and best film in 2004 and awarded in the Seminci of Valladolid or in Cannes), actress (El Sur, Malaventura, Tierra y Libertad) and director (Te doy mis ojos, ¿Hola, estás sola? or Flores del otro mundo); Manuel Albadalejo ( Manolito Gafotas ); Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Goya Award in 2002 for "Intacto", for the best novel director; the director Achero Mañas, with various awards, like the Goya Award 2001 or the Fassbinder Award for the european discover for the film "El Bola"; cinematographer Carlos Suárez (Remando al viento, La escopeta nacional ); Enrique Muñoz, Press Chief of Lola Films; Elio Castro, film critic (Lo que yo te diga, Cadena Ser); Antonio Martínez, director of the Puppet News in Canal+; Fernando Moro from Estudios Moro of animation, etc.
* Students with a degree have preference in doing practices in enterprises.