Escola Catalana de Cinema i Televisió (ECCIT)

What Escola Catalana de Cinema i Televisió (ECCIT) does

Escola Catalana de Cinema i Televisió (ECCIT) is a private film and television school legally constituted in 2019 as a single-member limited company (S.L.U.) under ESCOLA CATALANA DE CINEMA I TELEVISIÓ, S.L.U., headquartered at the Turó de Gardeny / Complex Magical technology park in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. The school delivers training through a flagship two-year Diplomatura en Direcció Cinematogràfica (capped at ~20-30 students per cohort), supported by presencial monographic courses in documentary, short film direction and production, fiction screenwriting, acting direction, and interpretation, plus intensive workshops for teenagers and teachers, online courses, and a mobile school program (Escola Itinerant) operating in Igualada and Manresa. ECCIT operates professional cinema studio facilities and equipment (currently Red One cameras, transitioning to ARRI Alexa in the 2026-2027 academic year) with an instructor base of active industry professionals.

ECCIT generates revenue primarily through tuition for its diploma program and ancillary courses, with payment accepted by card and bank transfer via its own e-commerce website (eccit.es). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; a 15% early-bird discount was offered for the 2020/2021 academic year. A secondary revenue stream comes from professional production services contracted by municipal, NGO, and commercial clients (Ajuntament de Lleida, Warner Music, AFANOC, Lleida.net, Arlong Productions, Emlan), in which students gain industry experience while generating B2B revenue. International exchange partnerships include UMass Amherst, French school L'IDEM in Perpignan, the Erasmus program (Academy of Art Szczecin, Fundacja Morze Kultury), and the Som Cinema and Animac festivals.

The school's growth is supported by a multi-channel demand-generation approach spanning its website, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, an email newsletter, and periodic open days. Distribution relies on direct enrollment at the Lleida campus, the own-website e-commerce storefront, the online learning platform, and the Itinerant mobile school. Notable operational milestones include the 2019 inauguration, the first graduating cohort in 2021-2022, student participation in Carla Simón's 'Alcarràs' (Golden Bear, Berlinale 2022), the 2025 Audi Future Stories win at the San Sebastián festival, and the receipt of Biosphere Sustainable certification. The school has 13 employees and operates with no disclosed external funding or institutional investors.

Name

Escola Catalana de Cinema i Televisió (ECCIT)

Legal name

ESCOLA CATALANA DE CINEMA I TELEVISIÓ, S.L.U.

Website

https://eccit.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Escola Catalana de Cinema i Televisió (ECCIT) is a private film and television school in Lleida, Spain, offering a two-year Diplomatura en Direcció Cinematogràfica alongside monographic courses, intensive workshops, online courses, and an itinerant program serving aspiring filmmakers in Catalonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lleida

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and course fees: ECCIT generates revenue primarily through tuition fees for its diploma programs, monographic courses, intensive workshops, and online courses. The school sells courses directly through its website (https://eccit.es/). Payment is accepted via credit/debit card and bank transfer.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ECCIT is a cinema and television school based in Lleida, Spain, offering a Diplomatura en Direcci\u00f3 Cinematogr\u00e0fica (two-year film direction diploma) as its flagship program, complemented by monographic specialization courses in documentary, short film, screenwriting, and acting direction; intensive workshops for youth and educators; online courses; and a mobile school (Escola Itinerant) operating in Igualada and Manresa. Students learn through hands-on practical exercises (APR\u00c8N FENT-HO) using professional-grade cinema equipment including Red One cameras, with ARRI Alexa cameras planned from 2026-2027.

Product overview

ECCIT (Escola Catalana de Cinema i Televisió) is a film and television school based in Lleida, Spain, offering a comprehensive educational portfolio centered around its core diploma program in Film Direction. The school provides monographic courses for specialization in documentary, short film, screenwriting, directing actors, and acting; intensive workshops for youth (16-18 years) and educators; online courses for remote learning; and a mobile school program (Escola Itinerant) with locations in Igualada and Manresa. The ECCIT Films sub-brand showcases student productions. The school emphasizes hands-on learning with professional equipment including Red One cameras, and from the 2026-2027 academic year, Alexa cameras will be used for end-of-course projects.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Diplomatura en Direcci\u00f3 Cinematogr\u00e0fica A two-year diploma program designed to train directors in the audiovisual field. The flagship program of ECCIT covers film directing, cinematography, screenwriting, acting direction, interpretation, documentary filmmaking, short film production, and post-production. Targeted at individuals aged 16+ seeking professional training to enter the audiovisual industry.
• Cursos Monogr\u00e0fics Presencials

Quantifiable outcome

• Student short film 'Aurembiaix' won the taSHORTfest 2020 Barcelona festival award (School Cinema section)
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Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Academy of Art Szczecin (Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2022ECCIT was awarded an Erasmus grant alongside Academy of Art Szczecin (Poland) and Fundacja Morze Kultury (Sweden). The program 'Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood' took place in Szczecin, Poland, with ECCIT students attending English-language classes and cultural visits.
• Fundacja Morze Kultury (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2022Part of the Erasmus 'Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood' program, a joint initiative with Academy of Art Szczecin (Poland) and ECCIT for international student exchange in Szczecin, Poland.
• Warner MusicminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2022Professional music video production for Warner Music artists (Sidonie, Los Vinagres) brought to ECCIT's facilities. ECCIT students participated as crew alongside professional teams from Barcelona and Madrid.
• Avalon PC / Vilaüt Films / Kino ProduzionicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Production companies behind 'Alcarràs' (Carla Simón) hired ECCIT students as part of the production crew for the feature film shot entirely in Lleida. The film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022.
• Mostra AnimacminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2021ECCIT participates in the Mostra Internacional de Cinema d'Animació de Catalunya (Animac), held in Lleida. The school contributes educational content through the Animacrea workshops, including a video on structuring ideas for screenplay development.
• AFANOC (Associació de Familiars i Amics de Nens Oncològics de Catalunya)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 February 2021ECCIT collaborated with AFANOC to produce the video for the 'Posa't la gorra!' campaign, filmed at the Seu Vella de Lleida, to raise funds for childhood cancer services.
• L'IDEM (École d'Arts Audiovisuels)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2019A collaboration with the French audiovisual arts school L'IDEM, based in Perpignan. Second-year students from both schools work together on an audiovisual project for one week, in English, at L'IDEM's facilities in Perpignan.
• Screenbox FunaticminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 May 2019Collaboration with the Screenbox Funatic cinema chain in Lleida provides ECCIT students with reduced ticket prices to access quality cinema screenings.
• Festival Som CinemaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 May 2019ECCIT collaborates with the Som Cinema Festival held in Lleida from October 22-27. ECCIT students actively collaborate at the festival, receive reduced ticket prices, and participate in festival activities.
• University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2019ECCIT established a collaboration with the American University of Massachusetts Amherst, which offers a wide range of online cinema courses starting May 20, 2019. ECCIT students can access these online courses in English as part of their learning experience.
• Ajuntament de Lleida (Lleida City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lleida City Council (La Paeria) is a repeated client and supporter of ECCIT, contracting the school for Christmas campaign videos, live broadcasts of Fiesta Major concerts, and other municipal video projects. The council also inaugurated ECCIT in April 2019.
• Lleida.netminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLleida.net co-organized and co-financed the 'Ciudad Turística' audiovisual project in which ECCIT students filmed Barcelona's tourist attractions, creating 60-second videos.
• Parc Cientific i Tecnològic Agroalimentari de LleidaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECCIT is located at the Turó de Gardeny Complex Magical technology park, co-located with the Parc Cientific i Tecnològic Agroalimentari de Lleida (Parc Lleida). The Mayor of Lleida attended the school inauguration as President of the Parc.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TAI School of Performing Arts: Madrid-based private school offering degree and diploma programs in film, performing arts, and music. Comparable private-sector Spanish film education peer; significantly larger and more established than ECCIT, with international student recruitment.
• ECAM (Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid): Madrid-based film school offering professional diplomas in directing, cinematography, editing, sound, and production. Closest national equivalent to ECCIT by mission and product structure, competing for the same Spanish student pool with a much larger faculty and longer history.
• ESCAC (Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya): Barcelona-based higher-education film school offering degree and diploma programs across directing, producing, cinematography, and post-production. Direct competitor to ECCIT within Catalonia, but with broader curriculum, university affiliation, and a deeper alumni network in the Spanish audiovisual industry.
• Bande à Part École de Cinéma: French private film school with intensive practical programs covering directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and production. Similar private, hands-on ('learn by doing') pedagogy to ECCIT, with comparable course length and direct industry placement focus.
• 3iS (Institut International de l'Image et du Son): French private audiovisual school with campuses near Paris offering programs in cinema, sound, animation, and post-production. Closely comparable private specialized film school with multiple program tracks and professional equipment focus.
• L'IDEM (École d'Arts Audiovisuels): French audiovisual arts school in Perpignan that already partners with ECCIT for joint second-year student projects. Comparable private film school in a similar regional (non-capital) catchment, providing a natural cross-border comparison on cost structure and curriculum design.

Broad incumbents

• National Film and Television School (NFTS): UK's national film and television school, offering postgraduate diplomas across all major film craft disciplines. Global benchmark for specialized film education; relevant incumbent peer for ECCIT's positioning despite its much larger scale and public funding model.
• Universidad Europea - School of Visual and Audiovisual Communication: Large private Spanish university offering degree programs in film, audiovisual communication, and animation across Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia campuses. Broader higher-education incumbent providing an alternative pathway into the audiovisual industry that competes for the same prospective students as ECCIT.
• La Fémis: France's national film school (École nationale supérieure des métiers de l'image et du son), operating under the Ministry of Culture. Prestigious public-sector film school with similar curriculum (directing, screenwriting, production) but elite selection and national mandate, positioning it as a broader incumbent reference point for ECCIT's domain.
• Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) - Cinema and Audiovisual Studies: Public Barcelona university whose ESCAC school hosts Spain's most recognized film degree programs. Indirect competitor and academic ecosystem benchmark; many ECCIT applicants likely compare against UPF's film programs when choosing a film school in Catalonia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EEccit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUTTlpd6dXuHB78q0WC0B-A/featured?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/escolacatalanadecinemaitelevisio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/escola-catalana-de-cinema-i-televisio-eccit
• Instagraminstagram.com/eccit.escoladecinema
• TikToktiktok.com/@eccitescoladecinema

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