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Spanish women’s audiovisual association Cima marks 20 years
Cima is marking 20 years of feminist work in Spain’s audiovisual industry.
The association grew out of meetings among women directors who felt they were too few and wanted to act together.
Its paperwork was registered in October 2006, and it began operating in 2007.
Cima now has 1,851 members, including women working across the audiovisual sector.
Its leaders say the aim is equality, not imposing rules, and that film and television should reflect Spanish society.
They also say some men have misunderstood the association’s purpose, while women reporting abuse need legal and institutional support.
The anniversary brings together former and current leaders and filmmakers to reflect on Cima’s history and the state of Spain’s audiovisual industry.
Cima, Spain’s association of women in the audiovisual industry, is marking 20 years.
The association’s beginnings trace to meetings among women directors in 2005.
Cima began operating in 2007 and now has 1,851 members.
Its members say the association seeks equity and wants audiovisual work to reflect Spanish society.
- Who
- Cima, the Spanish association of women in the audiovisual industry.
- What
- It is marking 20 years of feminist campaigning for equity in the audiovisual sector.
- When
- The anniversary is being marked in autumn 2026.
- Where
- Spain.
- Why
- Its members say they seek equity and want audiovisual work to reflect Spanish society.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A group of women directors began meeting and discussing how to respond to their shared experiences.
Cima dealt with the bureaucracy involved in setting up the association.
Cima began operating.
Cima marked two decades since its beginnings.
- Members
- 1,851
- Early meetings
- 2005
- Bureaucracy
- October 2006
- Began operating
- 2007
- Anniversary
- 20 years, marked in autumn 2026
What people are saying
We seek equity, not imposition.
Those who have the capacity to lead a complaint are precisely not the victims. It should be the institutions.
We asked ourselves: what is happening? Is there not something more behind it?