History of Ecuadorian cinema.

It existed two main periods of time that Ecuador passed threw. It was pre 1999 and post 1999. Before 1999, film industry in Ecuador was not well done, with the exception of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Other major parts of Latin America were not capable to establish independent, substantial and durable film, because the dominance of Europe and U.S theaters. while there was a little way doing Ecuador, in the 20th century, there was no enthusiasm towards its beginning, also in foreign cosmetics, modern sanitation, gas stoves etc. The Golden Age of Ecuador is considered by 1920's with Augusto San Miguel, who made some films of Atahualpa's treasure and An Abyss and Two Souls. Almost all Latin American countries had their own pioneers, while talkies had just arrived. Ecuadorian films were mostly real documentary, whose budget and audience were modest. In 1970 universities began to offer film studies ,curriculums and local television stations. The government encourage film by Casa de la Cultura with the direction of Ulices Estrella. It was Sebastian Cordero, an Ecuadorian that gave birth to Ecuadorian cinema, with Ratas, Ratones and Rateros, 1999, and Cronicas. In 2006 Ecuador's congress stablished a National Film Council that encouraged local filmmakers.