▁its ▁positive ▁treatment ▁of ▁imm igration ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁co - produ ced ▁the ▁short - film ▁“ Un iform ed ”, ▁a ▁movie ▁advoc ating ▁gender ▁equality ▁in ▁child hood . ▁This ▁latter ▁work ▁has ▁received ▁about ▁thirty ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁awards ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Short ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁in ▁El ▁País ▁, ▁ABC ▁, ▁and ▁R TV E . ▁ ▁Ide as ▁Foundation ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Carlos ▁M ulas ▁Gran ados ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ide as ▁Foundation . ▁From ▁that ▁position ▁he ▁co - launch ed ▁the ▁Global ▁Progress ▁initi ative ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁American ▁Progress . ▁The ▁Global ▁Progress ▁summ its ▁brought ▁together ▁world ▁figures ▁like ▁L ula ▁da ▁Silva , ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁Tony ▁Bla ir , ▁Th ab o ▁M be ki , ▁J L ▁Z ap ater o , ▁Mich elle ▁B ache let , ▁Gordon ▁Brown ▁or ▁Franco is ▁H oll ande , ▁for ▁different ▁meet ings ▁held ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁London . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Ide as ▁Foundation ▁led ▁by ▁M ulas , ▁these ▁world ▁leaders ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁G 2 0 ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁social ▁p act ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁crisis . ▁ ▁M ulas ▁was ▁fired ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ide as ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁political ▁cor ruption ▁involving