Video game and animation: a strategic alliance

Las asociaciones DEV y DIBOOSf firman un acuerdo un acuerdo permanente de colaboración para favorecer el desarrollo de actividades conjuntas orientadas a incrementar la influencia de los sectores industriales de la producción de animación y de videojuegos.

The Spanish Association of Video Game and Entertainment Software Development Companies (DEV) and the Spanish Federation of Animation Production Companies Associations (DIBOOS) have signed a permanent collaboration agreement to promote the development of joint activities aimed at increasing the influence of the industrial sectors of animation and video game production. The agreement signed by both entities will be presented in the context of Gamelab, with the participation of Carlos Biern (Diboos), Víctor Ruíz (DEV) and Isabel Espuelas from ICEX.

The agreement arises from the desire to establish collaboration channels between animation and video games to promote the use of common resources and achieve greater efficiency in their management to obtain better productions.

For Ignacio Pérez Dolset, president of DEV, “there are many things that both sectors have in common, youth, talent and international projection, among others, and there will undoubtedly be many activities that we will carry out together in the future to give an even greater boost to two industries in full growth.” For his part, in relation to this new intersectoral link, the president of Diboos, Carlos Biern affirms that "good news is needed every day. I believe this alliance is one of the best news that can be given in order to reinforce the unstoppable growth of the interactive entertainment sector in our country."

Both entities share objectives such as the defense of creativity and national talent, the search for new business and distribution models, the promotion of the internationalization of Spanish products and the representation of the sector before public and private entities.

Companies dedicated to video game development activities and animation producers establish as a priority goal the economic development of the sector, promoting high-quality training of professionals and promoting youth employment.

Among the actions to be carried out within the framework of this collaboration agreement are: the development of the joint proposal of a specific action plan, to ensure the sustainability of both industries, with special attention to the regulatory framework in the field of taxation, employment, treatment of R&D&I and the promotion of a tax incentive plan for international partners. Focus will also be placed on the development of informative actions and the establishment of relationships to promote the financing and investment of production projects and the promotion of a regulated training offer of international reference to meet the needs of new professionals and retraining of current ones, for companies producing animated films, video games and entertainment leisure.

Furthermore, DEV and DIBOOS are committed to promoting joint actions in collaboration with ICEX, of “Animation from Spain” and “Games from Spain” to promote the recognition of Spanish industries in the international framework, the internationalization of companies and the strengthening of Spain's image as a producer of quality digital content.

In short, this permanent collaboration agreement between DEV and DIBOOS will seek to promote recognition among society in general of the economic and social relevance of the Spanish animation production, video game and leisure entertainment industries.