Animation producers stand up to TVE

Diboos, Fapae and Pate disagree on the policy carried out by Spanish Television and their Children's Clan channel regarding the production of anination.

Spanish animation series enjoy great recognition and international presence. Recent titles like Pocoyo, Jelly Jamm or Lucky Fred They are present in more than 150 countries and have been awarded numerous international competitions. Its great export potential in large international markets together with the Alliance and Co -production with large multinational toy companies, video games or the editorial sector is weighed financially in the local business due to the lack of support of the Clan Channel (RTVE), in the opinion of the Spanish Federation of Animation Producer Associations (Diboos), the Confederation of FAPAE producers and associate producers of Spain (Pate).

In the absence of signing the agreement for the compromised animation series and protected by the ICAA with the sector in the 2007 Cinema Law, animation producers denounce that TVE takes months, and even years, in signing the co -production agreements to which it is committed, delaying the start of production or even their issuance, causing serious economic damages to companies, depriving them of credibility before international partners and international partners leading some directly to bankruptcy.

Diboos, Fapae and Pate attract attention to the fact that the percentage of issuing series of own production or local or European animation is one of the lowest among the main European public chains, ”having an almost testimonial character according to the minimum investment that is carried out every year in the children's channel,” says the producers. The data is even more significant if we take into account that most Spanish animation series have an average audience greater than the channel in terms of audience data and viewed on the Internet.

“It is paradoxical that the clan grill, a public service channel and without advertising aimed at the Children and Youth Target, is made up of its main Prime Time schedules and for the most part, by contents of US multinational multinational And, therefore, financed. Animation producers.

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