MAC 2017 recovers its space as a meeting point for Catalan audiovisuals

In the eighteenth edition of the Mercat Audiovisual de Catalunya, almost 900 visitors have registered, 33 companies and 4 training centers have participated and 16 exhibitor spaces have been installed in the Fira MAC space.

The Councilor for Communication and Strategic Processes of Granollers, Alba Barnusell, and the director of the MAC, Josep M. Codina have taken stock of the latest edition of the Mercat Audiovisual de Catalunya held in the Catalan town on June 14 and 15.

“The MAC has recovered its space as a reference center for the audiovisual and digital sector, both due to the increase in attendees and the high level and great interest generated by the programmed sessions,” highlighted Barnusell.

In this edition of the MAC, the eighteenth, almost 900 visitors have registered, 33 companies and 4 training centers have participated and 16 exhibitor spaces have been installed in the Fira MAC space.

In addition, 105 company contacts have been recorded in the MAC Fair space, which, according to the councilor, “is of great importance, since the MAC is also consolidated as a business space and centers of economic activity.”

Over the two days, June 14 and 15, a total of 36 sessions have been scheduled in three spaces: Nave B1, Plató del Centro Audiovisual and Speech Corner at the Nau Dents de Serra, at Roca Umbert Fàbrica de les Arts (Granollers).

As a novelty, the Nave B1 sessions have been broadcast live via streaming and currently have more than half a thousand views. In this sense, Barnusell has pointed out that "the MAC has a very significant growth, both in terms of physical and virtual attendees and this makes the event increase exponentially."

For Barnusell, “the relationship between the traditional and local audiovisual sector and the more digital sphere means that each year different audiences are added to the MAC and are added to the existing ones.”

The director of the MAC, Josep Maria Codina, was equally satisfied with the increase in the number of visitors and highlighted, as an added value of the event, the sessions that could be followed live via streaming.