Madrid Content City begins phases II and III of the project in Tres Cantos (Madrid)

It will be the largest hub in Spain and one of the largest in Europe, and will integrate production services, offices, a university campus, restaurant and commercial areas, sports and leisure areas.

A large production hub, filming services, university campus, offices, restaurant and commercial areas, sports and leisure areas are some of the facilities that will house the 140,000 square meters of Madrid Content City.

This Tuesday, June 2, and in the presence of the vice president of the Community of Madrid, Ignacio Aguado; the Minister of Culture, Marta Rivera de la Cruz; the Minister of Economy, Manuel Gimenez; the mayor of Tres Cantos, Jesus Moreno and the president of the CEIM, Miguel Garrido, the first stone of phases II and III of this complex has been laid. The event was chaired by Raúl Berdones, president of Sequoia Group and was attended by the architect in charge of these new phases, Carlos Rubio.

Madrid Content City is an initiative of Roots, a group of companies with 100% Spanish capital that was born with the idea of ​​being the first Spanish group in the management of audiovisual centers in the world. Madrid Content City is a complex managed by Secuoya.

In his speech, Raúl Berdonés insisted that “tax incentives for international production have greatly boosted the interest of majors and international production companies in filming in Spain and in the conditions that working here can have for their productions, so much so that we believe that international filming in our country will be multiplied by 3, with what this entails repercussion and impact on the economy both directly and indirectly.”

Ignacio Aguado, vice president of the Community of Madrid, highlighted the importance of audiovisual sector for the reconstruction of the region after the COVID19 crisis. "It is a sector that gives visibility to the Community, the country and a great generator of wealth and economic activity. We need the audiovisual industry to create quality employment."

For his part, the mayor of Tres Cantos, Jesús Moreno, described the ceremony of laying the foundation stone as “a moment for hope, for joy and excitement after the months of deep sadness that we have experienced throughout Spain.”

Currently, Madrid Content City already has its first phase, a total of 22,000 square meters, and plans to conclude the works that it now presents in early 2021 with regard to phase II and, with regard to phase III, a first part (university and commercial area) in September 2021 and the rest in the second half of 2022.

Training, industry, companies, commercial and leisure areas and everything necessary to turn Madrid into the epicenter of industry and business development will converge here. University, Student Residence, Recording Studios, Offices, Warehouses, commercial area, gas station and restaurants complete this ambitious business complex that contemplates an investment of 102 million euros.

First operational phase

If with its first phase completely executed, the project today has 5 studies completely completed and in operation (3 of 1,200 square meters and 2 of 1,500 square meters each), in its second phase it will expand the number of sets to reach ten. Thus, we will be talking about a new set of 2000 square meters y four of 1,500 meters squares each that, given the characteristics of the facilities, will allow a dozen large-scale productions to work in parallel, simultaneously and independently and will make the Tres Cantos complex the second largest production center in Europe, only after Pinewood (UK) and larger than Cinecittà in Rome, Babelsberg in Germany and Cite du Cinema in France.

With 14 meters high, The studies are the highest in Spaina and provide available space height at the levels of the best studios in Europe and the United States. On the other hand, they have the highest standards in terms of soundproofing and acoustic insulation. Regarding connectivity It is important to highlight that all connections are fiber optic which allows guaranteeing the workflow in 4K HDR.

The facilities have dressing rooms integrated into the complex with natural light and that have a television, toilet, shower and rest area. They have the necessary electrical power to satisfy the needs of any high-level production and, among other services, the facilities have waste management control, a fully equipped infirmary as well as their own catering integrated into the facilities. The facilities are completed with parking, offices, restaurant services and an Auditorium with capacity for more than 250 people.