Zarauza will lead the Canary Islands Audiovisual Cluster until 2027

He Audiovisual Cluster of the Canary Islands has once again placed its trust in Rubén Zarauza, CEO of the animation production company Amuse Studio who will continue to defend the interests of the Canarian industry as president for the next three years.

Zarauza will lead the Executive Committee, the administrative, management and representation body of the Canary Islands Audiovisual Cluster that ensures the fulfillment of its objectives. The CEO of Amuse Studio He has been serving as president of the Cluster for the last two years, when he replaced José Alayón.

The body renewed after the elections has two vice-presidencies: Carmen Aguado, socia directora del despacho de abogados Ecija Legal & Advisory Canarias, y Sebastian Alvarez, CEO of Volcano Films. The new secretary is José Ángel Alayón, executive producer of the film production company El Viaje Films, and the treasury remains in the hands of Jaime Romero, CEO of Macaronesia Films.

In addition, the new Executive Committee has several vocals what they want make subsectors visible who are represented within the Cluster, to give greater visibility to each of them, with representatives from La Palma, Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The people who hold these positions are Mercedes Afonso, director of Lunatica Producciones; David Baute, audiovisual producer at Tinglado Film; Raúl Carbó, CEO of Atlantis Animation; Virginia García, executive producer of Terra Incognita Docs; Ángeles Horna, director of IMACO 89; Concha Jaime, general director of Buendía Estudios Canarias; Chedey Reyes, CEO of Jugoplastika, and Ramón Rodríguez, executive director of Cyrano Producciones.

"We are very happy with the strong support of the members of the Cluster for the candidacy that we present. It is a clear commitment to an innovative Cluster, capable of bringing together the audiovisual sector in all its aspects and that is committed to its development and solidity," he noted. Zarauza, who also highlights the “heterogeneity” of the new Executive Committee and reaches out to representatives of sectors such as the “video games or showsDuring this new stage, the Canary Audiovisual Cluster will continue working to resolve “in collaboration with the Public Administration” the main challenges of the audiovisual sector, such as “the problems with mobility, costs, minor permits or incentives”.