Shooting in Spain (ICEX): transversal commitment to Conecta Fiction

ICEX-Invest in Spain, through its Shooting in Spain brand, will promote Conecta Fiction & Entertainment (Toledo, June 18-21) different initiatives to publicize its support services to foreign companies with the intention of filming in Spain, as well as presenting the Spain Audiovisual Bureau, one of its latest initiatives.

Shooting in Spain will have an active participation in the fifth edition of the debate forum Conecta Think Tank, in whose preamble he will present the Spain Audiovisual Bureau before an audience made up of senior international and Spanish executives representing leading companies in the production and broadcasting of content for television and American and European platforms. The spokespersons for Shooting in Spain will moderate one of the dialogue tables in this meeting, which will take place on Tuesday the 18th at the facilities of the Puy du Fou Spain park, to draw the main conclusions regarding the present and future of the international television sector and new trends in the industry.

The next day, Shooting in Spain inaugurará la primera jornada oficial de Conecta F&E colaborando en la organización de “ICEX-Invest in Spain Networking Breakfast", a breakfast of matchmaking which will bring together international production companies interested in filming in Spain and production companies service Spanish companies specialized in providing support to foreign audiovisual works that choose Spain as a filming destination. The meeting, which will be held from 9:00 to 10:30 and with access only by invitation, aims to promote networking and offer a unique opportunity to generate synergies and new business opportunities.

Also during the morning of Wednesday the 19th, Shooting in Spain will host the panel “Deciphering the Spanish tax incentive", in which crucial topics for audiovisual productions such as tax incentives and reliefs will be addressed. The session will begin at 11:00 in room #1 with a welcome by Luis Cueto, advisory member at the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, who will also give a brief introduction about the Spain Audiovisual Hub as a centralized source of information on the Spanish audiovisual industry.

Next, the executive director of ICEX-Invest in Spain Elisa Garcia Grande will moderate a round table that will include the participation of Yousaf Bokhari, executive producer of Palma Pictures, a production company specialized in providing services to international filming, and Helena Suárez, partner in the intellectual property and audiovisual law areas of Écija. Both will provide essential information for industry professionals seeking maximize your investments and take full advantage of Spanish tax benefits.

ICEX-Invest in Spain It will also have a stand own in the exhibition space of the El Greco Congress Palace, sede principal de Conecta F&E por tercer año consecutivo, donde su equipo informará sobre los servicios y ventajas que ofrece España como destino para la producción audiovisual. Difundirá, asimismo, el papel del Spain Audiovisual Bureau as a centralized point of contact for all queries about the audiovisual industry, both for Spanish companies that want to internationalize, and for foreign companies interested in filming or opening a headquarters in Spain.