3cat rethinks the relationship frame with Catalan producers

With the objective of improving the industrial benefit of the producers, betting on creativity and taking a step forward in the transparency of the processes, 3Cat It has presented a new framework of relationship with the production sector that establishes the conditions that will mark, from now on, the relations between the Corporation and the production sector in Catalonia.

The new relationship framework, which is born from an intense process of dialogue with the sector, includes a set of improvements in the economic, legal and transparency areas and will have a positive impact for television, documentaries, animation, series and cinema. Likewise, work will be worked during the next year to analyze the lace of other possible measures in relation to the participation of 3CAT in the productions.

All this adds to an increasing investment of the corporation towards the production sector: in the last three years and that is that 3CAT has folded investment in the audiovisual sector from 38.5 to 78.2 million.

For the first time, a 10% industrial benefit For project starts, rising from 8 to 10% the industrial benefit in the second seasons and in the following, thus encouraging success. This increase will mean an economic injection of one million euros for producers for industrial benefit. In addition, 3CAT will maintain the percentages established in all project items.

The corporation will also establish a New Payment Calendar To adapt it to the needs of the sector, a measure that will provide greater liquidity and financial capacity.

Another qualitative leap of the new relationship frame is that it will establish a new pitch in the field of rights. Thus, the creativity and originality of the projects will be rewarded sharing with the producers part of the property and the benefits that derive from the new formats that are sufficiently developed. This measure will contribute to promoting creativity and the creation of new original formats. Must also allow generating More business and international sales. In this way, the talent of the Catalan audiovisual industry will be encouraged and a new more proportional and adapted rights framework will be established to the realities of the audiovisual sector, distinguishing between antenna and co -production rights. Likewise, work will be worked during the next year to analyze other possible investment routes.

3CAT's will is to become a connector axis between agents of the audiovisual sector and support talent for the production and distribution of content and information in Catalan at all points of contact with citizens.
More transparency and agility

The agreement also provides for the creation of a Single relationship with the sector, 3Catimpulsa!, a space that will bring together all the information necessary to present any project and from where all calls, calls and resolutions will be channeled. The new portal will facilitate the procedures and save the producers for a good part of the current efforts, so it will take a step forward at the level of transparency and agility. The agreement also includes a monitoring of the new conditions with various periodic meetings throughout the year.