APPA advances its next guidelines and renews its Board of Directors, led by José Jaime Linares

The last Ordinary General Assembly of members of the Association of Audiovisual Production Professionals (APPA) has defined the lines of work for 2026 and the approval of various key initiatives for the development of the organization. In addition, the new Board of Directors has been elected for the next two years, in which José Jaime Linares repeats as president.

Accompanying Linares, production director, Aurora Martinez (production director) and Pilar Pérez López (controller) will serve as vice presidents. The Board of Directors is completed with the members Josep Amorós (production manager), Patricia Ordas (1st assistant director), Susana de la Mata Serrano (controller), Antton Zabala (1st assistant director), Ernesto Chao (production manager) and Laia Coll (production director). In addition, they are incorporated as new members Julian Altuna y Elisa Sirvent, both production directors.

The Assembly also approved some modifications to the Statutes and the APPA Internal Regulations. Among them, the change of name of the sector stands out Television, which is now called “Series", as well as the update of the admission process for new members, which will now require the endorsement of two members of the association. Currently, the association currently exceeds 420 members, being one of the leading professional associations in the audiovisual sector in Spain. Therefore, during 2026, it will keep its “Bring a Friend” campaign active to encourage the incorporation of new professionals.

In it digital sphere, the Association highlighted the growth of its platforms: nearly one million visits to its website, more than 22,000 listens to its APPA Podcast, more than 270,000 visits to the Filming Map and a community that exceeds 25,800 followers on social networks. Furthermore, he remembered his free app APPA Productions, una herramienta dirigida a todo el sector audiovisual español con una gran base de datos con información de técnicos profesionales, empresas proveedoras de servicios, Film Office/Commissions y otras entidades vinculadas a la producción audiovisual de todos los sectores.

Entre las principales novedades para el 2026, APPA anunció la creación de los I Premios APPA para reconocer a los profesionales de la organización de la producción audiovisual, y el próximo lanzamiento de una nueva página web. Por otro lado, en el evento se dio la bienvenida a los nuevos patrocinadores Metameteo y Wifi On Set. Con estas incorporaciones, APPA cuenta ya con 26 partners.