1
Carlota.indd 1 2/12/15 13:26
2
Wide range of locations:
• 580 kilometres of coastline with beaches and towns • 230 kilometres of mountain ranges with mountains of up to 3,000
metres • More than 25 nature parks • Architectural styles from prehistoric constructions and Greek and
Roman ruins through to Mediaeval, Baroque and Renaissance chur-ches, as well as castles and examples of modern and contemporary architecture
• Large cities, picturesque little towns and rural areas untouched by the passage of time
Production hub:
• 150 feature film and TV production companies • 2,000 companies linked to the audiovisual sector• Over 20,000 skilled and specialist audiovisual professionals
An average of 50 feature films are shot every year in Catalonia. Barcelona is the uni-que set for one third of them, the rest take place in locations that may be scattered all over the territory
Cover: Moisés Torné
Carlota.indd 2 2/12/15 13:26
3
©A
leix Marin
Carlota.indd 3 2/12/15 13:26
4
15% TAX REBATE FOR INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS
Foreign film and TV productions can access a 15% tax rebate on their eligible spend in mainland Spain if they meet the following requirements:
• The production must not qualify as Spanish• There must be a minimum eligible spend of 1M€ • The foreign production company must hire the services of a Spanish
production company which will collect the rebate from the Spanish Tax Authorities
Eligible spend:
• Creative staff (director, screenwriter, composer, DoP, main actors, film editor, production designer, sound mixer, costume designer and key make-up artist) with tax residence in Spain or in another state of the European Union, capped at maximum 50,000€ per person
• Expenses derived from the use of technical industries and other service providers based in Spain:
• Staff (other than the creative staff previously stated)• Extras and stunts• Set construction and props• Location rentals
Carlota.indd 4 2/12/15 13:26
5
• Costumes, make-up and hair supplies• VFX + SFX materials• Camera + light, grip material• Post-production• Catering and hotels of staff directly related to the production• Transport within Spain• Civil liability insurance directly related to the production
• The production can claim up to to 2,5 million euros in tax rebate, calculated as the 15% of the total eligible spend in Spain
CATALUNYA FILM COMMISSION DISCLAIMER
This text briefly summarizes the highlights of the Spanish Tax Rebate. It is strongly advised to take any accounting, legal
or investment decisions upon further consultation with legal advisors and / or a local Spanish production company that
can assess your production in deeper detail.
Carlota.indd 5 2/12/15 13:26
6
Diversity of landscapes to double for sets around the world
©Jaum
e Miró
Carlota.indd 6 2/12/15 13:26
7
©D
avid Sánchez
©Lluís Botella
©M
oisés Torné
©Jaum
e Miró
Carlota.indd 7 2/12/15 13:26
8
Heritage as backdrop for period or fantasy drama, from Parfume, Story of a Murderer, to Game of Thrones
©BSM
©Eva Piqué
Carlota.indd 8 2/12/15 13:26
9
©Roger Colom
©Jaum
e Jordana
Carlota.indd 9 2/12/15 13:26
10
“Barcelona is great for its architecture, music, the city itself, the food, the people. I have never had so much fun on location” – Sigourney Weaver, while in Barcelona starring in Red Lights
©Sergi Cabrera
Carlota.indd 10 2/12/15 13:26
11
©M
oisés Torné
Carlota.indd 11 2/12/15 13:26
12
Modern and cosmopolitan, trendy. Catalonia is anavant-garde, ahead-of-the-curve region, with English-speaking crews and state-of-the-art technology.
©Rai Batlle
©Toni D
uch
Carlota.indd 12 2/12/15 13:26
13
©Jordi Barrera
©Eros A
lbarrán
Carlota.indd 13 2/12/15 13:26
14
Industrial parks on the city outskirts, textile colonies that flourished along the banks of rivers in the late 19th century, ports, train stations, immense warehouses ready to welcome film crews
©Julián Espinal
Carlota.indd 14 2/12/15 13:27
15
©Jaum
e Miró
Carlota.indd 15 2/12/15 13:27
16
A 12,000 km road network, plus four international airports, ports with regular passenger lines and a high speed railway line connected to France and the rest of Spain
©Toni D
uch©
Lluís Botella
Carlota.indd 16 2/12/15 13:27
17
©M
anel Manteca
©Lluís Servitje
Carlota.indd 17 2/12/15 13:27
18
More than 300 days of sunshine per year. Ten hours of light per day in winter and up to sixteen in summer. Typically Mediterranean temperatures, with moderate rainfalls in autumn and spring
©Jordi Barrera
Carlota.indd 18 2/12/15 13:27
19
©Joan Carles Ribas
©Joan Carles Ribas
©Jaum
e Miró
©Sergi Cabrera
Carlota.indd 19 2/12/15 13:27
20
25 nature parks, a 300 km mountain range, the Pyrenees, snow-capped mountains and forests with fir beech or oak trees to more Mediterranean environments with pine and holm-oak
©Jaum
e Miró
Carlota.indd 20 2/12/15 13:27
21
©Jordi Barrera
©M
oisés Torné
Carlota.indd 21 2/12/15 13:27
22
Big lakes and reservoirs, alongside mountain springs and wide rivers are especially popular with commercials
©Eduard Tarrado
Carlota.indd 22 2/12/15 13:27
23
©Rai Batlle
©Jordi Barrera
Carlota.indd 23 2/12/15 13:27
24
580 km of coast, with beaches, ports and traditional fishing towns and villages
©Jaum
e Miró
©Joan Carles Ribas
Carlota.indd 24 2/12/15 13:27
25
©Eva Piqué
Carlota.indd 25 2/12/15 13:27
26
Fantasy and horror films are deeply rooted in Catalonia, home to the [REC] series by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, J.A. Bayona’s A Monster Calls, to be released in 2016 or Brad Anderson’s The Machinist, there is a wide choice of mysterious landscapes to choose from
©Jordi Barrera
©Eva Piqué
Carlota.indd 26 2/12/15 13:27
27
©Julián Espinal
©Lluís Botella
Carlota.indd 27 2/12/15 13:27
28
To complement outstanding exterior shoots, Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya and Park Media offer the the biggest studios and soundstages in the Barcelona area, up to 19,913 ft2 (1850 m2), while a good range of smaller options can be found in the city and other towns in Catalonia.
©Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya
©Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya
Carlota.indd 28 2/12/15 13:27
29
©Parc Audiovisual de Catalunya
Carlota.indd 29 2/12/15 13:27
30
Carlota.indd 30 2/12/15 13:27
31
Carlota.indd 31 2/12/15 13:27
32
Ronda Guinardó, 59 Bis.08024 Barcelona+34 93 454 80 [email protected]
Passatge de la Banca, 1-3.08002 Barcelona+34 93 552 91 [email protected]
CatalunyaFilm Commission
www.bcncatfilmcommission.cat
Carlota.indd 32 2/12/15 13:27
Top Related