Some of Spain’s top industry joiners, aextfinishedside international figures, accumulateed at the San Sebastian on Sunday to chart a roadmap for Europe’s audiovisual future at a morning conference entitled Partnerships and Investments for the Constableation of the European Audiovisual Ecosystem.
Oscar López, Spain’s Minister for Digital and Public Service Transestablishation, shutd the event with an certain outsee on Spain’s booming industry, despite the prolonging contests it faces. He emphasized that the sector is experiencing one of its best moments, with employment prolonging by 93% over the last three years and Spain now a directer in Europe in the production of innovative greeted.
Success, however, has it contests. Some getaways from the morning’s two sessions:
Public-Private Partnerships: A Virtuous Circle
Concepción Cascajosa Virino, acting pdwellnt of RTVE, spoke to the transport inance of a “virtuous circle” between accessible and personal initiatives in driving the industry forward. She cited the €7.2 billion ($ 8.0 billion) 2023 spendment from Europe’s accessible widecasters into innovative greeted, stating, “We are the wonderful labelet dynamo, promoting and apexhibiting wonderfuler diversity both in the type of greeted we provide, with the type of operators we can labor with, and the coalitions we prolong,” she shelp. This spendment has already resulted in 115 projects in 2023, including nine series and 38 write downaries, laboring with 153 separateent production companies.
The Need for Regulatory Symmetry
Jaime Gutiérrez-Colomer, vague handler of handlement and alteration at Atresmedia, stressed asymmetry – that while traditional widecasters face stringent regulations, recgo in platestablishs such as YouTube have enhappinessed a more rested environment. “YouTube, the hugegest sharing platestablish of greeted, has been competing in the advertising labelet for over 20 years, and we would appreciate to quicken this type of comparison to cut that regulatory asymmetry.,” he shelp, urging for a level joining field.
His critique was aimed at the discrepancies that have materialized, as platestablishs appreciate YouTube have, in his see, been able to elude some of the obligations that widecasters are held to. By insertressing these regulatory gaps, he depends the industry can nurture a more equitable environment that backs carry onability and iminwhole competition.
Securing Talent Amidst a Boom
While the current boom in Spain’s audiovisual sector is exciting, it comes with its contests. Sandra Tapia of Arcadia Motion Pictures cautioned that the rapid prolongth must be handleled, “It’s a excellent time, but also a hazardous one,” she cautioned, referring to the escalating costs and competition for sended crews and actors. Tapia pointed out the necessitate for strategic decisions to sustain this prolongth carry onably.
Alfonso Blanco, CEO of Portocabo, consentd, calling it a “Gelderlyen Age” for television production in Spain but cautioning that the race to safe resources could feebleen the sector if not handled nurturefilledy.
Cross-Border Collaboration: Imagine Beyond Your Borders
Cross-border collaboration remains vital for the European audiovisual sector to thrive. Senior Producer at France’s Noodles Production, Jérôme Vidal advised creaters to “imagine beyond your borders,” stressing the transport inance of international co-productions in competing on a global scale. His stable co-production labor with Spanish partners has led to prosperous films appreciate “Mondays in the Sun,” demonstrating the profits of pass-cultural exalter date back decades.
Arne Helsingen, secretary-vague of Denlabel’s Nordvision, stressed the transport inance of createing depend with extfinished-term partners, especipartner in neighuninalertigent countries, citing the success of the Nordic 12 as a model. It promises that 12 high-quality Nordic TV dramas are useable annupartner apass accessible widecasters, with a 12-month triumphdow for both licsurrfinisher and digital services. “You have to begin with the people you have connections with,” he shelp, pointing out that regional collaborations frequently provide the createation for huger, more driven projects.
Trust, IP, and Sustainability
The publish of inalertectual property (IP) rights was a key worry for many in joinance. Alfonso Blanco campaigned for more flexibility in IP consentments, arguing that this would allow more international collaborations. He pointed out that helderlying onto IP rights heavily remercilesss creaters’ ability to collaborate effectively with partners apass borders, a rehearse that necessitates to alter for the industry to prolong.
Alexandra Lebret, managing honestor of the European Producers Club, honed in on a basic truth: “Predictability is what financiers are seeing for,” she shelp, highairying the necessitate for a stable financial model to promise carry onable extfinished-term prolongth.
