A french moviehigh budget, Production and art team of more than 150 peopleWith the water tank, which is one of the prominent elements of s and production. with this project Valencian general It reinstated the activity of Ciudad de la Luz after the European Commission lifted the “penalty” imposed on Alicante studios in March last year.
This production team It was installed in the Alicante cinema complex at the beginning of May. and has been working on technical preparations ever since. start shooting next mondayIt will last until the end of July.
It will be both on set and in production. water tank, completely transformed with a large platform and several cabins setupThe place where this movie will be shot will be in va few hundred extra.
According to this Anthony Rodes, CEO Digital Transformation Projects Community (SPTD)suppose”approximately 2,600 nights accommodation and a local expenditure of approximately two million euros”.
While Generalitat is contractually unable to provide further details on this European project, which will be filmed in several countries, Rodes points out that this was three months ago. the production team visited Ciudad de la Luz for the first time. More visits would follow until the deal was closed. “Of course the pit was very important, but so are the sets because there are so many extras.”
This beginning of the new stage will also be double, because June Arriving at Alicante studios maritime law, The series, starring Luis Tosar and Blanca Portillo, directed by Alberto Ruiz Rojo, started shooting in Madrid last Tuesday and is scheduled to make its official screening in Ciudad de la Luz next week.
National and international productions
Rodes, since the campaign started City of Light. we are back to capture the shots 24 visits from international manufacturers, Most Americans the Alicante complex receives, “in addition to a few video conferences with majors from Los Angeles“.
The result is that “two big productions They are in the negotiation phase to begin filming on the sets of Alicante before the end of 2023″. And two others who are close to reaching an agreement.Delayed his decision ’til the end of the writers’ strike in the US’caused a stop on multiple projects”.
In parallel, meetings were held for the shooting of the film. two new local productionsAccording to the general manager, SPTDIt will hit the studios in September. A series that will occupy part of the studios for eight monthsand a film by the Spanish producer Gerardo HerreroRAQA, a story jihad environment.
new impulse
“It is a great pleasure for us to receive. filming returned to Ciudad de la Luz“Assures Josefina Bueno, Minister for Innovation, Universities, Science and the Digital Society.
“It was a reasonable project at the time, but had to be stopped due to unreasonable management.” In this sense, “the former PP government expropriated three million square meters and built a cinema complex on it. When the Ximo Puig Government arrived, the activity was banned by Brussels. and the expropriation was annulled by the Supreme Court”.
“So what’s left?” asks Bueno. “More than 400 million have been invested by all Valencians. President Ximo Puig has persistently supported the rescue and it has finally been achieved. Today we can congratulate ourselves because The withdrawals are back and this investment will be able to realize the huge economic boosting capacity. for our land.”
HELP FROM JUNE AND THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Generalitat hopes mid June The call for help for filming is initiated when the strict requirements are met and there are “a lot of them already”, which is rewarded among applicants within a month.
These grants are for incentive purposes. increase the production of the film industry In the Valencian Community and as a frame of reference local expenditures made by projects audiovisual. In this way it is possible to reach subsidy up to 25% of accredited local spending. This program comes to create an incentive scheme that allows the Community to compete with other regions such as: Canary Islands, Basque Country or Navarra that already apply such stimuli successfully.
In parallel with this, Ciudad de la Luz has given the studios a professional operation and marketing team for the attraction of big productions. call, whose The bidding period ended at the end of April.has had considerable success in response, and many major national and international executives and research marketers have submitted their proposals.
However, the decision awaits the decision of the appeal filed by a firm that does not comply with the conditions specified in the specification. TCARC (Central Administrative Court of Appeals) will be resolved in a few weeks.
Providing this service will mean a significant leap forward in the history of Ciudad de la Luz. given Will have A team with proven technical solvency with great capacity to support film shoots and access the lure of major productions.
Source: Informacion
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