The Generalitat Valenciana is a series of far-reaching actions aimed at making Ciudad de la Luz “a means of revitalizing the economy and the region” and serving to create and create a new local industry and mobilize a network of trade and professionals. In this sense, the president Ximo Puigadvanced in view Forum Alicante mapping small and medium-sized companies and freelance companies that assist in film production has begun to find the “talents and needs” of seventh arts-related jobs and is an emerging audiovisual sector.
Another of these important actions, which will be carried out as Puig envisions, is the initiation of a new project. Vocational EducationCurrently working on planning to train good professionals related to the industry, specializing in the audio-visual world.
The head of the consulate answered in detail the questions from the participants, many of whom followed his speech with interest, after his conference. Among other topics, he was asked about the future rail link. movie complex with nearby Alicante-Elche airport. Puig conceded that this was a reasonable claim and that it would be “reasonable” to complete. In this sense, he reminded that the Minister of Transport, Raquel Sánchez, promised 20 days ago that the tender for the project, which will reach 80 million euros, will be done before the end of this year.
Puig pointed out that there was a continuing lack of improvement required to access the cinema complex over time, as they were “highly urbanly degraded”. That’s why he declared his allegiance. Collaboration with the City Council Alicante to find the most compatible solution with the environment of the sets.
illusion
In the Memories section, the Consell head also recalled the difficult times when the studies were about to disappear. However, he said, “today, with its regained prestige and ambition to reach new frontiers, it is one of the greatest hopes of the Valencian Community.” Regarding the most critical moment, when he came to the presidency of Generalitat, he made it clear that he was against the “sell” of works for 17 million, which has nothing to do with the message currently launched. increase facilities If the expectations set out in the business plan for the next five years are met.
Ciudad de la Luz will not be a “closed project” and therefore, movie shootsPuig assured that the priority would be large and medium productions, without ignoring the Society’s professionals. “We will not forget the moral debt we owe the audiovisual media after these sanctions,” the PSPV leader said in a speech, describing the period without regional public television as a dark chapter. An event that took place between the closing of Kanal 9 and the opening of À Punt.
tax incentives
Regarding the possibility of creating tax incentives for producers, the president stressed that they would never leave the legal framework “so as not to fall again in other cases”, but said they would try and try to be as helpful as possible. Participating in the Strategic Project for the Improvement and Economic Transformation of the audio-visual sector (PERTE). On the other hand, he regretted that many people from Alicante did not know about the City of Light until they had to go there to get vaccinated as part of a large dose supply campaign to curb the spread of the pandemic. For this reason, it undertakes to encourage initiatives that will make it possible for the works to be announced to the public at the time of the “unification” after the abolition. European Union restrictionslast July 1st.
In the final balance, which Puig presented as the culmination of his speech at the Alicante Forum, he assured that the Alicante film complex was reborn with “recovered prestige” after years of complexity when it was close to disappearing. “This movie may end well, our hope is that the next Lawrence of Arabia will be filmed here,” he added, as the final act of a speech full of references to the president. seventh art. Attendees reminded that stars like Francis Ford Coppola, Antonio Banderas or Penélope Cruz are already working at their Alicante facility, which could be repeated from this fall.