British Film Commission and Spain Film Commission sign Memorandum of Understanding, enhancing collaboration on film and high-end TV production between the UK and Spain

Today (21 October) the British Film Commission (BFC) and the Spain Film Commission (SFC) are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration to facilitate film and high-end television production between the UK and Spain.

Both countries are leading global production centres for film and high-end TV production, hosting some of the world’s biggest film and TV titles. In fact, the UK and Spain screen industries are booming, as both territories continue to attract an increased number of major productions through the combination of reliable tax incentives, world-class crew and infrastructure and an immense variety of unique locations.

The MoU will see the two film commissions build upon their positive relationship. For example, the two commissions have worked very closely during Covid-19 to help facilitate travel and production between the UK and Spain for several major TV series.

Recent projects to have shot across both jurisdictions include Marvel’s Eternals, which was based at Pinewood Studios and shot on location in London and Oxford in England and in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, as well as Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman: 1984, which was based at Warner Bros.’ Studio Leavesden and on location in London, Cambridgeshire, England as well as in Spain’s Andalucía and the Canary Islands. Further titles shot across both territories in recent years include The Crown (Netflix), The Midnight Sky (Netflix/Anonymous Content), The Last Letter from Your Lover (StudioCanal/Blueprint/The Film Farm), Spider-Man: Far From Home (Sony), Game of Thrones (HBO) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm).

Through this MoU, the two commissions seek greater creative, commercial and cultural exchange between Spain and the UK and will also continue to actively foster opportunities to support film and high-end television production in both territories.

The agreement will be signed today (21 October) at the Royal Palace of Valladolid, Spain.

Adrian Wootton OBE, Chief Executive of the British Film Commission, said: “We are delighted to build upon our positive and fruitful relationship with the Spain Film Commission through this agreement. Now is an exciting time for the global film and high-end TV industry, with the demand for filmed content at an all-time high, and the opportunities for all growing. The UK and its dynamic and diverse screen industries are very much open for business and we are committed to continued collaborations with our European partners. There are already some fantastic examples of collaboration with high-profile productions being made between our two territories, such as Marvel’s Eternals and Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman 1984, and we look forward to working with our friends in Spain to forge even stronger creative and commercial links between our countries, exploring new ways of working together in the future.”

Carlos Rosado, President of the Spain Film Commission, said: “With this agreement, Spain Film Commission continues to develop a strategy to establish collaboration spaces with the most important audiovisual industries in the world. We wish to share common actions with BFC aimed at create bridges between Spanish and British industry. Spain is at a time of special influence and is demonstrating its capacity as an audiovisual agent in Europe. SFC is an instrumental agent of the Spanish Audiovisual Hub and this agreement is part of that strategy.”

–ENDS—

For further press information about the British Film Commission, please contact:

Sara Oberthaler, Communications Coordinator, British Film Commission
E: sara.oberthaler@britishfilmcommission.org.uk
M: +44 (0) 7436034742

For further press information about the Spain Film Commission, please contact:
Cristina Gomez
E: cristina@powerhousehub.eu
M: +34 661 620 807

Notes to Editors:

About the British Film Commission:

The British Film Commission (BFC) is the UK Government’s national organisation responsible for international film and television production in the UK. Funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for International Trade and the BFI, the BFC leads on:

• Maximising and supporting the production of major international feature film and high-end television in the UK;
• Strengthening and promoting the UK’s film and television infrastructure;
• Liaising between the Government and the film and television industry on policy issues that impact on production.

With offices in the UK and the US, the BFC provides free tailored production support at the highest level, from the earliest stages of development through to post-production, including guidance on the UK’s lucrative film and television tax reliefs and assistance with sourcing key crew, talent, facilities and locations.

The BFC has industry sponsors who form the membership of the agency’s innovative public/private partnership: Angels Costumes, Bray Film Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, Harbottle & Lewis, HBO, Movie Makers, Netflix, Pinewood Studios, Saffery Champness, Warner Bros., 3 Mills Studios, BBC Studios, DNEG, Elstree Studios, Framestore, MPC, The Bottle Yard Studios and Working Title.

The BFC is the national division of Film London.
www.britishfilmcommission.org.uk
Twitter: @FilmInUK_BFC
LinkedIn: British Film Commission

About the Spain Film Commission:

The Spain Film Commission is a not-for-profit association launched in 2001 which is leading the way when it comes to branding Spain as a destination for film-making and audio-visual shoots, coordinating the efforts of Spain’s extensive network of film commissions and film offices located across the country.

The entity is one of the founders of the European Film Commission Network (EFCN), a member of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), and also actively collaborates with the Spanish Government, national institutions and film production companies to further consolidate audio-visual activity.

www.shootinginspain.info/en
Twitter: @SpainFilm
LinkedIn: Spain Film Commission

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