Date Published: 18/04/2022
ARCHIVED - Netflix and Cartagena sign historic deal in Spain
The streaming company aims to develop the audiovisual sector in the Murcia Region
Cartagena has made TV history in Spain by becoming the first city council to sign a contract with Netflix to promote the audiovisual sector in the city. To this end, the streaming service will commit to the training of audiovisual professionals during 2022 and 2023 in addition to taking part in the Cartagena Film Festival. Finally, Netflix will launch a new short film competition aimed at students in the Region.
Announcing the historic collaboration, mayor Noelia Arroyo assured that the deal signifies “an agreement through which we support our creators, our Film Festival and take advantage of Netflix’s knowledge to improve the training of future professionals in the audiovisual world.”
The Region is no stranger to the silver screen; in the past, Cartagena has been the setting for filming of national and international productions and several episodes of Netflix’s Sky Rojo drama series were filmed in Cabo de Palos.
“For us it means opening a direct communication channel with Netflix to have the help and advice of a large company in our projects to develop Cartagena's capabilities throughout the audiovisual production chain,” Ms Arroyo stressed, adding that the municipality is home to a Polytechnic University and technology is increasingly important in audiovisual production.
To this end, the First Strategic Tourism Plan 2021-2025 has invested 4.1 million euros in the development and promotion of Cartagena as a destination for audiovisual productions.
The director of Public Policies for Spain and Portugal expressed her excitement at producing “good stories” in the Region, adding that the company hopes to showcase “the diversity, the geographical diversity, the cultural diversity of our country and not limit ourselves to certain places. This agreement is a reflection of that goal.”
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Image: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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