Participation in the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico)

The Madrid Audiovisual Cluster participates in the session “Everything is Possible in Madrid: Strategies and Successes in the Industry” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico).

In the photo, from left to right: Adriana Castillo (Iberseries Industria Programming Coordinator); Carlo D’Ursi (President of AMA and Vice President of the Madrid Cluster); Gonzalo Cabrera, Director of Culture and Creative Industries of the Community of Madrid; Teresa Azcona (Manager of the Madrid Cluster); Xiomara García (Director of Film Madrid and Spain Film Commission); Nacho Carballo (Audiovisual Industries Advisor of the Community of Madrid). © FICG / Diego Gasca

The Madrid Audiovisual Cluster participates in the session “Everything is Possible in Madrid: Strategies and Successes in the Industry” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico).

In the session “Everything is Possible in Madrid: Strategies and Successes in the Industry,” the panelists generated a dialogue about the flourishing of Madrid’s audiovisual sector through various forms of production and co-production.

Gonzalo Cabrera, Director of Culture and Creative Industries of the Community of Madrid, emphasized the importance of collaboration between the public and private sectors, stating that “Madrid’s institutions have recognized the importance of audiovisual, not only in culture but also in generating stable jobs.”

Carlo D’Ursi, President of AMA (Madrid Audiovisual Association) and Vice President of the Madrid Cluster, affirmed that for some time they have considered international co-production as a key factor for the growth of the Ibero-American audiovisual sector.

“For some time now, we’ve considered international co-production as a key link for scaling our productions, as Gonzalo rightly said. We want to consider the concept of support as an investment, and as an investment, it must have a return. To maximize this investment and maximize the return, we need to internationalize. The co-production route is a fundamental way to do this.”

Finally, the panel attendees expressed their concerns about cooperation with the Community of Madrid and the necessary mechanisms for achieving an effective alliance in the development of stories arising from connectivity and co-production agreements between Spanish-speaking countries.

The panel “Everything is Possible in Madrid: Strategies and Successes in the Industry” also featured Teresa Azcona, Manager of the Madrid Cluster; Xiomara García, Director of Film Madrid and the Spain Film Commission; Raúl Torquemada, Deputy Director of the Madrid Film Office, City Council of Madrid; and moderator Nacho Carballo, Audiovisual Industries Advisor of the Community of Madrid.

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