Martín advances that the Adeje studies “are going to be at the forefront” in Europe and rules out that Gran Canaria “has taken the lead”
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 6 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The island of Tenerife broke the record for spending on filming last year with a total of 101 million, 39.6% compared to 2021, and which means that 60% of the increase in the last 22 years has been generated since 2018.
The balance has been exposed in a press conference this Monday by the president of the Cabildo, Pedro Martín; the insular director of Tourism, Laura Castro, and the CEO of Tenerife Tourism, David Pérez, who have stressed that the trend in the audiovisual sector will be maintained or even increased.
In addition, 3,467 jobs linked to technical and artistic departments were generated -car rental, catering, accommodation, restaurants or transport- plus 6,166 extras and more and more specialized jobs are established on the island and there are no workers to hire abroad.
In total, 122 productions were filmed last year on the island that accumulated 869 days, less than the previous year, which demonstrates, in the opinion of Laura Castro, the perfect “balance” between “quality and quantity”, an objective that has been pursued since the Council.
Most of the productions are of Spanish and German origin and apart from photography, which is the most in demand, there were nine feature films and nine series, including ’30 Monedas’, by Álex de la Iglesia; ‘Jack Ryan 4’; ‘Montecristo’, with William Levy or ‘El Salto’, by Benito Zambrano.
Pérez has had an impact on Tenerife consolidating itself as the Ibero-American capital of animation -this year it will once again host the Quirino Awards gala- with a total expenditure of 18 million, 18.5% more and the generation of 83 jobs job.
In addition, eight companies have established themselves on the island: 3 Doubles Producciones, B Water Animation Studios, Blackout Films, Glaboo Studios, In Efecto, La Crème Films, Mondo TV Studios and Tomavision.
Due to the “confidentiality” required by the production companies, details of the 2023 filming have not been advanced, but there are already several underway and there will be high-quality productions, Ricardo Martínez, director of the Tenerife Film Commission, has confessed.
STUDIES: DO NOT COME ALONE TO RECORD
Pedro Martín has advanced that the Cabildo is accelerating to complete a “three-year” job and that the island has film studios –they would be located in the municipality of Adeje– so that “he does not come just to record” in spaces natural.
The president has indicated that “it is a way to diversify the economy” since it will not be “an amusement park for tourists” but a place “to work” and generate economic activity through the audiovisual industry.
He has indicated that Tenerife must take advantage of the climate and air connectivity -especially the direct flight with New York- to launch this initiative that represents “an opportunity” to create stable and quality employment.
He has commented that the tax advantages of the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC) will be used and that the project is a good “alternative” to tourism, while he has denied that Gran Canaria “has taken the lead” –although it has already launched with 6,000 square meters–.
Martín has said that the Gran Canaria project “is not a reference” and that the studios in Tenerife “are going to be at the forefront” since it is a “singular” proposal that can be compared, for example, with the large studios in London, both for its characteristics and for the companies that will be linked.
He has specified that Tenerife “does not compete against anyone” and that the project “does not arrive late” since it is “very solid” and they do not want it to be a trial balloon”, hence they work with “discretion”. nothing, you have to arrive on time, arrive well”, he added.
