FILMING IN SPAIN

FILMING IN SPAIN

INCENTIVES AND TAX BENEFITS SPAIN

• Incentives and tax benefits filming in Spain. Spain provides a large list of tax benefits, incentives and grants; very attractive for the foreign audiovisual producer that wants to do a shooting in Spain. In general, the tax reduction would rise up to 20%, based on the expenses in the Spanish territory for foreign productions of feature films, this is if the mentioned costs are higher than 1 million euros. There are territories with a higher refund percentage, like the Basque Country, where tax reductions can approach 30% of the production cost, or Navarre with 35%, Bizkaia, and the Canary Islands with a maximum 40% percentage.

• It is necessary to meet some requests to obtain these tax benefits for shooting in Spain, . Our “Camaleón Cinema Services” staff can help you make the necessary arrangements to be able to shoot any foreign or national audiovisual production and any audiovisual coproduction in Spain.

• From “Camaleón Cinema Services” we can give you detailed advice on every possible tax reduction you can obtain shooting in Spain, as a producer of audiovisual content or an investor that wants to participate in the cinematographic industry. We advise audiovisual production companies and cultural nonprofit entities that have a project on how they can get tax advantages for shooting in Spain. We manage grant requests provided by the Spanish Government or Autonomous Communities, and we help you find the financing you need for your project, co-working to get your project done.

SHOOTING IN SPAIN

• “Camaleón Cinema Services” has a large line of services for producers and advertising agencies that want to perform any film shooting in Spain. We have our own camera, lighting and grip equipment. We have the most modern equipment and the most qualified personnel to carry out any audiovisual shooting in Spain. We have local top-level technical and artistic staff with proven experience in cinema, TV and publicity shooting in Spain. They provide a guarantee of success.

• We are available for our customers to advise and perform their audiovisual production in Spanish territory. Available for any consultation, we offer you a personal service that will meet your expectations in your film shooting in Spain.


AMAZING SHOOTING LOCATIONS

• Spain allows the audiovisual producer that wants to make a shooting in Spain to choose among a large catalogue of locations, with the variety of places and diversity of its territory. From cities like Madrid, Barcelona or Seville with a historic and cultural heritage, to unique and privileged natural environments that offer an attractive framework to carry out any audiovisual production and make the shooting in Spain the best alternative: coasts, beaches, islands, mountains, natural parks, etc...

• “Camaleón Cinema Services” provides production personnel and location managers with proven experience. They will select the most suitable locations to shoot any audiovisual production in Spain. Additionally, we develop the complementary aptitudes required to guarantee success in the shooting of feature or short films, TV series or documentaries in Spain. We provide advice and the necessary equipment.

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND FACILITIES 

• The weather in our country offers the audiovisual producer all kind of possibilities, with low temperatures in winter, warm weather in spring and autumn, and dry hot days in summer. The weather in the north of Spain is rainy in spring, autumn and winter; in the south and east of Spain, there can be more than 300 sunny days in one year. This is the climate diversity you'll find when you shoot a film in Spain, a privileged place for audiovisual productions. Besides, it is one of the most important tourist destinations in the world, with a large plane and train network and a great option of internationally recognized prestigious hotels. That is why shooting in Spain means comfort, to a level few others can match.

• “Camaleón Cinema Services” provides a quality service in any audiovisual production, making Spain reliable for the shooting of your feature or short film, a TV series, media coverage, cinema or any audiovisual platform, like publicity or any other option of audiovisual production.

OTHER ADVANTAGES OF SHOOTING IN SPAIN 

• Spain is the second country in the world with more foreign visitors per year. In 2018, it reached the record number of 82,8 million people, one million more than the previous year. This growth rate hasn’t stopped throughout the years. That is why Spain is a worldwide known country. Shooting in Spain has guaranteed international repercussions, with reference scenarios due to its disclosure on feature films or TV series, and the unquestionable increase of visits from people from all over the world. It is also the cradle of world cuisine and has some of the best chefs in the international culinary scene. Other advantages to adding, if you want to film in Spain, are its extensive and varied food options, the kindness of the local people, its' leisure opportunities and a huge range of nice accommodations for the shooting crew.

• “Camaleón Cinema Services” has a carefully selected production team, with proven experience and outstanding professionalism. We offer each audiovisual production recorded in Spain a specifically adapted team to offer the best guarantees of success, both on a professional and a human level. We take special care of the technical team's stay, to make it a unique experience, that way they leave wishing to come back for their next film shooting in Spain.

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DOES CAMALEON CINEMA OFFER FOR SHOOTING IN SPAIN?

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DOES CAMALEÓN CINEMA SERVICES OFFER FOR FILMING IN SPAIN?

• CAMALEON CINEMA SERVICES offers foreign production companies that want to film in Spain, in addition to all the audiovisual Equipment and necessary filming and production services needed for any audiovisual project, whether cinematographic, television, advertising, event celebration, etc., a complement of information and advice on tax deductions, aid and subsidies so that both audiovisual production companies and investors can have this information and check that by filming in Spain their projects can benefit from the tax deductions and aid granted by both the Spanish government and the different Autonomous Communities. We advise and manage each audiovisual production project to be filmed in Spain on an individual basis. We study whether the requirements for obtaining the tax benefits and subsidies provided for by law are met and we carry out or collaborate in the development of said projects. Check with CAMALEON CINEMA SERVICES all the possibilities and advantages that filming in Spain will entail. We guarantee professional work, a commitment to efficiency and results that meet all the expectations that any type of audiovisual production may require, and that make filming in Spain the best possible and most attractive option.

Production Services and Tax Incentives

• Tax deductions for cinema in Spain
• Aid for feature films and short films in Spain
• General and selective aid for cinema in Spain
• Tax Deductions in Bizkaia
• Tax deduction for investments in cinematographic films and other audiovisual works in navarre
• Tax rebate canary islands for film productions 2025
• Tax Incentives for audiovisual work in Bizkaia: Tax Credit

 Where to film in Spain?

Filming in Spain. Spain has an infinite number of locations where any audiovisual project can be developed. Spain is one of the natural sets with the greatest diversity of landscapes in the world. All of them located within a short distance from each other. Deserts in Almeria or Monegros, impressive roads in Mallorca or Catalonia, Mediterranean beaches in the Balearic Islands, incredible forests in Galicia, Asturias and the Basque Country.

• Filming in Spain
• Filming in Seville
• Filming in the Canary Islands
• Filming in Madrid
• Filming in Barcelona
• Filming in Andalusia

The advantages of collaborating with Camaleón Cinema

Camaleón Cinema is much more than a film and advertising production company. Through its Camaleón Rental brand, it offers a complete film equipment rental service, including cameras, lighting, and grip equipment, guaranteeing the highest technical quality for every project.

In addition, we provide a wide range of production and consulting services for feature film shoots in Spain. Our main strengths include managing tax benefits, participating in film investments, and the possibility of establishing co-productions with our company.