Murcia Film Commission is born

Wi t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k o f FITUR Screen, the Region o f M u r c i a F i l m C o m m ission was presented CINEINFORME spoke there with the General Director of Cultural Industries of the Region of Murcia, Manuel Cebrián, to find out the details

“For a long time filming has taken place in the Region of Murcia but it has always been inconsistent and with little media coverage”, Cebrián tells us.

They have been working on the Film Commission for years. "We have started the last but because we have done field work that allows us to adequately know the strengths and weaknesses compared to the rest of FC", explains the General Director of Culture.

Timing was also important: “It's a question of appropriateness of the moment The regional audiovisual sector right now is mature and competitive, before professionals in Murcia had to go abroad Now a industrial network has been created that works in national and international productions They not only offer efficiency and quality, but also competitiveness; the standard of living is not the same there as in Madrid The sector is united and has pushed us too From the Administration you can promote something but if you don't have a professional network so we are also working to reinforce this”, says Cebrián

Culture, Tourism and the Development Institute strongly support this sector and, as Cebrián emphasizes, they have collaborated to promote a network of local film offices (they already have 14 adhered municipalities) with which "to create a legislative homogenization so that in any municipality you have a similar base for filming”

What is the competitive advantage of the region? “We have a very small Community but very well structured by communications. You can move in a space of 1 hour and 45 minutes between one corner and another, allowing forest locations in the inside and beach areas We have very unique locations from the landscape point of view, with areas declared Natural Reserves, but also historically, with a military heritage that does not exist in Spain except for some area of Cádiz (Rota). Our mining heritage or our wineries are also very valuable”, says Cebrián.

Murcia is also attractive for filming unique festivals, such as the Cante de las Minas Festival or the Carthaginians and Romans Festival (both International Tourist Interest Festivals), among many others.