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The Government of Spain has presented this week the new Law on Cinema and Audiovisual Culture, which provides for changes ranging from aid to theaters and independent production to coexistence with media platforms streaming. Also the expansion of the idea of cinema and the incorporation of series and telefilms in the same category as movies.
“The law aspires to collect, understand and support audiovisual culture as a whole, richness and diversity, and not be restricted to a single form of creation (cinematic)”, reads the text (via eldiario.es). This law, which would not be implemented until 2023, replaces the previous one from 2007 and tries to adapt the legislation to times in which the audiovisual ecosystem has nothing to do with fifteen years ago.
What does this mean for companies like Netflix, HBO Max and company in Spain? On the one hand, if the law is approved, the platforms will be able to access production aid for the first time without having to commit to a theatrical release. In addition, the law ensures a larger subsidy for projects carried out in Spain, both during filming and in the post-production phase, and those in which the official languages are used. However, As an essential condition to obtain these grants, the services of streaming they must share their audience data with the Government in the same way that movie theaters do in relation to the number of spectators and collection.
