Institut Catalŕ de les Indústries Culturals
In 2000, The Parliament of Catalonia created the ICIC to help developing the audiovisual industries in the territory. Since then, it's been a key factor to articulate all necessary measures to strengthen the industry through dialogue, new financing formulas, support to exportation of cultural produce and to guarantee its presence in the own market.
Therefore, ICIC is developing a strategic, wide and very active audiovisual policy in Catalonia, supporting all the different actors of the industry, from production companies to theatres.
Some strategic actions taken from its creation are the set up of the CDA, the support and coordination of Catalan Film Festivals and the refunding of Catalan Films & TV, which has become a consortium with the involvement of the private sector, not only from the economical point of view but also participating in its decision making.
We must point out that all audiovisual subsidies can be obtained by entities established in Catalonia or other European companies with a permanent establishment in Catalonia.
There are no specific requirements regarding technical and artistic equipment expenses to be done in the Catalan territory (in case of automatic cinema subsidies), except for those mandatory and fixed by the International co-production treaties.
Catalan Films & TV is the international engine of the Catalan audiovisual companies, creating links, national and international, and promoting the presence of Catalan product and companies at markets and festivals.
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Cine-Regio representative - Mrs. Angela Bosch Rius
Angela Bosch is the general director of the Consoci Catalan Films & TV since 2004. The Consortium is the international engine of the Catalan audiovisual companies, creating links locally and internationally, and promoting the presence of product and Catalan companies to markets and festivals.
Our goal is to generate a greater distribution of our product and stimulate the international co-productions.
Mr. Xavier Parache Calvet
Xavier Parache was born on 1976 in Barcelona. He graduated in International Trade & Business from Universitat Pompeu Fabra – ESCI, and holds a Master degree in Accounting and Finance from Universitat Pompeu Fabra and in Tax Laws from Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona – Ernst & Young.
Xavier Parache started his career in 1998 at the Corporación Internacional de Finanzas S.A. Between 2000 and 2003, he worked for Ernst & Young at the International Tax department. Xavier Parache has been working for the Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC) since 2003.
He is the Film & Audiovisual Financing Director.
Contact
Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals
Rambla Santa Mònica 8
08002 Barcelona
Spain
Tel: +34 93 567 3539
Fax:+34 93 316 2865
aboschr@gencat.net
Tel: +34 93 556 5310
Fax:+34 93 316 2568
xparache@gencat.net
www.cultura.gencat.net/icic