{"id":13930,"date":"2026-02-15T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/13930\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:37:06","slug":"madrid-audiovisual-cluster-launches-berlin-fest-networking-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/13930\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid Audiovisual Cluster Launches Berlin Fest Networking Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSpain\u2019s muscular presence at this year\u2019s Berlinale and European Film Market was bolstered on Saturday with an inaugural presentation and networking event organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/madrid\/\" id=\"auto-tag_madrid\" data-tag=\"madrid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madrid<\/a> Audiovisual Cluster in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/madrid-film-office\/\" id=\"auto-tag_madrid-film-office\" data-tag=\"madrid-film-office\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madrid Film Office<\/a> and Film Madrid Region. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Madrid delegation has a packed schedule of activities in Berlin under the \u201cMadrid Make it Possible\u201d banner, integrating the joint efforts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/madrid-audiovisual-cluster\/\" id=\"auto-tag_madrid-audiovisual-cluster\" data-tag=\"madrid-audiovisual-cluster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madrid Audiovisual Cluster<\/a>, Film Madrid Region and Madrid Film Office to consolidate the sector\u2019s international reach, strengthen strategic alliances in the European market and bolster the region\u2019s international positioning as a strategic hub for film and TV production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe delegation also has its own EFM space within the Spanish stand at the Martin-Gropius-Bau.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe noon-time event, held at the Wandelbar in the Marriott Hotel, inspired by Spain\u2019s traditional vermouth hour, brought together producers, distributors, buyers and other international industry professionals from Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Spain, the U.S., Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Norway, the Netherlands, the U.K. and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWelcoming guests and introducing the organizations from both Spain\u2019s capital city and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid were Teresa Azcona, managing director of the Madrid Audiovisual Cluster; Luis Lloret and Xiomara Garc\u00eda of Film Madrid Region; and Mar\u00eda Prada and V\u00edctor Aertsen from the Madrid Film Office, who explained the support they provide to the audiovisual sector and their work in promoting the industry in the region and the city of Madrid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSeveral members of the Madrid Audiovisual Cluster provided further insights into organization\u2019s activities, including Rafael Alberola, head of ECAM Industria, who highlighted the ECAM Forum, an international co-production event designed to foster emerging talent and promoted by the Madrid Film and Audiovisual School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlso on hand was Samuel Castro, co-director of Iberseries &amp; Platino Industria and member of the Madrid Audiovisual Cluster\u2019s board of directors. A leading international event for the Ibero-American audiovisual sector, the Iberseries &amp; Platino Industria\u2019s sixth edition will be held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 in Madrid, where key professionals involved in the creation, production and marketing of film and TV content in Spanish and Portuguese will once again gather. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEstablished as the largest international business event for the Spanish and Portuguese-language film and TV industry, Iberseries &amp; Platino Industria has become a strategic meeting point for producers, distributors, buyers and platforms from Ibero-America and Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn Berlin, Iberseries &amp; Platino Industria has co-launched Series Match, a new initiative at the Berlinale Series Market that connects Ibero-American and German companies with series projects in early development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBacked by the Madrid City Council and the Community of Madrid, the Madrid Audiovisual Cluster aims to strengthen the audiovisual industry in the region by supporting companies and encouraging new projects, creating an integrated ecosystem that promotes business opportunities, innovation and employment while boost international events in the capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spain\u2019s muscular presence at this year\u2019s Berlinale and European Film Market was bolstered on Saturday with an inaugural&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[112,3146,190,10626,115,10627,10628],"class_list":{"0":"post-13930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-berlin","8":"tag-berlin","9":"tag-berlin-film-festival","10":"tag-germany","11":"tag-iberseries-platino-industria","12":"tag-madrid","13":"tag-madrid-audiovisual-cluster","14":"tag-madrid-film-office"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}