The Spanish economy has steadily surpassed that of its European counterparts over the last five years, in pre-pandemic circumstances. The animation sector has also lived a steady growth in turnover and highly qualified job positions, being one of the most resilient markets towards the covid crisis.
Audiovisual companies can find specialized talent to cover their creative and technical needs more easily in Spain than in neighboring countries and at a more competitive cost than in other major European economies. Spanish talent is well renowned internationally for its creativity and experience, and it has been recognized in multiple international awards.
Spain’s tax burden is similar to the EU average. Moreover, Spain offers subsidies and grants and has a comprehensive system of tax incentives and exemptions to promote RDI activities, knowledge transfer and job creation , including specific tax rebates to produce animation and VFX works, turning national companies into competitive agents at the international market.
Spanish animation is on boost: with more than 20 feature films in development or production stages and a similar slate of work-in-progress animated broadcast series, the sector has never been so vibrant as today. Spain is open for business. Spain is good talent, good cuisine and leisure activities. Spain is full of opportunities. Come work with us and don’t miss them!
8 SPANISH PROJECTS PITCHED AT CARTOON FORUM
- BERTIE’S BRAINWAVES
Based on the ‘Dirty Bertie’ books that have sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide. Bertie’s imagination is so powerful it can’t be contained. The things he imagines blast out of his brain and become 100% REAL, transforming the world around him and throwing Bertie and his best friends into bizarre adventures
➤ Produced by In Efecto – coproduced by Flickerpix (United Kingdom) - BEST FRIENDS FOREVER… STRANDED!
Frank, a smarty-pants rooster gets stranded on a far-away island along with his loyal pig companion Chops. They create a unique bond with a jungly vegan crocodile named Charli, living crazy and bizarre adventures together.
➤ Produced by Peekaboo Animation - FIRSTS
“Primeras” (Firsts) is an anthological, animated show depicting the life stories of women from around the world who became pioneers in fields that until then, were reserved only to men.
➤ Produced by TV ON Producciones – coproduced by Tippo Creative Lab (Chile) - MERVYN’S ALBUM
10 year old Mervyn is able to enter the world inside postage stamps. From Tesla to Titanic and from dragons to aliens, Mervyn visits everything and everyone ever depicted on stamps.
➤ Produced by Kick the Door Productions – coproduced by BigB (Germany) - MY BROTHER IS A T‑REZ
Coco is a six years old girl, who loves to create stories. Together with her messy little brother who happens to be a big, pinkish, actual T‑Rex, they embark on many adventures to solve problems using imagination and crafts.
➤ Produced by Mr Klaus Animation Studio – coproduced by Lusco Fusco Animation (Portugal) - POLKA DOT ZEBRA
Bella is a zebra who was born with dots instead of stripes. After struggling with self-esteem, the Lunares clan helps her reclaim her pride. Afterwards, Bella dedicates herself to show the world that diversity is natural and that without it, the world would be very boring.
➤ Produced by Sygnatia – coproduced by Bro Cinema (Portugal) - THE LITTLE ORCHESTRA
The Little Orchestra is a series that celebrates music. We all love songs… but what are they made from? Why do they make us feel the way they do? It’s all a bit of a puzzle… but don’t worry, The Little Orchestra has come to unravel the mystery!
➤ Produced by Mago Audiovisual Production – coproduced by Apus Animación y Contenido (Peru) & Chucho TV (Uruguay) - ZOEY OCEANS
Five years ago Zoey’s father disappeared on his ship. Only the shipment of rubber ducks has been appearing in the most disparate places of the planet. Zoey keeps her hopes alive that one day her father will also show up somewhere.
➤ Produced by Studio Kimchi
In collaboration with our spanish partners






