Local Fixer Services

Here is how this works in practice. Our local fixer network in Spain is built around the seventeen autonomous communities — not a single national org chart. Madrid shoots route through Madrid Film Office contacts wired into the Comunidad de Madrid. The Ayuntamiento permit desks for the Royal Palace. Plaza Mayor, Retiro, Cibeles. Gran Vía, and Templo de Debod. Barcelona shoots run through the Barcelona Film Commission and Catalan-speaking producers fluent in Generalitat de Catalunya protocols for Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Casa Batlló. Casa Milà, the Gothic Quarter, and Montjuïc. Productions that have hosted Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Here is the short of it. All About My Mother, and countless global commercials. Andalucía Film Commission partners cover Sevilla (Real Alcázar. Game of Thrones Dorne, Plaza de España — Star Wars Episode II Naboo, Lawrence of Arabia). Granada (Alhambra UNESCO). Córdoba (Mezquita-Cathedral UNESCO), Málaga (Costa del Sol gateway). And Almería (Tabernas desert — Spaghetti Western capital, Lawrence of Arabia, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny). The Basque Country (Euskadi) Film Commission anchors Bilbao (Guggenheim, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. GoT Dragonstone) and San Sebastián festival work through native-Euskera coordinators.

Here is the breakdown. The Galicia Film Commission delivers A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela. And Camino de Santiago coverage through Galego-speaking producers. The Canary Islands Film Commission anchors the 50%-rebates Tenerife/Gran Canaria/Fuerteventura/Lanzarote shoots that drew Solo: A Star Wars Story. Wonder Woman 1984, Fast & Furious 6. And In the Heart of the Sea.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Beyond commission liaison, our fixers handle the granular logistical work that makes Spanish production frictionless. We file AEAT (Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria) ATA carnet packages for inbound camera and grip kit through Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat customs. Prepare Extranjería work-visa applications for non-EU crew (US, UK post-Brexit, Latin American Mobilidad Iberoamericana citizens). Coordinate ICAA 30% / Canary Islands 50% / Navarra 70% / Basque 40% rebates-eligibility forms from the first prep day. Manage AEPD (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos) data-handling compliance.

Here is how the picture comes together. And arrange ENAIRE drone sign-off and CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia) broadcast clearances when shoots need terrestrial RF planning. On-set support stretches across multi-lingual call sheets in Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and Galician. Autonomous-community holiday calendars (Día de la Hispanidad October 12, Constitution Day December 6, Día de Reyes January 6, Semana Santa Easter Week, the August national vacation that empties Madrid and Barcelona). 24/7 escalation lines to Policía Nacional and Guardia Civil, hospital and Mutua workers'-comp planning.

Here is what we have to work with. And crisis running for everything from cancelled location windows in Sevilla heat to last-minute permit modifications at the Alhambra. We've supported 500+ global shoots across Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Granada, Bilbao, Tenerife, and remote Almería desert shoots with 100% cultural compliance.