“Wes was really pleased by the construction of the set and the natural light,” says de Lecea. Menakoz Films recently worked on Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City, transforming a village on the outskirts of Chinchon (in the region of Madrid) into Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico circa 1955. We have to keep making sure the policies to increase the number and calibre of international shoots go hand in hand with the support of the local industry.” We tend to forget that our film professionals are so good because they have grown up making Spanish films and series. “In an area roughly the size of Texas, we have everything in terms of locations,” says Fernando Victoria de Lecea, a producer at Menakoz Films and president of Profilm, an association that includes most of the main service providers in Spain. “There has also been a significant improvement of the incentives, and the skill of our crews is good and praised by all the companies that come to work here. Its urban landscapes range from medieval to Moorish, with architectural gems and radical contemporary designs, while its natural settings include deserts, luscious forests, mountain ranges, rocky coves and beaches soaked in an average of 3,000 hours of sun each year - all connected by a reliable transport network. Locations in the country are hotter than ever since the tax rebate was increased in May 2020 to 30% and the cap for the total tax rebate was upped to $9.9m (€10m). Nevertheless, the country’s film commissions and service companies keep lobbying the government to further raise the financial incentives and exploit fully the riches of a country that boasts an abundance of diverse locations. Spain is riding high on a wave of international shoots.
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