SPAIN
Country of Honour 2024

MIPCOM Cannes 2024 offers a perfect opportunity to celebrate the excellence, creativity, and professionalism of Spain’s content industry, now a major European audiovisual hub. Most TV fiction commissioned by global streamers in Europe is produced in Spain. On this website, you'll find details on activities, interviews, conferences, and networking events celebrating Spain as the Country of Honor.

The entertainment sector in Spain, including OTT services like Netflix, Amazon, HBO, and Disney+, grew by over 400% from 2018 to 2022. Spain covers all production phases, supported by over 72,000 professionals and 6,700 companies.

Join us to explore our extensive agenda of activities!

“We want to celebrate Spain’s unique way of embracing life and blending it with fiction. And we want to showcase Spain’s ability to make fantasy come true!”

With a surge in productions, Spain is a major international hub for global streamers and viewers.

As momentum builds towards MIPCOM CANNES, we spoke to ICEX CEO Elisa Carbonell to understand why now is an opportune moment for Spain to take its engagement with the global content market to the next level.

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"It is worth highlighting the invaluable support of ICEX, which has ensured that Spain has been named Country of Honour at this edition, giving special global prominence to our country’s industry,"

Spain's largest public media company, RTVE is set to make a significant impact at MIPCOM CANNES 2024. With a prime stand and cutting-edge technology, RTVE will showcase Spain's thriving audiovisual industry to the world. From award-winning dramas to engaging documentaries, RTVE's content is in high demand across Europe, the US, and Latin America.

Read the full interview featuring RTVE's Commercial Director Rodolfo Domínguez.

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Spanish companies attending MIPCOM

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Programme Highlights

WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING ENA. Queen Victoria Eugenia

The girl who had to change her whole life to become a good queen.

ENA tells the story of a young Englishwoman who becomes the Queen of Spain, renouncing everything to live in a foreign land where she faces an attempt on her wedding day. Never fully accepted, she perseveres as queen, witnessing two world wars, a civil war, and the deadly Spanish flu.

Monday 21 October – 18:00 – 19:15 | GRAND AUDITORIUM

MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE:
J.A. Bayona, Director & Showrunner and Diego Betancor, Creative Producer

In addition to exploring trends and generational shifts in filmmaking with the pair, the session will feature insights from the cornerstone of the new promotional campaign for the country’s creative sector ‘Spain, Where Talent Ignites’ – which includes an innovative fashion-led short film, ‘The Cause of the Accident That Set the Fire’.

Tuesday 22 October – 16:00 – 16:30 | GRAND AUDITORIUM

Fresh TV Spain, presented by The Wit

Screen the latest content from Spain in this exclusive MIPCOM CANNES 2024 edition of Virginia Mouseler’s flagship session. An exclusive selection of unmissable content.

Igniting Global Hits – The Ultimate Audiovisual Hub

A special session on October 22 about the breadth of location and co-production opportunities in Spain. Hear insights from filmmakers and recent productions, including Marc Dujardin, Producer, Le Collectif 64 (Zorro), Nina Hernández, Content Director, Portocabo (Weiss & Morales), and Susanne Frank, Director Drama, ZDF Studios (Stories to Stay Awake).

Opening Night Party & Red Carpet

Celebrating Spain as the Country of Honour and MIPCOM CANNEs 40th anniversary, we’ll be waiting for you at the Majestic Hotel on Monday, October 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM.