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Great talent, beautiful locations and Deadline articles are among the assets helping to transform Spain into a “goldmine” for the development of international productions, said James Costos, head of Secuoya Studios, during a session at Iberseries & Platino Industria this afternoon.
Costos — a former U.S. ambassador to Spain — was joined on the panel by Georgina Gonzalez, VP of Global Scripted Series at NBC Universal, and Jacobo Aparicio, Director of International Content at Anonymous. The trio discussed their current interest in Spain and Spanish-language content.
“Spain has a lot of natural beauty, locations and weather — all the reasons why people would want to come here to shoot. But the tax incentives really needed to be changed and President Sánchez really understood that,” Costos said.
