Sunrise Films works as a fixer across the whole of Spain for international productions that need a single local point of contact: permits, region-by-region tax incentives, technical crew and logistics anywhere in the country, from first contact through to project close.
Fixer across all of Spain: permits, region-by-region tax incentives, local crew and logistics anywhere in the country, with a single point of contact.
Spain does not operate as a single filming market, but as a collection of independent administrative and fiscal systems across its 17 autonomous communities. The general ICAA scheme offers a 30% deduction on the first million euros of spend and 25% on the remainder, but the Canary Islands raise that incentive to 50%, Navarre sets it at 35%, the Basque Country reaches 60%, and the Region of Murcia also offers a direct ICA grant of up to โฌ300,000, on top of the national tax deduction. Choosing a location without knowing these differences can mean losing several percentage points of return on the total budget.
That fiscal complexity is compounded by an administrative one: each city processes its own filming permits through its own film office, with its own timelines and insurance requirements. As a fixer in Spain, our role is to turn that fragmentation into a single process for the client, under one contract and one point of contact, regardless of which city or autonomous community the shoot takes place in.
Sunrise Films has provided production services across the whole of Spain since 2010, for international production companies, streaming platforms and global brands. That track record is what allows us to offer the same standard of service โ permit management, technical crew, logistics and a single point of contact โ no matter where in the country a shoot takes place.
Filming permit applications with city councils, regional film offices and heritage or port authorities anywhere in the country, adapted to each territory’s specific procedure, from 48-hour simple notifications to multi-week prior authorisations for protected sites.
Analysis of which tax regime โ national, Canarian, Navarrese, Basque or from the Region of Murcia โ offers the greatest advantage depending on where production spend is concentrated, with support on the documentation required to certify it with each administration.
Directors of photography, camera operators, sound engineers, electricians and production assistants available nationwide, allowing crews to be built with genuine local knowledge regardless of the city or region where filming takes place.
Script breakdown and budgeting when a single project shoots across several autonomous communities, with a shooting plan that accounts for permit timelines, the applicable tax incentive and travel logistics between locations.
Organisation of travel, accommodation and on-set presence for international crews rotating between cities within the same shoot, with a single logistics calendar managed centrally.
Access to talent bases of actors, models and background artists in any Spanish city, with the capacity to scale casting calls according to the volume of background artists each location requires.
| Territory | Incentive |
|---|---|
| Spain (general scheme) | 30% first million ยท 25% remainder |
| Canary Islands | Up to 50% (54% with spend above โฌ1.9M) |
| Navarre | 35% of the deduction base |
| Basque Country | Up to 60% (70% in special cases) |
| Region of Murcia | Direct ICA grant of up to โฌ300,000, on top of the national deduction |
We provide fixer services across the whole of Spain, not a fixed list of cities. We have managed shoots in Barcelona, Madrid, Murcia, Almerรญa, the Canary Islands, Navarre, Alicante, Seville, Valencia, Mรกlaga, Tarragona, the Basque Country, Andalusia and every other autonomous community, always under the same model: one contract, one point of contact and the same standard, wherever the shoot takes place.
Sunrise Films has coordinated shoots across Spain for global brands, streaming platforms and international production companies that needed the same local point of contact across different parts of the country within the same project, ensuring crew continuity, budget consistency and a single permit calendar.
Sunrise Films has provided fixer and local production services for international series, feature films, documentaries and advertising campaigns shooting. Every project requires a different combination of permits, technical crew, locations, transport and institutional coordination; our role is to turn that complexity into a clear operational structure for the visiting team, with one point of contact from pre-production through to the final shooting day.
The value of a fixer lies not just in resolving a single permit, but in anticipating which territory to concentrate spend in to maximise the tax incentive, which area offers the right crew for a given format, and how to sequence locations across different regions without the schedule suffering.
We have coordinated productions that shot one week in the Canary Islands to make use of its incentive and the next in Madrid to access a specific type of technical crew, all under the same contract and the same point of contact. We apply the same standard to a single-city shoot as to one that crosses half the country.
Tell us the city or cities, dates and type of production. Within 24 hours you’ll receive an initial assessment of the applicable tax incentive, permits and estimated cost, wherever your shoot is located.
A fixer in Spain is a local professional or company that acts as a single point of contact for a foreign audiovisual production, managing filming permits, technical crew, suppliers, transport and accommodation, and resolving any administrative issue that arises during the project. Sunrise Films has provided this service since 2010 for international production companies filming in Spain without their own local structure.
Yes. Almost any professional shoot on public roads, in heritage sites or municipal buildings requires a permit from the relevant authority. Timeframes range from 48 hours for small crews and simple notifications to 10-20 working days for prior authorisations in protected sites or shoots requiring traffic cuts. We manage the full application process in any autonomous community.
Spain applies a national tax deduction of 30% on the first million euros of spend and 25% on the remainder, but the rate varies by territory: the Canary Islands reach 50%, Navarre 35%, the Basque Country 60%, and the Region of Murcia adds a direct grant of up to โฌ300,000. Choosing the right location can significantly change a project’s final return.
Yes, we provide fixer services across all 17 autonomous communities, not a fixed list of cities. We have managed projects in Barcelona, Madrid, Murcia, Almerรญa, the Canary Islands, Navarre, Alicante, Seville, Valencia, Mรกlaga, Tarragona and the rest of the country, always with a single point of contact for the client.
Yes. It is one of the services most requested by international productions: keeping the same production team and point of contact as the shoot moves between different cities, avoiding the need to manage separate contracts and invoicing at each stop.
Yes. Our team is fluent in English and experienced in coordinating with production companies from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France, acting as your local point of contact from the first meeting through to project close, anywhere in Spain.
