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2012 CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR THE CULTURAL COMPANIES INDEX PRESENTATION 3 ICEC ORGANISATIONAL CHART 2012 4 OBJECTIVES AND RESOURCES 5 THE ICEC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS 6 THE ICEC AND VISUAL ARTS 8 THE ICEC AND THE AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR 10 FILMOTECA DE CATALUNYA 12 THE ICEC AND BOOKS 14 THE ICEC AND MUSIC 16 THE ICEC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 18 THE ICEC AND VIDEO GAMES 20 THE ICEC AND INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION 21 CULTURAL AND CREATIVE COMPANIES IN NUMBERS 24 PUBLICATIONS 30 OFFICES AND ADDRESSES 31 COVER PHOTO CREDITS Luces de Bohemia: Bito Cels Psinoe: Galeria Fortes Vilaça i Adriana Varejão Mercat de Música Viva de Vic: Pere Masramon Saló Internacional del Còmic de Barcelona: Oriol Aleu/FICOMIC Floquet de neu: Filmax The content of this publication is subject Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals to a Creative Commons non-commercial (ICEC), Passatge de la Banca, 1-3, recognition licence 3.0. Therefore, it Tel.: 933 162 770 Fax: 933 162 829 may be copied, distributed or publicly E-mail: [email protected] disclosed for non-commercial purposes, October 2012 provided the source is indicated. The Legal Deposit: B. 28563-2012 full licence can be viewed at: http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Disseny gràfic: DG ESTUDIO legalcode [email protected] PRESENTATION Since January 2012 ICIC has broadened its scope and competencies and has become the Catalan Institute of Cultural Enterprises (ICEC) seeking to open up to new enterprises in the creative sector. In February the new Film Archive of Catalonia was opened. Times have changed since the industry was looked upon as a leader in the cultural sector. Now we see that the reality of it goes beyond that, where knowledge mingles with creativity and ima- gination and defines the territory in which Catalan cultural enterprises work, which is where the ICEC comes in. The video game sector is included as a new competence, as are dance and creation as fields under the management of the ICEC, which has initiated activities focusing on these sectors. Namely, the creation of a videogame cluster and the promotion of the comprehensive dance plan. The current situation of recession, which affects both the public and private sectors, has impo- sed certain budget adjustments that affect almost all lines of financial aid. Nevertheless, this decrease has been counteracted with an increase in financing tools, especially by means of re- payable contribution possibilities and loans, and establishing other collaboration agreements with the Catalan Institute of Finance in order to simplify access to credit for cultural and creative companies. Data from the various cultural sectors show different behavioural patterns. In performing arts, the number of theatre-goers in Barcelona continues to grow; in the rest of the Catalan territory, cultural groups offer an increasing array of performing arts programmes, which are complemen- ted with more live music concerts in order to attract audiences and mitigate the drop in num- bers. As regards the film industry, Catalan production is currently undergoing a re-adjustment to better adapt to the market. We must mention the Catalan dubbing agreement, which has shown a positive effect on the number of spectators in Catalan, although the application of the Cinema Law is yet to be completed. The Catalan publishing sector remains an exporting power and a leader in the national market. Nevertheless, we have also witnessed a fall in production and turnover, especially from books in Spanish. The sector is making huge efforts to adapt its business model to digitalisation, and the ICEC, within the framework of the National Reading Plan, is providing the publishing sector with the Editactiva Plan, aimed at publishing houses, and the Llibreriactiva Plan to support booksellers. The music sector is constantly redefining itself; live music festivals are considered as a strategic element in the Institute’s plans, and explanati- ons must be given for the loss of spectators in recent years. As regards the record industry, new business models are being tried in order to increase exports; more specifically, sales to foreign digital operators have grown from 2.1 million euros in 2007 to 8.1 million in 2011. The public’s access to new technologies has been key in increasing the consumption of all pro- ducts in digital formats, as well as in the dissemination of live shows and the creation of social networks and blogs linked to groups and artists, who often play the role of prescribers, together with the media. Culture is seeping into the Internet and companies must make an effort to en- sure that this growing consumption continues and spreads beyond the musical and publishing catalogues, re-thinking its business model and searching for new consumption trends and habits to become profitable. The increase in cultural consumption in recent years has not always been reflected in compa- nies’ results. The use of free products and the increase in piracy are proof of this. Furthermore, the recent increase in VAT to 21% for spectators has caused great unease and concern within the sector, which anticipates a considerable decrease in demand. The ICEC’s support will surely help companies in the current situation to look towards the future, promoting innovation and paving the way towards internationalisation, which is to become a strategic element for the competiti- veness of cultural and creative enterprises in Catalonia. Gorka Knörr Borràs Director 3 ICEC ORGANISATIONAL CHART 2012 Department of Culture Ferran Mascarell Canalda Secretariat General Xavier Solà Cabanas ICEC Executive Gorka Knörr Borràs Management / Department of Resources Natàlia Garriga Ibañez SECTOR DEPARTMENTS TRANSVERSAL DEPARTMENTS PERFORMING ARTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Antoni Bartomeus Fonts Edgar Garcia Casellas VISUAL ARTS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION Marta Gustà Martorell Marisol López Vicente AUDIOVISUAL Montserrat Bou Sala FILMOTECA DE CATALUNYA Esteve Riambau Möller BOOKS Joaquim Bejarano Ródenas MUSIC Albert Bardolet Mayola 44 OBJECTIVES AND RESOURCES 1. To promote cultural productions and contribute to the development of cultural enterprises. 2. To modernise and adapt Catalan cultural enterprises to new business models and markets. 3. To provide Catalan cultural industries with more tools to cover their financial needs and improve competitiveness. 4. To promote Catalan cultural creations outside of Catalonia. 5. To preserve and disseminate our film heritage, ensuring its accessibility to the public. ICEC’S STRATEGIC STRATEGIC ICEC’S OBJECTIVES EXPENDITURE BUDGET INITIAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS MODIFIED BUDGET STRUCTURE EXPENSES 5,809,557.50 -349,006.73 5,460,550.77 EXPENSES BY ACTIVITY 6,137,136.59 -354,700.99 5,782,435.60 DIRECT SECTOR GRANTS 54,588,743.61 -1,396,292.28 53,192,451.33 TOTAL 66,535,437.70 -2,100,000.00 64,435,437.70 (in euros) BUDGET 2012 8.5% 9.0% 82.6% DIRECTORATE 2 DEPARTMENTS STAFF DIRECTORATE 2 MANAGEMENT/RESOURCES MANAGEMENT/RESOURCES 29 FILMOTECA DE CATALUNYA 29 AUDIOVISUAL 15 PERFORMING ARTS 7 44 MUSIC 7 BOOKS 7 AUDIOVISUAL VISUAL ARTS 2 15 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 9 INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION 15 FILMOTECA DE CATALUNYA 44 STAFF 2012 2012 STAFF 7 TOTAL 137 INTERNATIONAL 15 PERFORMING ARTS PROMOTION 7 9 7 MUSIC BOOKS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2 VISUAL ARTS 5 THE ICEC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS To consolidate Catalan companies in the field of perfor- To encourage the programming and dissemination of Ca- ming arts. talan performing arts productions. To promote the production of professional performances, To collaborate with companies and theatres in order to especially in Catalan. preserve and adapt their infrastructure. OBJECTIVES Triennial agreements Individual grants for significant fairs and festivals Triennial agreements with companies, producers and theatres with their own production 2012-2014, seeking Grants for infrastructure to reinforce private theatre. Improving infrastructure and acquiring equipment for circus companies and theatres outside Barcelona. Production, programming and dissemination Consortium of the Plan for Rehabilitation and Equip- Financial aid for productions, programming and dissemination ment in Barcelona Theatres. Theatre and circus production. Theatre activity in companies, producers and theatres Comprehensive Plans with their own production. Circus: Completion of the first Plan (2008-2012). In private theatres for their programming. Launching of the 2nd Comprehensive Circus Plan (2012- Repayable contributions and subsidies for the production 2015) and marketing of shows. Dance: launching of the Plan approved in 2009. LINES OF ACTION LINES Encouraging performing arts companies to travel and Performing and musical arts for all audiences: launching perform for family audiences in the Balearic Islands. of the Plan approved in 2011. Organising dissemination and promotional activities in the professional theatre and circus industries. New competencies for communication with the Adapting shows that premiered in Catalan into other lan- dance and creative performance sectors guages. Registering theatre pieces in television format to reach new audiences. BUDGET FOR THE SECTOR 6.26 million euros SECTOR DATA Inaugural show As the FIGURES FOR THEATRES IN BARCELONA. 2010-2012 world tipped, by the Source: ADETCA Britons Wired Aerial Theatre, in FiraTàrrega Season Season % dif. 2012. 2010 / 2011 2011 / 2012 Audience 2,675,736 2,890,659 8.03 % Earnings 63,326,502 68,162,243 7.64 % Shows 948 1,081 14.03 % Performances 11,713 12,672 8.19 % More than 110,000 spectators saw the musical Cop de Rock THEATRES