Gran Canaria seeks more filmings like 'Allied'

Gran Canaria seek business opportunities in marine biotechnology or the audiovisual industry in international meetings of these sectors, as has moved Thursday the Cabildo of the island, which provides soon announce the filming of new films as Allied starred Brad Pitt.


Attend events such as the Californian American Film Market in Santa Monica, Fair Locations in Los Angeles or the Cannes Film Festival, as well as other equivalent renowned at those meetings the world of the big screen but in the area of ​​biotechnology are just some of the more immediate initiatives planned by the corporation within its program of economic internationalization.

The program, supported by other institutions such as the Port Authority of Las Palmas or the Government Delegation in the Canary Islands and business organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce of the island, will expand its purposes and transform your image to try to sell the island abroad, as it announced today.

At the end of a meeting for the third time since the program off earlier this year, has brought together the heads of administrations and entities involved in it, the president of the Cabildo, Antonio Morales, has stated that, in particular, it has decided to change the name "Pro Gran Canaria" by "Best in Gran Canaria".

This stems from the desire to convey to potential foreign investors the idea that the initiative will allow them to know the "best of the island", and to what extent these potentials can be an opportunity for them to do profitable business.

Businesses that are intended to encompass sectors of different activity from the marine sea to digital products or the installation of "projects of tourist entertainment" for those who will be asked to put land available for companies to the different municipalities of the island , she has listed Morales.

The president of the council, however, has avoided giving details on what new leisure or what film productions, for example, have in mind those who take part in the internationalization program.

For this reason, it has only anticipated to have set a timetable of actions to be undertaken in the next four months, and for which is expected to provide new information within two months after a new meeting like today that projects carried out by then.