Spain’s Animation Sector Presses for Bigger IP Ambitions, Faster Rules and a Stronger Global Drive

Mar 11, 2026 10:40am PT Spain’s Animation Sector Presses for Bigger IP Ambitions, Faster Rules and a Stronger Global Drive At Málaga’s Global Animation From Spain round table, industry leaders argued that Spanish animation has the talent and export firepower to compete globally, but still lacks the financing muscle, policy clarity and industrial leverage to retain more of the value it creates By Emiliano de Pablos Plus Icon Emiliano de Pablos Latest Latido Boards Sales on Ángeles González-Sinde’s Málaga Competition Player ‘Blue Lights of Benidorm’ 2 days ago ‘Argentina, 1985’ Producer Cindy Teperman Boards Lorena Muñoz’s MAFF Project ‘Why Did You Come Back Every Summer?’ 2 days ago Catalina Sopelana, Star of Netflix Hit ‘The Gardener,’ to Front ‘Video Store 2001’ 5 days ago See All Spain’s animation industry used the Málaga Festival to make a pointed case for itself: the talent is there, the export reach is proven and the global appetite is real, but unless the country gets better at financing, protecting and scaling its own intellectual property, it will continue creating value that ends up elsewhere. That was the clear throughline at Global Animation From Spain, one of the first roundtables at the Málaga Festival’s Mafiz New Trends strand, moderated by Carmen Páez, undersecretary at Spain’s Culture Ministry. Related Stories Gemma Chan on the 'Small Miracle' of Making 'Josephine' and Why She Connected to the Film Emotionally: 'It Really Hit a Raw Nerve'