NEW FILM PRODUCTION SHOOTING IN TORREVIEJA
The Colour of the Ocean’, a new film production will be shooting this summer around the city of Torrevieja. Earlier this month, a production team from ‘El Olivo Productions’ visited town to conduct a casting for their production that shall be shooting around the Alicante Province. In April 2009, the city of Torrevieja and Ciudad de la Luz SAU, the Alicante film studio signed a collaboration agreement to establish Torrevieja as a location centre for the studios.
Torrevieja’s main Office of Tourism is designated as a Film Office of the Audiovisual Industrial Complex and provide help and assistance to film, television and media companies that wish to work around the city. On the day of the visit the Office of Tourism Alto de la Casilla, coordinated a casting for a new film production entitled, “The colour of the Ocean” to be shot in Torrevieja, Alicante and surrounding areas.
The Councillor for Tourism, Tomás Arenas Bueno, reported that the Torrevieja Film Office exists to promote and encourage the audiovisual sector in the municipality of Torrevieja attracting, motivating, enabling and supporting the filming of audiovisual works in the Ciudad de la Luz and Torrevieja. Over fifty people attended the casting, which was aimed at children and young adults and due to start production in the next few weeks. In essence the collaboration is designed to promote the many attractions that Torrevieja has to offer, to attract more tourists to the city, along with providing assistance for film producers.
In 2010 a number of local production companies have sought assistance from the Torrevieja Film Office including Transcendent Films, Prime Productions, Photo Video Spain and Costa Blanca TV, producing various projects from competition entries through commercials, documentaries, lifestyle video and sports. Kris Koster from Transcendent Films commented that Graham Knight, the Director of the Office for Foreign Residence had been a huge help in acting as an intermediately in obtaining various licences and access to sites. Nick Knight from Costa Blanca TV added that one of their new undertakings has been helping English-speaking producers with location scouting, casting days and specialist vehicle hire, for the likes of the Norwegian Football League, Heineken and most recently Coke Cola.
‘The Colour of the Ocean’ or ‘El Color de la Oceano’ is scheduled for distribution for 2011. The Tourist office has high hopes that the film will be the first of many that shall put Torrevieja firmly on the movie making map.