Spotlight: Onza’s Production Services

Carlos Garde, managing director of Onza, highlights the company’s production services capabilities and Spain’s attractive tax incentives.

Onza is an independent television production and distribution company based in Madrid, Miami and Los Angeles. Specializing in audiovisual services, it covers all key areas, from creative content development and sales and production to legal, financial and tax structuring, as well as international distribution.

How are you positioning Onza’s production services capabilities?
Onza positions itself as a trusted partner for international production companies seeking to shoot in Spain. We combine deep local expertise with international high standards of production, ensuring that our clients receive seamless support across all aspects of production, from location scouting and crew hiring to permits, logistics and postproduction coordination. Our strength lies in our ability to bridge the needs of global producers with Spain’s unique production ecosystem, delivering world-class production services that include financial and incentive processing support.

Tell us about the benefits international companies can derive from partnering with Onza for their production services needs in Spain.
Partnering with Onza means gaining access to a full-service partner who not only understands the Spanish market but also speaks the language of international producers. We provide:

• Optimized access to Spain’s tax incentives, ensuring productions benefit from significant cost savings.
• Experienced bilingual teams who can handle the complexities of cross-border productions.
• Established relationships with top local suppliers, studios and authorities, enabling smoother, faster and more efficient processes.
• Creative and technical excellence, so our clients can focus on the storytelling while we handle the operational side.

What are some of the unique attributes of Spain that make it a good choice for international companies as they source filming locations?
Spain offers an unmatched combination of unique advantages for international production:

• Diverse locations: From Mediterranean beaches and historic cities to modern architecture and natural landscapes, Spain provides a wide range of settings within short distances.
• The world’s most competitive film and television tax rebates: Up to 60 percent in the Basque Country, 30 percent in mainland Spain and up to 50 percent in the Canary Islands.
• Strong infrastructure: Modern studios, state-of-the-art equipment and highly skilled crews with international experience.
• Advanced transportation infrastructure: Well-developed transport links and international airports make Spain accessible and efficient for global productions.
• Lifestyle & hospitality: Spain is known for its welcoming culture, top-rated hotels, first-class hospitality, world-class restaurants and favorable climate.

What are your goals for your production services business in the year ahead?
Our goal is to make Onza the smartest choice for international producers by, first and most importantly, uncompromising production quality, followed by outstanding cost savings. We are focused on helping our partners unlock the full potential of Spain’s tax incentives, achieving savings of up to 50 percent, while ensuring that every aspect of production meets the highest international standards. In the year ahead, we want every company that works with Onza to experience not just excellent production services, but the perfect balance of maximum financial efficiency and high-quality creative execution.