The FICBUEU Residence receives support from the Ministry of Culture

Bueu, December 14th, 2023 – The General Directorate of Cultural Industries, Intellectual Property, and Cooperation, under the Ministry of Culture, has today published the final resolution of grants for cultural action and promotion for the year 2023.

These grants aim to modernize and professionalize the cultural and creative sector through specific activities and projects that contribute to achieving the following goals:

• Promote the use of new technologies in the creation and dissemination of cultural content, products, and services.
• Increase the professionalization of cultural and creative industries and their capacity to generate employment by enhancing training, as well as improving gender equality in Creative and Cultural Industries.
• Promote the internationalization of Spanish culture and its inclusion in European networks of cultural offerings, enhancing Spain as a cultural tourist destination.
• Stimulate private sector participation in funding cultural projects, promote cultural patronage, integration, structuring, sectorial associations, and networks within the cultural sector.
• Promote links, cooperation, and cultural communication among Autonomous Communities; or contribute to the territorial balance of cultural offerings in Spain, especially through projects in rural areas.
• Promote cultural diversity, as well as promote the social projection of culture and environmental sustainability, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Among the nearly ninety selected projects is the first edition of the FICBUEU Residence, a program that has been granted €15,000. This funding has not only contributed to developing all phases of the program’s production but also opens the door to a second edition and the consolidation of the project at the national level.