Working Conditions in Spain

Permits

Spain is part of the EU. No special working permits needed. For hiring foreign crew, please see "Hiring Foreign Personnel and Actors".

Working Hours

Salaries based on 60-hour week (11 hours daily + 1 hour lunch), Monday through to Friday. This is only for Notional productions, not foreign films.

Different working hours can be applied according to budget:

• 11+1 – normal budget film
• 10+1 – normal > medium budget
• 9+1 – medium > low budget
• 8+1 – national tv series

Overtime

Overtime on Monday to Friday is payable at 150% of weekly salary divided by 60 hours OR 100 % of day salary divided by hours of shooting.
1,25 % for night hours (from 22:00 to 06:00)
Saturday is payable 150% of salary divided by 5 days
Sunday and Bank Holidays is payable 200% (only if the location and shooting conditions requires to work on Sunday).
12 hours turn around for Spanish crew call to call, when travel is not more than 45 minutes.

Rates

For the minimum wages of a spanish film, please refer to this chart (2021).
For international productions shooting in Spain, refer to this chart (2023)
Reliable standard wages for a European coproduction film with Spain as major or minor coproduction are somewhat half-way through these 2 charts.
Salaries crew fringes are + 33,5% but 6,4% is taken for salaries.

Allowances

The allowance will vary on the size and importance of the shooting location.
As an average:

• 60 € per day on weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
• 40 € weekday (national productions)
• 50 € weekday per diem if you shoot outside your country for national crew
• 45 € weekday per diem if you shoot outside your city for national crew
• Catering: price per day per person goes from 25-35 €
• Catering for extras: 15 €
• Accommodation: in major cities, like Madrid or Barcelona, allow 100 to 150 euros per night for single occupancy of a double room in a four-star hotel. In smaller towns 70 to 90 euros per night.
• Catering for extras background: 15 €

Actors Wages

For more details, consult the 2022 Audiovisual Rates PDF.
(+ 5% for clearance of Intellectual Property)

Tax Rebate

They are 2 different tax rebates, one for national productions (including co-productions) and international productions.

More information here: http://www.shootinginspain.info/en/tax-incentives-1

Some Important Address

• Actors Guild: www.uniondeactores.com
• APPA - Association of audiovisual professionals (crew): www.asociacionappa.es