Ciudad de la Luz

One-liner: the GVA-owned film complex in Alicante — 6 soundstages plus a full pre/post-production ecosystem; billed as "Europe's Premier Film Destination" and the production-grade infrastructure route for audiovisual, XR and game-cinematics startups that can't afford to build their own studio. Also now runs a "Hub Audiovisual" directory where local talent/companies can register to be discovered by incoming productions.

What a founder gets

• Physical production access, not funding: 6 soundproofed soundstages (Platós 1–6; 1,620–2,340 m² each, 12.5–15m ceiling height, NC-25 acoustic isolation, two with internal pits, one water-tank-equipped) built to host international film/TV/game-cinematic productions — the kind of stage space a startup or scale-up in previz, virtual production, or game-cinematics cannot cost-effectively build itself.
• A 100×80m water tank (up to 5.2m depth, wave-generation system, natural sea horizon) — one of Europe's largest, used e.g. for underwater/maritime shoots.
• 12+ hectares of backlot (Backlot 1: 4.24 Ha natural terrain; Backlot 2: 7.52 Ha natural + paved) plus 10,500 m² production offices/dressing rooms, 11,200 m² set-construction workshops, and 4K post-production suites.
• Full pre/post-production complex: the site is positioned end-to-end (pre-production through post), so a company can shoot and finish a project on one campus rather than stitching together vendors.
• NEW (2026-07-05 finding): "Hub Audiovisual" — a professional/company registration and login system (join-hub, join-hub/professional, join-hub/company) letting local audiovisual freelancers, service vendors, and location-owners list themselves for discovery by incoming productions. This is a genuine new access/networking channel for small local companies and solo professionals, not just an infrastructure-rental deal for big productions — added support: networking accordingly.
• Proof of scale: press-confirmed €18M production "The People of the Book" (6-month shoot, one soundstage + support building + water tank; press release dated 2026-03-08) — evidence the facility operates at a level a startup could plug into as a service vendor, co-production partner, or crew-supply channel, not just a renter. 2026 also saw "Enredados" hosted on-site.
• Concrete incentive figures (newly captured): up to 30% national tax deduction + 25% regional subsidies for productions; a "Green Book" sustainability program (net-zero emissions roadmap, started 2024, aligned to EU Green Deal) supports access to green financing/"bonos verdes."

Who it's for

• Audiovisual, film, XR/virtual-production, and game-cinematics companies at any stage that need soundstage-grade production capacity — most relevant for teams past pure prototyping who need to actually shoot or render at scale.
• Local AV freelancers, crew, and service companies (new: via the Hub Audiovisual directory) seeking discoverability by incoming productions — a lower-barrier access point than renting a soundstage.
• Sector-specific (niche: audiovisual) — not a general-purpose incubator; the soundstage side is infrastructure-for-rent, not mentoring or capital.
• Pairs naturally with gaming/interactive-media studios needing cinematic asset production.

How to engage

• Rental/booking (soundstages/backlot/water tank/offices): contact the Departamento Comercial via /contact ("Hablar con Ventas") or +34 965 31 58 00 (Mon–Fri 8:00–15:00 CET).
• General inquiries (institutional, press, students, visits): "Contactar General" route on the same contact page.
• Hub Audiovisual registration (new, free to list): create a professional or company profile at ciudaddelaluz.com/join-hub to be discoverable by productions — a genuinely new, low-friction access route for local talent/vendors.
• cost: paid for facility rental; the Hub Audiovisual directory listing itself appears to be a free registration (no fee structure disclosed — #status/verify).
• Address: Calle Antoñita Moreno 22, 03008 Alicante.

Key facts

• Ownership/governance: publicly owned by the Generalitat Valenciana; the site now identifies the managing body as the Sociedad de Proyectos para la Transformación Digital (SPTD) — this corrects the prior record of "SPTCV" (Sociedad Proyectos Temáticos de la Comunitat Valenciana). Regional-governance, government-ownership asset (governance: regional, ownership: government) unchanged; the operating-company name itself has changed or was previously mis-recorded — #status/verify against an official GVA/Generalitat source before treating SPTD as fully confirmed, but it is what the current live site states.
• Location: Alicante, 80-hectare complex ("Hollywood del Mediterráneo"), 7km from Alicante's historic center and international airport; designed by architect Gary Bastien, originating from a Luis García Berlanga initiative.
• Facilities: 6 soundstages (full specs above) + 100×80m water tank + 12+ Ha backlot + full pre/post-production infrastructure; marketed internationally as "Europe's Premier Film Destination."
• 2026 activity signal: "The People of the Book" (€18M, 6-month shoot, press-dated 2026-03-08) and "Enredados" — the clearest, now-sourced evidence of current operating scale (previously only cross-referenced from a research dump; now confirmed via the site's own Prensa section).
• Site rebuild: the site was completely relaunched between the 2026-07-02 capture (JS-only landing, title only) and this 2026-07-05 re-check — it is now a fully server-rendered SPA with working navigation, a press section, a contact-routing page, and the new Hub Audiovisual registration system. Booking pricing/rate-card is still not published online (#status/verify, contact sales directly).

Relations

• See also: Audiovisual Mediterranean Hub
• See also: Audiovisual (niche)
• See also: Testbeds (support)
• See also: Distrito Digital — the other SPTD-managed asset; same parent body, tech-hub side
• See also: Film Commission Comunitat Valenciana
• See also: Valencia Film Office

2026-07-27 note: the SPTD attribution on this page is corroborated — sptcv.net also lists Distrito Digital under SPTD, confirming the body manages both the Alicante film studios and the Alicante tech hub. The earlier SPTCV→SPTD #status/verify can be treated as substantially resolved, though a direct GVA constitutional source was still not read.