Dreamland Studios? Is it all over for FV??

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Asofuer: "we can not leave projects like the Dreamland in a drawer".

Asofuer, urges the political forces of Fuerteventura to work for the diversification of the island's economy, "we can not leave in a drawer projects like the Dreamland that help diversify the economy towards the audiovisual world, they are not just film sets, it is the support to an industry that grows more and more in the immediate future, Society is a big consumer of products that could come out of this project."



They allude to aerospace projects, such as the "Canarias Stratoport for HAPS" that they hope will be a reality soon or audio-visual projects such as the "Dreamland", which "could be points of tourist interest for the island of Fuerteventura, differentiating us from other destinations". In the words of President Antonio Hormiga, "it is logical that all these projects in his economic study are based on tourism today, the main industry of the island, we can not continue in the past in an increasingly competitive, globalized and digital world. Fuerteventura could be a benchmark worldwide".

On the part of the employers, it should be noted that "the logical thing, as it has been working for a long time with the primary sector, is to link economies to the tourism sector to increase its spending and support the circular economy".

They add that "sustainability properly understood is fundamentally based on meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations, while ensuring a balance between economic growth, respect for the environment and social welfare and the "Dreamland" fulfills it. «. « In any case, we should have the debate on integration in the territory rather than in its location, we must provide it with the necessary services and integrate it into the space, "he transfers.
"We can not continue leaving projects in the drawers, there is a loss of economy today on the island since the current tourist profile asks for something more than sun and beach, asks for tourist points of interest and complementary activities, they want experiences. There should be unanimous support for projects such as Pepe Dámaso's "Mirador Barranco de los Canarios", Chillida's "Monument in Tindaya" and a long etcetera. We will continue looking at the brothers of the neighboring island such as the Mirador del Río, Timanfaya, the Cactus Garden or their interpretation centers. We will see how our tourists have no choice but to visit other islands or opt for them because we have not been able to give them complementary activities and we suggest anchored to the past, "says Asofuer.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Podemos Canarias recalls that Andrés Briansó is outside the discipline of the purple formation

The insular Assembly of Podemos Fuerteventura had unanimously decided on November 19 its opposition to the 'Dreamland' project that threatens a protected enclave of great landscape value.

Podemos Canarias recalls in a statement sent to Radio Sintonía that the insular councilor Andrés Briansó is formally out of the purple political formation and for two years he was temporarily suspended from militancy while the organs of State Organization process his file of definitive expulsion.



Therefore, Podemos Canarias and Podemos Fuerteventura completely dissociate themselves from the vote cast by the island councilor supporting the political decision to declare the 'Dreamland' project that is intended to be built next to the Dunes of Corralejo of Insular Interest.

Precisely, the insular Assembly of Podemos Fuerteventura had decided unanimously on November 19, with the support of the regional organization, its opposition to a macro project that threatens a protected enclave and of great landscape value.

"Whoever does not understand that circles and militancy are sovereign, has no place in Podemos," says Lilian Concepción, island spokeswoman for the purple formation.

The Insular Assembly will hold an emergency meeting this afternoon to ask the state organization for the fulminant and urgent expulsion of Briansó before the Committee of Democratic Guarantees.

"It is a pity that a person who has defended his position against this project in a categorical way, changes his mind at the last moment, disappointing militancy, voters and his own companions," acknowledges Concepción, who still does not explain the reasons that led the insular councilor to show himself in favor of the macro project.

Therefore, Concepción wants to "apologize to all those people who entrusted us with their vote for representing a different island model and are now absolutely disappointed."

"We will take action on the matter so that there is not the slightest doubt about the role of Podemos in the first insular institution," he insists.
This support of Briansó to build a theme park next to the Dunes of Corralejo is another step against the organs of the party, so "it does not represent either Podemos Canarias nor Podemos Fuerteventura, concludes Lilian Concepción.

[windermeregolfer]

GMT, I'm going a bit off topic here 🤣 but a quick Q. Is the stratoport up the top between you and the tech park? If it is, do you know what is happening at the bottom of the hill behind the motocross area? Lots of fencing and levelling going on down there.

Tamara, whilst driving from Antigua to Aldi today had a different view of this development work and from what I could see it could possibly be a solar farmas there appeared to marking about the size of solar panels.

Whilst driving on the ring road north I am intrigued to know what the large beige plastic pipe that is being laid is for it comes from El time area down to the industrial area north side of PDR where the Central Térmica Las Salinas (ENDESA) is

[Tardis]

If I understand this article correctly, 160,000 square metres of land has been bought for 80,000 euros.  The owners are now trying to get it revalued at 500 million euros.

https://www.canarias7.es/canarias/fuerte...29-nt.html

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

DREAMLAND is raised in a soil without environmental or archaeological effects.

There are no remains of pre-Hispanic archaeological materials on the surface or rocky outcrops that could contain any type of rock manifestation.
In a press release received in this newsroom, the promoters of Dreamland in the municipality of La Oliva explain that "the report of the Biosphere Reserve states that it is not in a landscape of environmental protection, and the Heritage Impact report guarantees that it is an area empty of archaeological content, ethnographic and cultural, which is not an impediment to film installations and buildings".



"The land where DREAMLAND, the most advanced audiovisual studios in Europe, is proposed to be located is not in a protected area. This is referred to in the different environmental and heritage reports presented. It is a rustic soil, characterized as degraded and arid soil with scarce shrub vegetation, "they say.



In the Heritage Impact report it concludes that: "In the prospection of the implantation area itself, no remains of pre-Hispanic archaeological materials were detected on the surface, nor housing or funerary structures, nor are there rocky outcrops that could contain some type of rock manifestation. Consequently, we can assess that it is an area empty of archaeological and ethnographic content. Any element identified is located outside the scope of action."



"The closest point of the project plot is 440 meters from the beginning of the Natural Park and more than 1 kilometer from the Dunes. The plot in no case invades a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) or a Special Bird Protection Area (SPA) area of the Natura 2,000 network.


"As for the environmental part, according to the zoning established by UNESCO in the Biosphere Reserve of Fuerteventura, the study area would be located in a "buffer zone", which corresponds to the one where the degree of human intervention is high but still maintains a higher level of naturalness than in the transition areas, Therefore, all current uses that occur in an urban environment are compatible, so it is not an impediment to film installations and buildings. "

[windermeregolfer]

That is bad new re the location, how can they let that size of development happen 400mts from the Natural Park surely the buffer zone should be at least 1 to 2 kilometers.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Noticias:

Those responsible for DREAMLAND STUDIOS have held a meeting on Thursday with the direction of the Association of Businessmen and Merchants of Antigua (AECA) in which they have presented this audiovisual project, called to turn the island of Fuerteventura into the largest audiovisual center in Europe. During the meeting, the businessmen have shown their interest in this proposal, which they have welcomed positively.

The meeting this Thursday with the representatives of AECA is part of a round of meetings of those responsible for DREAMLAND with the main economic and social agents of the island of Fuerteventura that aims precisely to transfer the reality of this audiovisual project to the whole of the majorera society.

During this initial meeting, the representatives of DREAMLAND presented the main lines of the project, which after its implementation will allow the development of the most cutting-edge audiovisual productions entirely in the Canary Islands. Given the interest shown by the directors of AECA, they undertook to send them detailed information about the project so that they can share it with their associates, so that they can know first-hand the value of this project that aims to place Fuerteventura on the map of the great audiovisual powers of the world.

The meeting with AECA is the first held with business associations on the island, although the representatives of DREAMLAND have already presented their project to several social groups, also with a positive reception. Over the coming weeks, the promoters of DREAMLAND STUDIOS will continue their round of meetings with the economic and social agents of the Island to present all the details of the project, as well as resolve any doubts they may have, in their firm commitment to develop a transparent project committed to the development of the society of Fuerteventura.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Submitted: "Dreamland will boost the video game creation industry".

Dreamland Studios has shared the following information in a statement:


"The Dreamland project, which will turn Fuerteventura into the largest technological and audiovisual reference center in Europe, will boost the video game creation industry from the Canary Islands. This sector is constantly growing and has a significant impact on the global economy and popular culture of society."

"This industry does not move exclusively in the creation and development of video games for consoles, computers and mobile devices, but also generates an economy of great impact with the sale of related products such as action figures and clothing. It is a sector that, since the 90s, has become a form of popular entertainment around the world, confirming itself as one of the most significant means of leisure, mainly among the young population, but increasingly, expanding the age range.

"This growth has allowed it to generate a large amount of income for a large number of specialized companies, since the economy that is created around it is capital. Thus, Dreamland will place the Canary Islands in the global focus of the sector, diversify its economy and attract more talent through the creation of what
is called AAA video games.

"About Dreamland Dreamland Studios is a project that was born with the aspiration of occupying a space demanded in the audiovisual industry of the Canary Islands, a space dedicated to the entire process of creating cinematography and digital content located in Fuerteventura. Its facilities will consist of 160,000 square meters that will place the island at the forefront and at the epicenter of the film industry, both nationally and European.

"The project aims to meet the demand for this type of film production and post-production facilities by national and international production companies, which already have the Canary Islands for the development of their productions in natural exteriors."

"Dreamland will have three audiovisual sets, one of them 6,000 square meters and 16 meters high – which will make it the largest in Europe, capable of hosting all kinds of productions; and two others of 2,500 meters each, in addition to another submarine of 1,600 square meters. Next to them, several warehouses for the construction and storage of sets or production and post-production buildings and viewing rooms".

"The complex will also have an audiovisual training center, a multipurpose amphitheater, a museum and a laboratory for virtual reality, augmented reality, AAA video games, artificial intelligence and supercomputing that will be a pioneer in Spain."
"Dreamland aims to contribute to the true diversification and complementation of the economy of the Archipelago, until now highly dependent on tourism and the service sector, with the creation of a true film industry of a permanent nature and capable of creating highly specialized jobs in its different
areas and of quality".

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Submitted: "Dreamland will make the Canary Islands make the leap to the digital age".

In a statement sent to Radio Sintonía, the Dreamland studios have transferred the following:


"Last year, the Canary Islands led the country's audiovisual production, raising around 250 million on the islands. The Dreamland project was born to take the lead in this digital industrial revolution, allowing complete production processes and enhancing job creation."

"2023 arrives to materialize and implement the great changes achieved in digital matters with artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality, which sneak into our lives as is the case of cinema or medicine and that have even generated new business models, where user interactions with technology go further".

"The Canary Islands cannot lose sight of the digital horizon"

"During the past year, the Canary Islands led film production in Spain. Audiovisual productions have left in the islands around 250 million and for this new year, the Treasury doubles the ceiling of the deduction of cinema made in the Canary Islands. A new horizon that the archipelago cannot lose sight of."

"The future is the present, that's why Dreamland comes to create, cultivate and nurture new talents, developing training programs to face this scenario successfully. Dreamland, has the approval of the Canarian Confederation of Entrepreneurs, which has unanimously supported this project. The Employer assures that "it generates the propitious framework to train workers to make the leap to the digital economy".

"Titan, Vulcano and Newport Media Film"

"For its execution, three promoters have joined, Titan, Vulcano and Newport Media Film, with an investment of 130 million that will turn Fuerteventura into a world reference. The objective is for the Canary Islands to not only be a mere receiver, but also a generator of content."

"Dreamland will have a set of 6,000 square meters, the largest in Europe, two sets of 2,500 square meters, a water tank of 1,600 square meters, and warehouses where to develop sets, dressing rooms, production offices and post-production rooms and special effects complete the part destined to cinematography".

"In a space of 7,000 square meters, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, supercomputing and AAA video game development products will be developed, as well as the Museum of the Future and the multidisciplinary Auditorium, aimed at immersive experiences developed in the laboratory itself. Finally, there is a Training Center for the development of all trades related to the film and technology industry, and a Technological Leisure Center, where you can live immersive experiences ranging from diving the seabed of the Canary Islands to flying over Mount Teide in paragliding.
"On an island where the population depends fundamentally on restoration and civil service, Dreamland will contribute to modernizing the economic model of Fuerteventura with a great tractor effect, and will help the digital empowerment of future generations2.

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

Radio Sintonia:

Submitted: "Dreamland brings to the present the greatest employability of the future".

A statement Dreamlan points out that the Dreamland project was born to take the lead of the digital industrial revolution, and place itself at the head of Europe in the creation of audiovisual and cinematographic content.

"The studies will allow the completion of the complete production and post-production processes, and
will enhance the generation of employment."



Content receivers and generators

"The objective is that the Canary Islands are not only a mere recipient of audiovisual producers who come to the Canary Islands attracted by its multiple landscapes and by the advantages in terms of tax credits, but that from the islands we are able to offer complete production and post-production services, in addition to generating content".

"Dreamland, not only born for cinema, but also covers the digitization industry with the creation of triple AAA video games, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and the use of Artificial Intelligence tools."

Breaking the boundaries in terms of training

"The realization of software, recordings, mappings, everything will have a Canarian stamp. The world will know our land and our technology. Dreamland seeks to break all boundaries in terms of training and creativity. It wants to bring to the present the greater employability of the future, putting young Canarians at the height of the digital age".

"Being a project that will be executed in different phases, employability will grow
as it progresses until it reaches an estimated nine hundred jobs, although
the social impact and the needs for optimal functioning will also make indirect employment
develop. With a tractor effect on majorera society, and the
Canary Islands in general, hundreds of external services will be required".

"Dreamland is a multidisciplinary high-tech space that will establish in Fuerteventura the framework for the fastest growing industries globally to contribute to
the development of the economy in
the region."

What qualified positions will Dreamland require?

"To obtain the final product of virtual or augmented reality, it is necessary: image and sound engineers, developers specialized in 3D and virtual reality, 3D camera operators with adequate training, divers and holders of the Recreational Boat Permit, among others. In Dreamlab, in addition to creating and developing this content, we will also work on the creation of content and the development of AAA video games. All this clearly links the project with digitalization – increasingly necessary in companies and administrations – and aligns it with the sustainable development goals".

Quality jobs

"Dreamland will generate quality employment, which is part of
the sustainable development goals, such as ensuring equitable and inclusive quality education, promoting lifelong learning opportunities and decent work for all, as well as gender equality."

"All this aims to make this industry based on knowledge and its constant evolution, present an unparalleled opportunity for economic diversification and advancement on the
island of Fuerteventura. Quality training, quality employment and constant evolution are the main ingredients."

Students will be paid
"The students of the training center that Dreamland will have will be remunerated in that training time, thanks to the Next Generation Funds to which we can opt thanks to Deamland's
clear commitment to digitalization. This training will be given by the best professionals in the audiovisual sector in Spain and, sometimes, by great professionals worldwide thanks to masters classes and conferences that will aim at the knowledge of great professionals in the sector, who have shown their support for the project in its cinematographic part, fundamentally".