Annual edition · late November · Cartagena
For sponsor delegations, collaborating production houses, attending distributors, regional critics, jury members and brand teams that need film-themed apparel, multilingual press dossiers, numbered jury keepsakes and named VIP packs ready for the late-autumn edition in the Mediterranean port of Cartagena, Region of Murcia — an enclave with underwater archaeological heritage, consolidated Iberian cinema tradition and a long-running film festival on the Spanish Levant coast. EUR + 21% VAT invoiced through FACe and the Suministro Inmediato de Información (SII) of the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT), with 24–48 h delivery from the peninsular hub or the Murcia cross-dock to a named hotel, the Teatro Circo de Cartagena, the Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (ARQUA) or the Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena offices.
The Cartagena International Film Festival has run for several years in the late-November window and has consolidated itself as one of the cinephile fixtures on the peninsular Mediterranean arc. The edition is split between the Teatro Circo — one of the best-preserved historic theatres of the Region of Murcia —, the Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (ARQUA), several alternative screens in the old town and the docks of the Autoridad Portuaria, where open-air screenings and industry talks are programmed. The editorial line combines contemporary Spanish cinema, underwater-heritage documentaries — a topic deeply rooted in the Bay of Cartagena —, short films from new Murcian directors and retrospectives curated in collaboration with the Filmoteca Regional and the Filmoteca Española.
For sponsor delegations, collaborating production houses, attending distributors, jury members and visiting critics the operational challenge is to plan a Mediterranean film week held in a port city with mild late-autumn weather: apparel has to handle coastal light and auditorium air-conditioning, giveaways have to read as cultural collectibles and not generic festival swag, the press dossier has to be substantial enough for Iberian critics across multiple sessions, and the VIP pack has to honour the jury and the institutional sponsors without overstating the supplier's own relationship with the festival. The production chain usually combines a peninsular hub with a consolidation point in Murcia or Alicante, from which the load is delivered by road to the delegation's hotel, the Teatro Circo or the ARQUA.
The client profiles we serve for the Cartagena festival include collaborating production houses bringing their own merch to Murcia, independent distributors presenting their catalogue at industry sessions, critics and specialist press who need multilingual dossiers, regional houses and institutional sponsors delivering protocol material for the edition they sponsor, and cultural production offices moving technical kit between Cartagena, Murcia and Madrid during the cycle.
The mix we recommend for a Cartagena film week combines discreet film-themed apparel, press kits for Iberian critics, numbered jury packs and gift activations for the audience and sponsors. Each line is locked in with deadlines and reserved stock at the peninsular hub so we can react to last-minute increases.
Polos and lightweight layers in muted Mediterranean tones with fine screen-print of the sponsor's monogram, light blazers for the Teatro Circo evening team, foldable raincoats for the late-afternoon open-air port programme and bib-branded lanyards for the accredited welcome crew at the ARQUA and the Autoridad Portuaria.
Hardbound A5 notebooks with the festival wrap, fine-tip pens engraved with the festival mark, multilingual press dossiers (ES/EN/PT for Iberian critics), screen-printed heavy-cotton tote bags, brushed-metal USB sticks with the curated programme and a small film-cell bookmark ribbon for the printed catalogue.
Premium notebooks wrapped in craft paper, fine-tip pen sets, screen-printed programme folios with bilingual ES/EN synopsis, leather or canvas portfolios numbered for the jury deliberation and a small set of Murcian artisan keepsakes (Yecla or Jumilla wine miniatures, Murcia al vino cheese samples, olive oil from the Valle del Guadalentín) for international jurors.
Reusable steel bottles screen-printed with the festival motif, foldable shopping totes for the audience giveaways, festival-branded enamel pins for the Mediterranean cultural-tourism circuit, screen-printed A4 folders for sponsor activations and small film-themed desk items for the institutional sponsors and the Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena.
The branded merchandise operation for the Cartagena Film Festival is usually coordinated between Madrid, Murcia and Cartagena: the peninsular production hub handles the entire order and delivers by road to the named consignee — sponsor's office in Murcia, Madrid or Valencia, reference hotel inside the historic quarter of Cartagena, the Teatro Circo itself, the ARQUA or the Autoridad Portuaria. The usual delivery window is 24–48 hours with prior appointment, given that the late-autumn cycle in Murcia coincides with regional traffic on the A-30 from Murcia, the A-7 from Alicante and the AP-7 from Valencia.
We keep reserved stock at the peninsular hub for recurring pieces — white shirts, A5 notebooks and tote bags with generic screen-print — that we can produce and deliver in 7–10 working days. For pieces with custom embroidery (sponsor's monogram, limited-edition numbering, jury keepsake monogram) the window moves to 12–14 working days. For sponsors with special hospitality pieces (numbered gift boxes, sets with Yecla wine or Murcia cheese) we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before the opening screening.
The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added through FACe and the Suministro Inmediato de Información (SII) of the Agencia Tributaria (AEAT); for intra-EU clients with a valid VIES NIF reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article. Every delivery is confirmed with a signed delivery note at destination and, when the client requests it, with a photo of the material unloaded at the Teatro Circo, the ARQUA or the sponsor's office.
The festival traditionally runs in late November and early December, with screenings at the Teatro Circo de Cartagena, the Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (ARQUA), the Gran Hotel and parallel industry talks at the Autoridad Portuaria and the cultural venues of the old town. The exact dates of each edition are confirmed in the cultural agenda of the Ayuntamiento de Cartagena, the Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia and the Filmoteca Regional.
Yes, with planning. We deliver to a named consignee — the sponsor's office in Murcia, Madrid or Valencia, the reference hotel inside the old town, the Teatro Circo itself, the ARQUA or the Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena. For sponsors with several recipients we consolidate to a single hub address and the client's internal team distributes.
21% VAT through FACe / SII (AEAT). For intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article.
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps sponsor delegations, jury members, press teams and cultural institutions prepare their own merch for the event. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Cartagena Film Festival, the Ayuntamiento de Cartagena or the Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier for sponsor delegations, jury members, press teams and cultural institutions. This page helps participating teams prepare their own merch for the Cartagena Film Festival; it does not represent the Ayuntamiento de Cartagena, the Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia or the Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena.