Mediterranean cinema cycle · October · Marbella
For sponsor delegations, brand activators and attending teams taking part in the Marbella Film Festival (Málaga, first half of October, programming spread across the Teatro Goya, the Cortijo Miraflores, the Puerto Banús Marina and the Hotel Meliá Don Pepe), with open-air screenings, charity galas in the Old Town, international premieres at the marina and a brand-activation operation that combines hospitality in Paseo Marítimo hotels, after-parties in Milla de Oro beach clubs and side events in the Plaza de los Naranjos. EUR + 21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT) and 24–48 h delivery from the Málaga/Madrid hub.
The Marbella Film Festival is one of the most recognisable autumn cinema dates on the Costa del Sol: ten days of programming that combine charity galas at the Teatro Goya — the historic coliseum in the city centre — open-air screenings in the courtyard of the Cortijo Miraflores (the City Council's cultural events venue), international premieres at the Puerto Banús Marina with a red carpet on the pontoon and sponsor galas in the salons of the Hotel Meliá Don Pepe, along the seafront promenade. The event draws a stable audience of cinema aficionados, national cultural press, European buyers and Latin American producers who fly in via the nearby Gibraltar airport.
For sponsor delegations and brand-activation teams the operational challenge is to work with a Mediterranean festival in October: the Costa del Sol climate allows for terrace seating at 24 °C during the day but cools to 14 °C at night, the last-mile logistics depends on A-7 motorway traffic toward Málaga city and hospitality is set up in Paseo Marítimo hotels (Meliá Don Pepe, Marbella Club, Puente Romano) or Milla de Oro beach clubs (Nikki Beach, Ocean Club, La Sala by the Sea). The briefs we typically receive combine versatile staff apparel for alternating between indoor and beach venues, lanyards and badges for accredited press and VIP guests, premium catalogues and signed posters as collectible gifts and final gifting sets with Malaga gourmet products (olive oil, Ronda wine, toasted almonds) for international artists and invited programmers.
The Málaga production hub — with fallback to the Madrid hub — handles the entire order and delivers by road (SEUR, Correos Express, DHL) to the named consignee in Marbella: the sponsor's office in Málaga city or Marbella, the reference hotel in the Paseo Marítimo, the organisation's offices next to the City Hall or the storage enabled at the Puerto Banús Marina. The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via 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.
White shirts and 220 GSM polos in Mediterranean tones (off-white, cream, sand) with two-colour screen-print or embroidery of the sponsor's monogram, light linen jackets for the red-carpet team, fine pashminas for night hospitality at Puerto Banús, packable raincoats for occasional autumn showers and canvas aprons for the press booth at the Goya.
Premium notebooks with covers wrapped in Malaga craft paper, fine-tip pens engraved with the festival seal, organic-cotton tote bags screen-printed with the coastal skyline, signed posters in limited edition, enamel pins with the Teatro Goya silhouette and linen bookmark ribbons for the programming catalogues — 200 to 1,500 units per edition.
Compact branded power banks in muted design, USB hubs for the accredited press booth, foldable wireless chargers for the welcome team, screen-printed notebook + pen sets for programming delegates, national cultural press and invited European buyers — 50–120 premium units per edition.
Premium hard-bound notebooks stamped with the sponsor's seal, Malaga gourmet sets (Ronda olive oil, Serranía wine, Almendral toasted almonds), limited editions of the festival catalogue with photographs of the galas, bilingual Spanish-English packaging and named delivery to the Goya dressing room, Paseo Marítimo hotel or yacht moored at Puerto Banús.
The brand operation at the Marbella Film Festival is usually coordinated between Málaga and Madrid: the Málaga production hub handles most graphic and light textile pieces, while the Madrid hub serves as the backup warehouse for special pieces (gift sets, Malaga ceramics, premium packaging). Delivery is by road to the named consignee — sponsor's office in Málaga city or Marbella, reference hotel in the Paseo Marítimo, organisation's offices next to the City Hall or the storage enabled at the Puerto Banús Marina. The usual delivery window is 24–48 hours with prior appointment, since the cycle runs in the El Pilar holiday and the A-7 between Marbella and Málaga city carries heavy weekend traffic.
We keep reserved stock at the Málaga hub for the recurring items — white shirts, notebooks and tote bags with generic artwork — that we can produce and ship in 7–10 working days. For pieces with personalised embroidery (sponsor's monogram, limited-edition number) the window moves to 12–14 working days. For sponsors with bespoke hospitality pieces (Malaga gourmet boxes, numbered sets with Marbella ceramics) we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before the first gala due to the seasonality of the gourmet products and the cold-chain handling of the olive oil.
The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via 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. Every delivery is confirmed with a signed delivery note on arrival and, when the client requests it, with a photo of the unloaded material in the Goya lobby or on the Puerto Banús pontoon.
Historically between early and mid-October, with galas at the Teatro Goya, screenings in the Cortijo Miraflores, premieres at the Puerto Banús Marina and sponsor galas in Paseo Marítimo hotels. Exact dates for each edition are confirmed in the Marbella City Council cultural agenda and on the festival website.
Yes, to a named consignee: sponsor's office in Málaga or Marbella, reference hotel in the Paseo Marítimo, organisation's offices next to the City Hall, storage enabled at Puerto Banús or dressing room of the Goya. For sponsors with multiple recipients we consolidate to a single hub address and the client's internal team distributes.
21% VAT via 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 sponsoring companies, brand activators and delegations prepare their own merch for the event. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Marbella Film Festival, the Marbella City Council or the Teatro Goya.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier for companies that take part in the Marbella Film Festival. This page helps those teams prepare their own merch for the event; it does not represent the Marbella Film Festival, the Marbella City Council or the Teatro Goya.