Film festival · spring cycle · Palencia, Castilla y León
For independent producers, distributors, programming teams, cultural press and regional television delegations attending the Festival de Cine de Palencia (Palencia, spring cycle), with screenings at the Teatro Principal de Palencia, parallel sessions across the historic quarter, working sessions at the Palacio de la Diputación and a brand-activation overlay combining hospitality for invited filmmakers, professional jury panels, open-to-the-public round tables and a young Castilian-Leonese filmmakers cycle. EUR + 21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT) and 24–48 h delivery from the Madrid hub along the A-67 / A-62 motorway.
The Festival de Cine de Palencia is one of the staple dates of the Castilla y León film calendar: one to two weeks of programming that combine the official competition at the Teatro Principal de Palencia (the cycle's main hall and a 19th-century theatre in the historic quarter), parallel sessions at venues enabled by the city hall, round tables at the Palacio de la Diputación Provincial, themed retrospectives and a steady cycle of Castilian-Leonese shorts that has served as a launchpad for filmmakers from the region. The event pulls in a loyal audience of cinephiles, specialist cultural press and delegations from independent producers who combine the cycle with visits to the Cathedral of San Antolín and the Cristo del Otero.
For independent producers, distributors and programming teams the operational challenge is to align branded material with the agenda of a regional film festival: comfortable apparel for the long screening days (12–14 hours in the room), technical pieces for the round tables and panels, protocol material for invited juries and programmers and a final gifting set with Castilla y León artisan produce for the official-section filmmakers. The brief we usually receive combines sweatshirts and polos with the producer's mark, premium notebooks and pens for jury members and critics, tote bags screen-printed with the Cathedral skyline for the open sessions and numbered gift sets with local produce for the international guests.
The Madrid production hub handles the full order and ships by road (SEUR 24, Correos Express, DHL) to a named consignee in Palencia — producer offices in Madrid, Valladolid or Bilbao, the reference hotel in the historic quarter, the organisation's offices at the Palacio de la Diputación or a transit warehouse in Palencia fed by the A-67 motorway. The usual delivery window is 24–48 hours with a pre-confirmed appointment, since the cycle falls in late winter / spring in Castile and the A-67 northbound carries steady traffic with variable weather (rain, fog over the Cerrato plateau).
Sweatshirts and 220 GSM polos in sober colours with two-colour screen-printing or embroidery of the producer's monogram, light jackets for the round tables at the Palacio de la Diputación, crew-neck T-shirts for programming teams during the long screening days, fine knit sweaters for the Teatro Principal evening sessions and sturdy linen aprons for the festival credentials desk.
Premium notebooks with covers bound in Castilla y León artisan paper, fine-tip pens engraved with the festival seal, organic-cotton tote bags screen-printed with the Cathedral of San Antolín skyline, linen markers for the printed programmes, ribbon bookmarks themed to the projected films and reusable steel bottles with sober engraving — 200 to 1,500 units per edition.
Compact power banks with sober branding for the press teams, USB hubs for the screening room, foldable wireless chargers for the presentations room, notebook + pen sets screen-printed for programming delegates, national film critics and the cultural press — 50–120 premium units per edition.
Premium hardcover notebooks with the producer's seal, gift sets with Castilla y León artisan produce (Astorga biscuits, regional charcuterie or DO Cigales wine boxes), limited-edition festival catalogues with the selected filmography, bilingual Spanish–English packaging and named delivery to the Teatro Principal dressing room, the historic-quarter hotel or the invited producer's base.
We keep reserved stock at the Madrid hub for the recurring items — sweatshirts, polos, notebooks and tote bags with generic screen-printing — that we can produce and deliver in 7–10 working days. For pieces with custom embroidery (producer monogram, limited-edition number) the window moves to 12–14 working days. For producers with special hospitality pieces (gift boxes, numbered sets with local produce) we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before the first screening because of the Castilla y León artisan supplier's lead times.
The Madrid–Palencia logistics chain sits on the A-67 (via Valladolid) or A-62 (via Burgos) motorways and supports 24–48 h deliveries with a pre-confirmed appointment. For cycles with several consecutive screening days we recommend splitting production into three waves: a first batch with apparel and general giveaways that travels to Palencia ten days before the first screening; a second batch with protocol material that ships from the hub to the Palacio de la Diputación three days before inauguration; and a short third batch with screening-technical pieces that arrives at the festival room 48 hours before each marathon day.
B2B invoices are issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT); for intra-community clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for clients in the United Kingdom and outside the EU the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding article of the EU directive. Every delivery is confirmed with a signed delivery note at the destination and, when the client requests it, with a photograph of the unloaded material at the Teatro Principal, the historic-quarter hotel or the organisation's transit warehouse.
Historically during a spring cycle, typically late February to mid-April. The exact dates of each edition are confirmed on the cultural agenda of the Diputación de Palencia and on the Castilla y León regional cultural boards.
Yes, to a named consignee: producer offices in Madrid, Valladolid or Bilbao, the reference hotel in the historic quarter, the organisation's offices at the Palacio de la Diputación, the Teatro Principal storage area or the festival screening room. For producers with several recipients we consolidate to a single hub address and the client's internal team distributes.
21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT). For intra-community clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for clients in the United Kingdom and outside the EU the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding article of the EU directive.
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps independent producers, distributors and delegations prepare their own merch for the event. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Festival de Cine de Palencia, the Palencia city hall or the Diputación Provincial.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier for companies participating in the Festival de Cine de Palencia. This page helps those teams prepare their own merch for the event; it does not represent the Festival de Cine de Palencia, the Palencia city hall or the institutions that collaborate on its programming.