Spain's leading private high-speed rail operator continues to promote culture with its support to the event
iryo, the first private Spanish high-speed operator owned by the partners Trenitalia, Air Nostrum and Globalvia. It began its operations on the 25th of November, and has announced that it will be the official transportation for the 27th edition of the Malaga Festival that takes place from the 1st to the 10th of March.
This was announced today at a press conference held at Malaga City Council with the participation of its Mayor, Francisco de la Torre, the CEO and General Manager of iryo, Simone Gorini; the Councillor for Culture, Mariana Pineda, and the Director of the Malaga Festival, Juan Antonio Vigar.
The Malaga Festival is organised by Malaga City Council through the municipal company Malaga Procultura. Since its birth in 1998, the Festival has contributed to the development of Spanish cinema by presenting its best feature films, documentaries, short films, etc. It pays tribute to different personalities of the film industry and organises cycles, exhibitions, and parallel activities. This 27th edition will take place from the 1st to the 10th of March 2024 and will once again be attended by a large number of representatives from the national and international audiovisual sector. They will also participate in its industry MAFIZ, the heart of business and exchange at the highest level.
The Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, signed this new agreement by the Festival, which joins another important sponsor, and highlighted the significance of public-private collaboration for the implementation of cultural projects of national and international reference, such as the Malaga Festival.
Simone Gorini, CEO and general manager of iryo, highlighted that 'it is a real privilege to take another step in our commitment to culture and art and support the Malaga Festival, an event of national and international reference that spreads and promotes Spanish cinema and binds the entire industry. Promoting Malaga as a cinema city, bringing its personalities on board and supporting our rich cinematographic heritage is an honour for iryo, which actively supports our destinations and their socio-economic development'.
iryo began operations on the 25
th of November 2022 and connects the cities of Madrid, Zaragoza, Barcelona, Tarragona, Cuenca, Valencia, Alicante, Albacete, Córdoba, Seville, and Malaga. The operator aims to revolutionise the mobility sector, attracting more and more passengers to the train to make progress in the decarbonisation of transportation. It has the most sustainable, safest and fastest fleet in Europe, made up of 20 trains, and has designed a proposal based on personalisation, sustainability, and innovation that is unique in the Spanish railway market.
About iryo
iryo is Spain's leading private high-speed rail operator by number of frequencies and fleet volume and is owned by the partners Trenitalia, Air Nostrum and Globalvia. The company started operations in 2022 with the only fleet of new trains on the market: in its first phase, 20 state-of-the-art units manufactured by Hitachi Rail-Alstom Group in which it has invested 800 million euros. The company won package B, the second one with the highest number of frequencies after the one awarded to Renfe, in the tender launched by ADIF in November 2019 for the liberalisation of rail transport in Spain.
About Malaga Festival
Malaga Festival was born in 1998 with the aim of encouraging the dissemination and promotion of Spanish cinema (now also in Spanish), to become a national and international reference in the field of cinematographic events and to contribute to the development of Malaga as an open and cultural city.
The event, which this year celebrates its 27th edition, makes a powerful contribution to the development of Spanish cinema by presenting its best documentaries, short films, etc. It also pays tribute to different personalities from the film industry and organising numerous cycles, exhibitions and parallel activities. The Malaga Festival aims to reach out to all audiences. Wishing to present and promote a broad panorama of film culture, it constantly tries to pay attention to training, creativity and innovation, framed within an activity that stands out for its dynamic nature in continuous evolution and transformation. Further information: www.festivaldemalaga.com
