A joint initiative of San Nicolás Valencia, Global Menta and Mediapro Exhibitions
The historic church of San Nicolás in Valencia officially presents “La Luz de San Nicolás” (The Light of Saint Nicolás) this Thursday, an immersive experience interweaving history, spirituality, art, and state-of-the-art technology. This innovative permanent installation, opening to the general public on July 1, aims to promote the rediscoverery of the church’s rich heritage from a fresh perspective. The project was led by Global Menta and Mediapro Exhibitions, the GRUP MEDIAPRO division specializing in the creation and management of museum projects.
A testament to beauty, this masterpiece of digital engineering and artistry dedicated to the enrichment of heritage offers an immersive journey via three experiences:
● Homage to Beauty: Thanks to remarkable video mapping on the church's vault, the Baroque decor and frescoes that have earned it the nickname "The Valencian Sistine Chapel" are brought to life in all their glory.
● The Heartbeat of San Nicolás: Interactive totems guide visitors through the parish's history, allowing them to journey back in time to explore key events from the church's past, all set to original music and animation.
● Ex oriente lux: A “stained-glass window” creates an experience of contemplation and meditation, harnessing symbols and attributes of the church’s patron saint, Saint Nicolás.
Completed in just over nine months, The "La Luz de San Nicolás" project brought together a multi-talented team of more than 50 professionals from 28 diverse disciplines.
All told, the project involved the installation of 83 pieces of technical equipment, three months of construction in the studio, 640 hours of installation (including night shifts), 200 hours of audiovisual programming, 390 hours of engineering work, and the integration of 14 synchronized projectors. Additionally, developing the technology behind the project required 90 million scanned light points, 447.12 billion projected light points, 16.5 million pixels per frame, a final render of 3.8 trillion pixels, and the generation of 1.5 million files.
As a prelude to its public launch, "La Luz de San Nicolás" will be presented this Thursday to more than 200 key figures from the worlds of culture, tourism, heritage, the public sector, and business, as well as members of the Valencian community. They will be hosted by Antonio Corbí, parish priest of San Nicolás; David Xirau, CEO of Mediapro Xperiences; and Belén Gil, who is managing director of Global Menta and arts manager at the space.
A project that aims to transform
La Luz de San Nicolás is a joint initiative of San Nicolás Valencia, Global Menta, and Mediapro Exhibitions. The church is one of the 10 most visited monuments in Valencia, according to official figures, and this permanent installation seeks to preserve and showcase the artistic legacy and message of Saint Nicholas. One of the city’s must-sees, the church regained its splendor in 2016 following restoration work carried out under the patronage of the Hortensia Herrero Foundation. Global Menta, a Valencian company specializing in cultural management, is spearheading the project delivery, leveraging its experience in the creation of innovative cultural initiatives. Mediapro Exhibitions, a division of GRUP MEDIAPRO, is responsible for the design and technical execution of the installation, which adds to its impressive portfolio of large-scale museum projects worldwide.
This immersive experience will further broaden San Nicolás's cultural offering, which already includes seven tour options. "La Luz de San Nicolás" showcases the parish's ongoing dedication to promoting historical and artistic heritage in a way that is sustainable, accessible, and universal, in line with the Valencian Community's promotional strategies.
The film directed by Mike Leigh has received excellent reviews and picked up more than 14 awards at a host of prestigious international festivals
‘Hard Truths’, produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO and Thin Man Films, in association with Film4 and Creativity Media, will be available on the Filmin streaming platform from Friday June 20th.
Written and directed by the British filmmaker Mike Leigh and starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, the veteran director returns to contemporary London with family as the central focus in a story that is not exempt from pain, but through which there are moments of humor and warmth, allowing the director to explore themes such as family relationships, grief and mental health. The film revolves around Pansy, played by the terrific Marianne Jean-Baptiste, a woman for whom life is a constant struggle and who interacts with the world through anger and confrontation: she argues with her family, with her dentist, with her doctor, with the checkout operator, etc. Her husband Curtley hasn't known how to relate to her for a long time; son Moses is immersed in his own world, and the only one who seems to understand her is her sister Chantelle.
Following its tour of a host of prestigious international film festivals, including Toronto, San Sebastian, New York and London, where it picked up excellent reviews, the Mike Leigh film, the 23rd of his career, won the National Board of Review award for best original script-where it was also included in its list of the Top Ten Independent Films. The star of the film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, has picked up a stream of nominations and to date has hoisted 11 awards for her work, which include the award for best actress at the British Independent Film Awards, as well as being selected as the best actress of the year by film associations in the USA such as the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New York Film Critics Circle, New York Film Critics Online, San Diego Film Critics Society, Chicago Film Critics Association, African American Film Critics Association, San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics, Boston Online Film Critics, in addition to the Toronto Film Critics Association and the Acting Excellence Award at the Denver Film Festival.
The film also includes the participation of most of the usual Mike Leigh behind-the-cameras team: the director of photography Dick Pope, the composer Gary Yershon, the casting director Nina Gold, costume designer Jacqueline Durran and the production designer Suzie Davis, along with new editions to the team the editor Tania Reddin (‘This England’) and the make-up designer and hair stylist Nora Robertson (‘Scrapper’).
The GRUP MEDIAPRO virtual production studio in 22@ turned into a photography directing center for the film industry for a day
Set number 2 at the GRUP MEDIAPRO facilities in the 22@ tech’ district in Barcelona played host to an intensive workshop event focused on the key aspects for developing filming projects in virtual environments with a special emphasis on the role of photography direction.
The technical-practical sessions, organized by the Spanish Association of Photography Directors, were carried out by Sergio de Uña (AEC) and Xes Vilà (VP supervisor at GRUP MEDIAPRO) with the participation of Mario Montero (AEC). More than 50 professionals from within the sector attended the event in which they analyzed the different virtual filming options and how to tackle them, the planning of set decoration and corresponding backgrounds. Other aspects discussed included the relationship between real elements and virtual backgrounds and their integration into scenes as well as how the development of art direction on set interacts with lighting and color adjustments. The event included practical demonstrations with scenes generated in Unreal Engine, 360º backgrounds, LED chromes and Frame Remapping techniques, applied to both characters and scenes with vehicles.
With more than 500 m2 the VP set at GRUP MEDIAPRO in Barcelona is an industry benchmark. It’s equipped with a 210m2 LED screen which has got more than 44 million pixels.
A 3Cat production in collaboration with THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
3Cat has recently premiered ‘El creador d’influencers’, a new series which sees the comedian Marc Sarrats make his debut in a fiction series. Across the eight episodes from 10 to 20 minutes, Sarrats will be offering his experience as a content creator to a communication agency and business consultancy which is going through a dip, in clients and is in need of some help to get back on track.
Over the series, Sarrats’ character will be helping a whole host of different people both anonymous random people as well as companies improving their image and presence on social media, always with his peculiar touch of humor and his innovative ideas, most of which are just too crazy which often means that his suggestions and good intentions don’t always get the expected results. But the impression he leaves both on the clients and across social media can’t be denied!
Policemen and women, influencers, university professors, fishmongers or a nursery worker, a baker and a pastor are just some of the clients whose lives are set to be changed by Sarrats in ‘El creador d’influencers’.
Xumari Roca and Gil Pratsobrerroca are the series creators, with production from 3Cat in collaboration with THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO.
To see ‘El creador d’influencers’ on 3Cat: https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/el-creador-dinfluencers/capitols/
The movie has picked up more than 30 high-profile awards
There’s no stopping Manolo Vital’s bus, next stop, China. 'El 47' was shown on the 19th June at the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). Created in 1993, the event is one of the most prestigious film events in Asia.
The film, produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO and directed by Marcel Barrena, is continuing its international screening journey following on from its success in Spain and the 30 or so awards it’s picked up so far, including five Goya awards.
One of the benchmark competitions in the international eSports calendar
Liga de Videojuegos Profesional (LVP), part of GRUP MEDIAPRO, is back at the helm producing and organizing MotoGP™ eSport Championship together with Dorna Sports, the MotoGP™ rights holder. A 20-strong team from across the group will be guaranteeing the development and coverage of one of the benchmark competitions in the international eSports calendar, which is set to take place from July 2nd to November 28th and is set to be the second edition produced by LVP together with Dorna Sports.
MotoGP™ eSport Championship brings together the best gamer drivers in the world for what will be the ninth edition of the event. The competition will include an online qualifying phase, which will see thousands of hopefuls taking part, before whittling it down to the 11 finalists who will make it through to the Global Series representing the 11 MotoGP teams. As in 2024, the competition will conclude with a live event in the Milan Games Week in November where the champion of the MotoGP™ eSport Championship 2025 will be crowned.
For more information: https://esport.motogp.com
