Tenerife Caps Film Shoots to Twelve Per Year, Alarming Industry

The audiovisual industry, the one that actually uses professional equipment, seems to have a new problem. It comes from the clever people at the Cabildo of Tenerife and other government bodies.

While the Cañadas del Teide area struggles with five million visitors treating it like a budget theme park, authorities have decided that film shoots are the real cause of damage. Yes, film shoots – the ones where crews ask for permission, pay deposits, and even clean up after themselves. Clearly, this is unacceptable.

Someone in these government offices, perhaps after getting advice from a family member or a social media group, has decided to limit film shoots to just twelve per year, with a maximum of fifteen people per crew. Apparently, the sixteenth person is the one who causes the environmental disaster. This news, reported yesterday, has not only worried local film companies but has also reached Hollywood and London. International film crews planning major projects for 2026, backed by big studios, saw this information and were surprised. They might be foreign, but they're not unintelligent.

Given this level of planning from the Cabildo and the government, it wouldn't be surprising if NASA asked them for advice on space travel. After all, there's always room to explore new ideas. As the saying goes, people should stick to what they know. And importantly, they should seek advice from experts. Otherwise, the public might start to think that public institutions should be run by sensible people, not by those who deal in nonsense.