Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias

What Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias does

The Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias (IPCC) is a public cultural institute under the Alcald\u00eda Mayor de Cartagena (District Government of Cartagena, Colombia), operating as the official body for cultural heritage management, festival organization, and cultural-fund administration in the Distrito de Cartagena. The institute employs approximately 51 staff and operates under the Plan de Desarrollo 'Cartagena, Ciudad de Derechos' (2024-2027), specifically the 'Artes, Cultura y Patrimonio' strategic driver, having previously operated under the 2020-2023 plan 'Salvemos Juntos a Cartagena.'

IPCC's core operational platform is a Drupal-based convocation management system hosted at convocatorias.ipcc.gov.co, through which it administers open public calls for economic stimuli, grants, and cultural-program participation. The institute manages three sub-brands: the Comisi\u00f3n F\u00edlmica de Cartagena (established by Decreto 1764 de 2023 to develop the audiovisual sector), the heritage venue Teatro Adolfo Mej\u00eda, and the BEPS social-security program for cultural creators (per Decrees 2012/2017 and 823/2021). It also runs flagship festivals including the Fiestas de Independencia del 11 de Noviembre, Festival del Dulce Cartagenero, Festival del Frito, Festival del Pastel, and the Encuentro de Coros y M\u00fasica Sacra, alongside public-space activation programs (Vive tu Plaza, Circuito Cultural) and heritage-conservation contests (Patios y Fachadas).

The institute's business model is non-commercial: it receives municipal budget allocations from the Alcald\u00eda Mayor and redistributes funds as micro-grants ('est\u00edmulos econ\u00f3micos') to individual artists, cultural groups, and heritage carriers through competitive convocation processes. Beneficiaries are segmented across film/audiovisual professionals, theater artists, festival participants, traditional food heritage carriers, cultural managers, and qualified jurors (Banco de Jurados). The director general is Saia Vergara Jaime. No commercial pricing exists; the entity functions as a public-sector grant-making and cultural-program administration body.

Name

Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias

Legal name

Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias

Website

https://convocatorias.ipcc.gov.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias (IPCC) is a public cultural institute of the Alcald\u00eda Mayor de Cartagena that administers open convocations, economic stimuli, and festivals (Independence Day, Dulce, Frito, Pastel) for artists, cultural managers, and heritage carriers across the Distrito de Cartagena.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cartagena

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IPCC is a public cultural institute that manages and distributes economic stimuli (grants) to cultural creators, artists, and community groups in Cartagena de Indias through competitive public convocation processes. It also organizes major civic festivals (Independence Day celebrations, traditional food festivals), operates the Teatro Adolfo Mejía heritage venue, and runs the Comisión Fílmica de Cartagena for audiovisual sector development. The institute implements municipal cultural policy under the District Government's development plan.

Product overview

The Instituto de Patrimonio y Cultura de Cartagena de Indias (IPCC) operates a cultural grant management and festival organization platform centered on its Convocatorias system. The platform manages diverse programs including economic stimuli for cultural creators (BEPS), venue programming (Teatro Adolfo Mejía), film sector development (Comisión Fílmica), and major festivals (Dulce Cartagenero, Frito, Pastel Cartagenero). Cultural participation programs include Reinado Popular, Lanceros Guardianes, and Grandes Lanceros for Independence Day celebrations, while administrative systems like Banco de Jurados support proposal evaluation. Programs like Vive tu Plaza and Circuito Cultural drive public space activation and annual cultural programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Comisión Fílmica de Cartagena: Strategic body for strengthening, articulation, and promotion of the film and audiovisual sector of the District, created by Decreto 1764 de 2023
• Teatro Adolfo Mejía

Products and services

• Convocatorias IPCC (Public Call System)
• Teatro Adolfo Mejía
• Comisión Fílmica de Cartagena
• Programa BEPS Cultural
• Festival del Dulce Cartagenero
• Festival del Frito Cartagenero
• Festival del Pastel Cartagenero
• Reinado Popular de las Fiestas de Independencia
• Fiestas de Independencia del 11 de Noviembre
• Vive tu Plaza
• Circuito Cultural
• Banco de Jurados
• Lanceros Guardianes
• Grandes Lanceros
• Encuentro de Coros y Música Sacra
• Convocatoria de Circulación (Circularte)
• Concurso de Patios y Fachadas
• Convocatoria Puertas Abiertas al Teatro Incluyente

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 economic stimuli distributed in 2026 for audiovisual sector development
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Secretaría de Cultura de Medellín: Municipal cultural secretariat overseeing cultural policy, grants, and programming in Medellín. Comparable municipal-level public administration of culture with strong programmatic portfolio.
• Instituto de Cultura de Barranquilla: Municipal cultural authority for Barranquilla, including oversight of the Carnaval de Barranquilla. Comparable Caribbean-coast peer with similar festival-management and grant-distribution responsibilities.
• Instituto Distrital de las Artes (Idartes): Bogotá's district-level cultural institute managing grants, festivals, and cultural programming for the capital. Most directly comparable Colombian peer in mandate, scale, and institutional structure to IPCC.
• Bogotá Film Commission: City-level film commission promoting audiovisual production in Bogotá. Most direct functional peer to IPCC's Comisión Fílmica de Cartagena in mandate and operating model.
• Instituto de Cultura y Patrimonio de Antioquia: Departmental cultural institute managing heritage and cultural programming across Antioquia. Comparable in combining heritage preservation with grant-making and festival coordination.
• Comisión Fílmica de Medellín y Antioquia: Regional film commission for Medellín and Antioquia, supporting audiovisual production. Comparable in scope and function to Cartagena's film commission under IPCC oversight.

Broad incumbents

• Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y los Saberes de Colombia: National-level ministry setting cultural policy and distributing federal cultural funds across Colombia. Operates at a higher jurisdictional level but shapes the policy and funding environment in which IPCC operates.

Regional players

• Fundación Grupo Bahía: Regional cultural foundation in Cartagena supporting cultural and community programs. Operates in the same geography and complementary cultural-development space as IPCC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ipcc-co

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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