Colombia video production & production support
As a full-service line production company based in Columbia, we know how to bring your Colombia video production to life. From concept to final cut, our comprehensive filming support means that you don’t need to worry about any practical part of your project being overlooked.
Our job as your production fixer means we’ll handle all the
critical administrative and logistical tasks, including securing film permits, sourcing needed equipment, and handling all the production logistics. And the best part? With us managing the behind-the-scenes operations, you’ll have time and thinking space to focus on making your video as creatively wonderful as you know it can be.
Production service & video production services in Colombia
We’ve spent several years building up a wide array of production services that are specially designed to support video projects of any genre and scale in Colombia. This means that we can fully customize our offering to meet your project’s exact needs. Plus, with a Bogota video production team and collaborators throughout the country, we have the personnel and skillset to ensure that we can deliver excellence along every step of the production process. From location scouting and transport management to final edits or remote video production, our team is ready to handle your project with the professionalism it demands..
Filming requirements in Colombia
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Main hubs
- Medellín, Cartagena, Cali, Santa Marta
- Language
- Spanish
- Currency
- Colombian peso (COP)
- Crew visa
- Free V courtesy visa for film crews
- City permits
- Bogotá PUFA in 5 working days
- ATA Carnet accepted
- No; temporary import regime
- Drones
- Aerocivil, 15 business days ahead
- Production incentive
- 40% FFC rebate or 35% CINA credit
How far ahead to start
Most permits are quick. Archaeological parks and drone flights set the lead time; visas need a certificate first.
- Archaeological parks (ICANH)At least 1 month
- Drone flight plan15 business days
- Bogotá PUFA permit5 working days; 3 urgent
- Medellín permit7 calendar days
Requirements in detail
Crew visas
- Visa
- V courtesy visa for foreign artistic, technical and production crew
- Prerequisite
- Certificate from the Ministry of Culture or the Film Commission
- Cost
- Free if the producer files online with the Foreign Ministry
Not available when the crew are hired by a Colombian company.
Documents needed (4)
- Recent colour photo
- Passport copy
- Medical insurance policy
- Ministry of Culture or Film Commission certificate
Filming authorisation
- Films
- Shooting authorisation from the Ministry of Culture’s Film Directorate
- Other formats
- Concept from Proimágenes Colombia
- Public space
- Each city or municipality
Cartagena has no unified permit yet; contact DIMAR for sea shoots and heritage bodies for the walls and bastions. National parks are applied for in person in Bogotá; email alone does not start the process.
Bogotá permit (PUFA)
- Issued by
- Bogotá Film Commission (Idartes), SUMA platform
- Ordinary
- 5 working days; road closures allowed
- Urgent
- 3 working days; up to 90 crew, 25% more
Fees follow a public-space formula; there is a calculator online. Compliance and civil liability insurance are required on top. Building facades and monuments need separate approval.
Documents to register (5)
- Identity or legal representative’s certificate
- RUT and RIT tax registrations
- Chamber of Commerce certificate, for companies
- Traffic plan, if using roads or sidewalks
- Environmental plan, if using natural public space
Drones
- Authority
- Civil aviation (Aerocivil, UAEAC)
- Apply
- At least 15 business days before
- Not allowed
- Over 25 kg, or metal propellers
Pilots need a licence, 40 flight hours and 200 take-offs and landings. Third-party insurance is mandatory.
Documents needed (6)
- Operation description: purpose, date, altitude, route, duration
- Risk assessment
- Drone make, model, serial number and weight
- Crew list with pilot licence numbers
- Liability insurance
- Statement that the drone is fit to fly
Equipment customs
- ATA Carnet
- Not accepted
- Alternative
- Short-term temporary import for audiovisual work
- Guarantee
- Exemption for professional film equipment
Colombia is not part of the ATA Carnet system. The customs certificate comes from the Ministry of Culture for films, or the Film Commission for other formats, at the cost of one monthly minimum wage.
Production incentives
- FFC cash rebate
- 40% on audiovisual services; 20% on logistics
- CINA tax certificate
- 35% of qualifying spend, transferable
- FFC minimum
- 1,800 monthly minimum wages, about COP 3.15bn in 2026
The FFC fund’s remaining balance is published and can run low, so check availability before budgeting. Advertising can qualify under CINA.
Rules and fees change. We confirm every figure for your dates before you budget.
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Film crew for hire & local contributors
For your Colombia video production, we provide a carefully considered film crew. Every team member and local contributor representing our production fixer company is highly qualified and experienced in their field, from camera operators to DOPs to set constructors. This ensures professional production service and reliability across all aspects of the project.
Research & fact-checking
Getting the right interviewees or information for your Colombia video production is not always easy when you’re shooting in an unfamiliar country. However, as a multi-service production fixer, we work with researchers and fact-finders to help you do just that. Plus, we’ll ensure that all current facts and figures are checked for errors or inconsistencies.
Film permits & local access
Figuring out the Colombian film permit process can be complex, but as your line production company, we’ll help simplify it. For starters, our Bogota video production team will manage the paperwork to make sure you’re compliant with local regulations. Once sorted, we can also assist with gaining access to unique filming locations.
Location scouting & management
Colombia’s extraordinarily diverse landscape, inlcuding beaches that stretch along both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, make it particularly easy to find beautiful backdrops for your Colombia video project. Using our location scouting services, you’ll quickly see this for yourselves, though we promise to find unique locations that fully match the aesthetic of your production.
Film equipment rental
You’ll need professional filming equipment for your Colombia video production, and as your local production fixer, we can help you. Our trusted production service means we know the best local film equipment rental agencies who can provide everything from competitively priced cameras to lighting and sound gear.
Logistics handling
Our comprehensive logistics support covers every practicality relating to your Colombia video production. From coordinating flights and ground transport to arranging lodgings, on-site catering, security, and remote video production, if necessary, we’re able to tailor our logistics support to match the specific demands of your video project.
Tips from our local producers
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Visas and ATA Carnet
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Fun fact about filming in Armenia
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Our local work
Bogota video production – see how we work
Our Bogota video production team has the professional experience, local connections, and cultural expertise to ensure easy, efficient video shoots in the city and across the country. We’ve worked hard to build a team skilled in the production service you’d want on any international film set, and who also know exactly how to get things done in this country. From pre-production to post, our talented production fixer team ensures a smooth process, so projects happen efficiently and effortlessly every time.
Colombia video production: unique film locations
Worried location scouting won’t reveal anything special for your Colombia video production? Don’t be! American media company, Forbes, recently ranked Colombia as the third most beautiful country in the world! From beautiful Caribbean and Atlantic coastlines to the Amazon and Chocó Rainforests, as well as rolling farmland, the Andes mountain range and vibrant cities, you have a wealth of unique locations to choose from. As your line production company, we’ll help you find, secure, and manage the best sites for your project.
Complete support with paperwork
When you work with us, the comprehensive support we’ll give you includes managing all the paperwork involved in your Colombia video production. From securing film permits and location access to arranging equipment rentals and crew contracts, and handling budgets, we keep on track of the paper trail! We can also handle call sheets, production reports, and all other on-set administrative support. It’s all part of the all-encompassing production service that we know is needed for a foreign video project’s success here.
Broad-ranging portfolio
Colombia has developed rapidly as an international filming destination, and as a reputable local line production company, we’ve been part of that growth. Our reliable production service has attracted major clients such as Netflix, The New York Times, Nike, and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) among those whose projects we’ve worked on. We pride ourselves on our versatility, so it means that whatever your Colombia video project, we know we have the skills and experience to support it.
Full-service production
Based in our Bogota video production office, we offer a complete production service in all corners of Colombia. This includes everything any iternational video production would need, from location scouting to equipment hire and logistics, to remote video production. Through our membership in the global production support network, Storytailors, we’ve also been able to expand our capabilities to support multi-location shoots worldwide. This means that through collaborations with international colleagues, we can make any complex multi-country production more predictable and easier to manage.
Our international work
We serviced content for
Key people
Camilo
Producer & Fixer
Clementina
Senior Production Specialist
Storytailors were incredibly dialed from day one through the last – from helping assemble our production crew in Seoul, to navigating our 16-hour time zone difference with grace and ease, to translating Korean interviews in post – they truly were an extension of our creative production team in Portland.
The Storytailors team were an immense support on a remote project that started with many moving pieces. We ultimately shot with a brilliant team in Bolivia who were thorough and a pleasure to work with.
Working with Storytailors on our recent film in Cambodia was an efficient, helpful, and creatively collaborative experience. The Storytailors team understood what our specific goals were and matched us with skilled artists, with intimate knowledge and connection to the local community we were interested in capturing.
Paul Lungu kindly supplied us with fixers and crews for a series of short charity films that we made in four European countries. Everything was dealt with very efficiently and the crews and fixers were friendly and helpful. The project was particularly challenging because of the Covid pandemic but everything passed without a hitch.
Storytailors were great in facilitating an overseas shoot in South Korea during lockdown. It was a tricky brief, with lots of moving parts and the guys helped us find solutions at every turn.
Filming in Colombia
Here’s something we need you to know: We love our job. More than that, we feel privileged to be able to work on the variety of Colombia video productions that we do. However, we’ve worked hard to achieve our success, tirelessly building up our Bogota video production team so that we can offer the kind of blanket support that any video project coming to Colombia would want from their line production company.
That support includes everything from planning the production to handling location scouting, taking care of all logistics, overseeing production paperwork, and providing remote video production services to help scale content or reduce costs. Thanks to our Storytailors membership, we also have the support and resources to manage multi-location shoots across South America and the world. So, now there’s something else you know: for efficient, reliable service that leaves nothing to chance, we’re the production fixer to contact.
