Filming in Colombia
Locations, logistics and why foreign directors choose to shoot here.
A wide range of landscapes within short distances
Colombia packs into one country what elsewhere takes weeks of travel. A few hours' flight takes you from the Amazon rainforest to the La Guajira desert, from the snow-capped Sierra Nevada to the Caribbean, from Cartagena's colonial architecture to the salt mines of Nemocón. This geographic density cuts transit costs and makes tight shooting schedules possible.
Key locations
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Bogotá
Modern architecture, financial districts, the colonial streets of La Candelaria, the eastern hills.
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Cartagena de Indias
Walled city, Caribbean colonial architecture, sea.
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Medellín
Contemporary architecture, inter-Andean valley, urban culture.
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Cauca and Valle del Cauca
Western Andes, cloud forest, rivers.
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La Guajira
Desert, beaches, Wayuu communities.
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Amazonas
Tropical rainforest, indigenous communities, navigable rivers.
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Chocó
Rainforest, Pacific coast, extraordinary biodiversity.
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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Snow peaks, Kogi and Arhuaco indigenous communities.
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Boyacá and Cundinamarca
Andean valleys, salt mines (Nemocón, Zipaquirá), colonial architecture.
Crews and suppliers
Colombia has a mature audiovisual industry, with crews experienced in international productions, Hollywood-grade camera and grip rental, and cinematographers, production designers and sound teams with international credits.
Recent international productions shot in Colombia
- 2018 Gemini Man Ang Lee / Will Smith Cartagena
- 2018 Mile 22 Peter Berg / Mark Wahlberg Bogotá
- 2017 American Made Doug Liman / Tom Cruise Medellín
- 2017 Loving Pablo Fernando León de Aranoa / Bardem, Cruz Medellín
- 2016 The Boy William Brent Bell Medellín
- 2015 The 33 Patricia Riggen / Banderas, Binoche Bogotá, Nemocón