Costa Rica Production and Support Services

Sergio Miranda has been assisting filmmakers and production companies for more than 18 years. His experience and support services include: Feature Film, TV Series, Commercials, Documentaries, Corporate Videos, Photo Shoots, Photo Production, Customs, Location scouting, Costa Rican crews, Government sector liaison plus Private sector services and vendors.

Costa Rica is a remarkable destination for film, video and photoshoots. As a tropical destination, Costa Rica offers an incredible amount of diversity in a country the size of West Virginia. Solitary beaches, majestic volcanoes, lush rain forest, and spectacular waterfalls are all easily accessible. Costa Rica's long tradition in eco-tourism and conservation has promoted the development of an impressive amount of hotel infrastructure in rural areas making it easy to access and work in remote areas of the country that offer the natural and preserved locations that filmmakers and photo productions seek in a tropical location. A strong democratic tradition, safety and the people of Costa Rica are the main reasons people visit this peaceful Central American country.

It worked for directors Ridley Scott, Frank MarshallRobert Rodriguez and M. Night Shyamalan in their search for locations that served as New World, the Congo, and a tropical paradise. Costa Rica can easily be labeled the best tropical film and photography location closest to the United States facilitating, safe inexpensive travel for crew and equipment as opposed to going further south or to Asia.

Although Costa Rica has no formal film commission the government, through several different agencies, has always been very supportive of film activities and photo production in Costa Rica. Non-union Costa Rican film crews, no minimums on foreign crews, competitive rates on rooms, and easy international access offered by all major US airline carriers make Costa Rica a location destination you should consider for your next film and stills project.

We just concluded a Sony Pictures feature film called "After Earth" with Director M. Night Shyamalan, and actors Will and Jaden Smith during January and February 2012. Other recent projects includes a photo shoot for American Eagle Outfitters Summer 2011 Print Advertising Campaign for Stardust Visions in January 2011, MTV's reality show "The Challenge Series 21" for Bunim Murray Productions in February 2011, and the new reality series for NBC "Love in the Wild" produced by Endemol in March/April 2011, and "Q Viva The Chosen" for Univision.