[Susan Reid]

Hola:

I forgot to mention there is a tax incentive in CR. But it has some restrictions.
Costa Rica has a Free Trade Zone regime, which multinational film productions can take advantage of. Investing in Costa Rica describes these as ‘a set of incentives and benefits granted by the Costa Rican government to companies making new investments in the country’. There are several tax and customs benefits to productions regardless of their type or size. They include:
* 100% exemption on all import duties for raw materials, equipment and components
* Total tax exemption on the importation of materials and supplies required for a production, such as, car rental services including petrol, and catering services
* 100% tax break for four years which goes to a 50% break after the first four years
* Expedited customs for the temporary importation of equipment and
* Full exemption of customs bonds.
Filmmakers are required to invest $150,000 in fixed assets inside of a free zone area, but are permitted to film anywhere they wish.
This works more for movies of course
Saludos,

José I París

http://www.lcaproductions.com

[Susan Reid]

Hola!

Costa Rica is a great alternative to shoot in Central America. Costa Rica incentive is that most countries charge a tax in services we don’t, in most countries in latin America is between 12% and 15% so it’s a big discount.

Costa Rica has the caribbean and the pacific at a very short distance. Form the capital you can be at the pacific in 1 1/2 hours and travel to the atlantic in 3 hours to one of the most exotic beaches. Or be at the rain forest, water rafting, in a Crystal clear waterfall or in a exuberant volcano in 1 1/2 hours.

LCA Productions (http://www.lcaproductions.com) is boutique production service company focus mainly in Production Services. Please let us know how we could help in your productions.

Saludos,

José Ignacio París

http://www.lcaproductions.com

[Susan Reid]

Hola!

Costa Rica could be an alternative. Our company LCA Productions is focus con Productions Services. Please let me know if you like me to sent some references. Saludos,

José Ignacio Paris
jiparis@lcaproductions.com

[Susan Reid]

Hola Merri:

We can give you all the pros and cons since we are base in Costa Rica but also have offices in Panama and Nicaragua.

If you happen to be attending Cannes Lions you can meet with Gustavo Paris (gparis@lcaproductions.com) my brother from the 19th to 22nd of June (based at Rado Plage) will also be at the AFCI Locations Show 2013 in Los Angeles (booth #711) from the 27th to 29thof June, please let me know so we can meet my name is José Ignacio París (jiparis@lcaproductions.com)

Our company LCA Productions (Costa Rica- Panama-Nicaragua) with 19 years of experience offering production services. We work with companies like from the US Radical Media, Anonymous Content, Film Master, Blink, Skunk and with directors and DP link Tarsem Singh, Sorri Brothers, Gary Lankford, Brian Lee Hughes, David Kellogg, Malcom Venville, Januz Kaminski, Paul Cameron.

Please take a look at some of our latest work at http://www.lcaproductions.com

I am in Nicaragua until the 20th of june, you can also call me at my cell phone 505-83505222

Saludos,

José Ignacio París
Producer/ Partner
LCA Productions (Costa Rica-Panama-Nicaragua)
GPN Member

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