Behind the scenes on S.1 of 'One Hundred Years Of Solitude'

Source: Proimagenes Colombia

Behind the scenes on S.1 of ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’

Colombia’s CINA incentive has reached its full allocation for 2025 with seven features receiving approval including Zach Snyder’s drama The Last Photograph and crime thriller 52nd State.

Snyder, the director behind titles like Watchmen, Rebel Moon and Justice League, is shooting The Last Photograph in Colombia, Iceland, and Los Angeles. The story follows a former operative who attempts to rescue his niece and nephew from the mountains of South America after their diplomat parents are killed. Jaguar Bite is the production services company.

52nd State is being directed by Todd S. Yellin and centres on an IT worker in Costa Rica who learns that his workplace is scamming elderly Americas. Jaguar Bite is the production services company.

“The incentive in this country is one of the best with respect to not only what they offer, but also the way they collaborate with the producers,” said US-based 52nd State producer Fernando Ferro. “With incentive programmes it can be a long process, but with CINA it was a conversation, we came to agreement on what we were doing, and three weeks later we were approved. If it wasn’t for them, we couldn’t have made the movie because we had a very specific window.”

Other approved productions include two Netflix series: the second season of One Hundred Years Of Solitude, and Palacio, which recounts events during the 1985 storming of the Colombian ministry of justice by guerillas. Dynamo is the production services company.

The CINA transferable tax credit was established in 2020 and offers a tax discount certificate for 35% of the total investment in the country. It applies to film, series, video games, commercials and animation.

So far this year, the CINA incentive has approved 32 projects, generating an estimated investment of $188m (COP 752bn). An additional 59 projects are in development that are projected to bring $412m (COP 1.6tn) in investment.

Since the incentive launched in 2020, 165 audiovisual projects have been approved and generated approximately $861m (COP 3.4tn) in investment. It is estimated to have generated more than 130,000 direct jobs, according to Proimagenes Colombia, the non-profit that oversees Colombia Film Commission and promotes the country’s audiovisual sector.

“These results show that the impact we have achieved is outstanding,” said Silvia Echeverri, director of Colombia Film Commission. “The incentive is now positioned worldwide, with strong confidence from international producers as well as recognition of the talent and capabilities of our technical and artistic teams, who have worked in the audiovisual sector for many years and built remarkable expertise.”

The 2026 CINA quota will be decided by Colombia Film Promotion Committee in November and December.

 

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