BBC Documentary Filmed in Colombia Premieres in London 
While in Colombia, Lost Kingdoms of South America contracted production services with Screen Colombia
The BBC documentary series Lost Kingdoms of South America includes four episodes exploring the legacy of indigenous communities in Colombia, Bolivia and Peru, trekking to temples hidden in the dense jungle, mountaintops presided over by darkened citadels, gloomy underground tombs and exquisite sculptures of gods and forgotten kings. The secrets of these South American kingdoms are among the oldest in the world and have only just begun to be discovered. The kingdoms flourished hundreds, sometimes thousands of years before the arrival of the Incas and the Spanish conquistadors. Many of them have been almost completely forgotten. Presented by British archaeologist Jago Cooper, the episode filmed in Colombia travels through mountains and jungles in search of the truth about the Legend of El Dorado.
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Tax Incentive Reforms for Colombian Productions and Co-Productions 
Decree 255 of February 20, 2013 includes adjustments to regulations in Law 814 of 2003
More than 50 films co-produced between Colombia and countries like Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Holland, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela have benefited from tax incentives and Colombia's Film Development Fund (FDC) grants made possible through Act 814 of 2003, better known as Colombia's "Film Law". Films benefiting from tax incentives and grants include Contracorriente (Audience Award Best International Drama at Sundance); El vuelco del cangrejo (FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin Film Festival); Los viajes del viento, La Sirga and La Playa D.C., all three selected for Cannes; La sangre y la lluvia (Venice Days at the Venice Film Festival); and Del amor y otros demonios (Pusan International Film Festival), to name only a few. Decree 255 of February 20, 2013 reforms the way Colombian artistic and technical participation are accredited in Colombian productions and co-productions, modifies project approval and changes the definition of film festivals and exhibitions.
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Spanish-French Co-Production Operation E Premieres in Colombia 
The film was shot in Colombia with production services by La Ventana Films
The French/Spanish co-production filmed in Colombia starring Colombian Martina Garcia and Spaniard Luis Tosar opened in Colombia on March 1st. The film was directed by Spain's Miguel Courtois and produced by Tormenta Films, Zircozine and AJOZ Films. Operation E, based on news and information in the public domain, reveals the drama of a peasant forced to care for the child of a woman being held hostage by Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC). The film hit Colombian screens after a successful round of international film festivals including San Sebastian and Biarritz (where Luis Tosar won Best Actor for his performance in the film) and, most recently, the Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI).
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 | First Colombian Film Festival in New York More than twenty new productions to be screened
March 20-24, cinemas in New York City's famous Tribeca neighborhood will screen features, shorts and documentaries filmed in Colombia in a festival also featuring forums with actors and directors. Guests scheduled to appear include actresses Carolina Gomez, Paola Turbay, Angelica Blandon, Martina Garcia and Karent Hinestroza and actor Álvaro Rodríguez, directors Andrés Baiz, Carlos Moreno and Juan Uribe and Adelfa Martinez, director of the Ministry of Culture's Film Office. The festival is part of the country's plan for promoting Colombia abroad coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Colombian Embassy in the United States and the Consulate General of Colombia in New York. The New York Colombian Film Festival aims to promote and strengthen Colombian culture through its cinema.
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 | Juan Pablo Tamayo, Colombian Producer for Operation E
Tamayo has held various positions in the field of production on a number of Colombian features and short film projects. His first film as a producer was Carlos Cesar Arbelaez's The Colors of the Mountain (2011), which toured international film festivals including San Sebastian, where the film won the Kutxa-New Directors Prize, and the Fribourg Film Festival and also won the Films in Construction Award and a co-production grant from the Ibermedia Program. He served as advisor to the Colombian Ministry of Culture's Department of Cinematography during the first half of 2010.
Tamayo worked as assistant to producer Jaime Osorio for two years at Toucan Productions (Maria llena eres de gracia), participated in documentary productions such as Negro profundo: Historias de mineros (2002), short films by Carlos Cesar Arbelaez La serenata (2008) and La caja and José Andrés Gómez's El otro lado (2011). He co-produced María Gamboa's 20MIL (2005) with France and his feature film work includes field production on María Camila Lizarazo's El ángel del acordeón, produced by Clara María Ochoa (CMO Producciones) and production manager and field production on Of Love and Other Demons (2010) by Costa Rican Hilda Hidalgo. Tamayo was the Colombian producer of the Franco-Colombian co-production Operation E.
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 | Promo Clip for Colombian Episode of "Lost Kingdoms of South America"
The journey begins at Bogota's Gold Museum with "The Raft of the Muisca" and attempts to unravel the Legend of El Dorado, a place filled with gold.
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Cartagena to Host Annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference
Cartagena de Indias continues to grow in its role as home to major global tourism industry events. Events include the Hay Festival, bringing together prominent writers and musicians from all over the world, the South American Hotel Investment Conference (SAHIC), featuring major players in the international hotel industry, and the VI Summit of the Americas. And this year, from September 30 to October 4, the city will host the annual FCCA Conference, welcoming more than a thousand industry representatives and the 15 cruise lines from around the world. The meeting is designed for industry executives, suppliers and tour operators and provides yet another opportunity to promote Colombia as a cruise destination.
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Filming our one hour documentary in Colombia for the BBC's new archaeology series "Lost Kingdoms of South America" was an absolute pleasure. Despite an incredibly tight and demanding schedule Screen Colombia ensured that everything went to plan and pulled out all the stops to introduce us to some incredible people and some fantastic locations. The help and access given to us by so many organizations - the Kogi communities of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Museo del Oro, the Colombian Army and the many universities, academics and individuals along the way helped to make this a highly successful programme.
Martin Kemp, Director, Lost Kingdoms of South America
Screen Colombia
Bogotá
Address: Cra. 18 # 86a - 14
Phone: (+571) 638 6216
info@screencolombia.com
www.screencolombia.com
Colombian production company specializing in complete production service packages for international films and television series. The company has a wide range of experience with international organizations, TV channels and film productions, working with the most experienced local film and television industry businesses to provide local lodging, transportation, security, catering, actors, technical crews and equipment best suited to the needs of each project. Recent work includes several episodes for the Nat Geo series Locked Up Abroad, an episode shot in Colombia for the BBC documentary series Lost Kingdoms of South America, the docu-drama Killing Pablo and the short film Lost Bullets.
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La Ventana Films
Medellín
Address: Carrera 86 A No. 34 -115 Of. 101
Phone: (+57) 4 493 13 11
produccion@laventanafilms.com
www.laventanafilms.com
La Ventana Films is the brainchild of Juan Pablo Tamayo (Los colores de la montaña), a producer with extensive experience in diverse areas of production. The production company, whose main goal is to bring to fruition feature-length fiction and documentary films and projects, is active in several lines of business including audiovisual project development, film production, production services for third-party film projects being shot in Colombia, and general consulting for diverse audiovisual products through the creation of project models based on production strategies and an audiovisual industry concept. The company's first film, Operación E, is directed by Miguel Courtois Paternina and co-produced by Tormenta Films, Zircozine (Spain) and AJOZ Films (France).
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Puerto López
Región: Bogota Region
Ciudad: Puerto Lopez
Departamento: Meta
Nombre: Puerto López
Descripción: Puerto López is known as the geographic center of Colombia. This territory is characterized by its beautiful natural landscapes. Some interesting places to visit are Alto de Menegua Park, El Yucao Park and the Candilejas grand prairie.
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