From jungles to glaciers, with the Andes, grassland, multicolored deserts and salt-flats in between, Argentina offers reverse seasons from the Northern Hemisphere and up to 14 hours of sunlight in January. We would be place to invite you to film these wonderful places with us. The moment you request a quote from San Telmo Productions … Continue reading
Emma Watson films German action film with Buenos Aires doubling as Chile. At the same time a romantic comedy from the US uses Buenos Aires as a New York location double. Continue reading
By contributing blogger Benjamín Harguindey As production fixers, we’ve had the privilege of working with the United Kingdom on several production shoots, the latest of which was on a documentary for the BBC about parrots and their urban habitats. San Telmo Productions was in charge of fixing the filming of the documentary, a 12-day shoot in Buenos Aires City and … Continue reading
Everything you need to know from film permits, customs, work visas and logistics to shoot in one of the seven wonders of the world. Continue reading
It has been a crazy past few weeks for the team at San Telmo Productions as we were providing complete production services for the Dutch TV show “Beauty and the Beat”. The show follows a group of female DJs from the Netherlands who compete to be crowned the next top female DJ of the Netherlands. … Continue reading
Summer (December to March) is the busy filming season in Argentina due to the sunny weather. A lot of production companies have been contacting San Telmo Productions to arrange logistics for their shoots. First question: Are you bringing in professional film, video or audio equipment? You will also need to arrange customs clearence to enter … Continue reading
by Ginger Gentile and Amy Ramirez (contributing blogger) You’ve gotten the green light from the executive producer or the funding needed to start shooting in Argentina. But you’ve never been, speak very basic Spanish and have a tight schedule and an even a tighter budget. So finding a local production fixer (aka local production coordinator) … Continue reading
by Amy Ramirez, contributing blogger Who would have thought that a town lost in the suburbs of Buenos Aires could be used as a location double for everything from middle age castles to pirate ports? Quilmes, the staple of Argentine beer, used the town to re-create a pirate port and a Transylvanian castle for the … Continue reading
by Rob Sykes, Contributing Blooger For the film producer looking for cheaper options for Victorian England, World War II France, or even Mumbai, the railway stations of Buenos Aires offer a huge opportunity! Filming under their grand arched ceilings or outside their exquisite entrances can transport movie goers back in time. This is in part … Continue reading
Last week we provided a local English-speaking film crew, equipment and logistics for a corporate video for argo company Syngenta. The producer was the Edge Picture Company of London, and we all got to try out Sony’s new pmw-f3, an HD camera which is going to battle the Red One for getting that film look … Continue reading
Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions 