{"id":65609,"date":"2025-05-13T16:08:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bpacshgkn2.wpdns.site\/?p=65609"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:09:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:09:43","slug":"cartagena-implements-unified-film-permit-to-strengthen-audiovisual-production-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/cartagena-implements-unified-film-permit-to-strengthen-audiovisual-production-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartagena implements Unified Film Permit to strengthen audiovisual production framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

As <\/span>of <\/span>Agreement <\/span>175 <\/span>dated <\/span>May <\/span>8, <\/span>2025, <\/span>Cartagena <\/span>now <\/span>has <\/span>a <\/span>Unified <\/span>Film <\/span>Permit (<\/span>PUFAC), <\/span>a <\/span>key <\/span>tool <\/span>designed <\/span>to <\/span>streamline <\/span>and <\/span>coordinate <\/span>the <\/span>procedures <\/span>required <\/span>for <\/span>audiovisual <\/span>productions <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>city\u2019s <\/span>public <\/span>spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>process <\/span>is <\/span>the <\/span>result <\/span>of <\/span>an <\/span>initiative <\/span>led <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Cartagena <\/span>Institute <\/span>of <\/span>Heritage <\/span>and <\/span>Culture (<\/span>IPCC), <\/span>with <\/span>technical <\/span>and <\/span>strategic <\/span>support <\/span>from <\/span>Proim\u00e1genes <\/span>Colombia <\/span>through <\/span>the <\/span>Colombia <\/span>Film <\/span>Commission. <\/span>Since <\/span>2024, <\/span>both <\/span>entities <\/span>have <\/span>worked <\/span>together <\/span>to <\/span>structure <\/span>the <\/span>permit, <\/span>in <\/span>line <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>mandate <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Colombia <\/span>Film <\/span>Promotion <\/span><\/strong>Committee<\/strong>, <\/span>established <\/span>under <\/span>Law <\/span>1556 <\/span>of <\/span>2012, <\/span>which <\/span>promotes <\/span>the <\/span>adoption <\/span>of <\/span>mechanisms <\/span>to <\/span>support <\/span>audiovisual <\/span>activity <\/span>across <\/span>different <\/span>regions <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>PUFAC <\/span>acknowledges <\/span>the <\/span>audiovisual <\/span>sector <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>driver <\/span>of <\/span>technological <\/span>development, <\/span>productive <\/span>transformation, <\/span>entrepreneurship, <\/span>job <\/span>creation, <\/span>talent <\/span>development, <\/span>and <\/span>significant <\/span>social <\/span>and <\/span>economic <\/span>contributions <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>country. <\/span>Its <\/span>implementation <\/span>aims <\/span>to <\/span>position <\/span>Cartagena <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>city <\/span>that <\/span>actively <\/span>promotes <\/span>the <\/span>audiovisual <\/span>sector <\/span>by <\/span>unifying <\/span>and <\/span>simplifying <\/span>the <\/span>procedures <\/span>needed <\/span>to <\/span>film <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>city.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

With <\/span>this <\/span>decision, <\/span>Cartagena <\/span>becomes <\/span>the <\/span>third <\/span>capital <\/span>city <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>country\u2014<\/span>after <\/span>Bogot\u00e1 <\/span>and <\/span>Medell\u00edn\u2014<\/span>to <\/span>implement <\/span>a <\/span>unified <\/span>permit <\/span>for <\/span>filming <\/span>in <\/span>public <\/span>spaces. <\/span>This <\/span>measure <\/span>strengthens <\/span>Cartagena\u2019s <\/span>position <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>strategic <\/span>and <\/span>competitive <\/span>location <\/span>for <\/span>both <\/span>national <\/span>and <\/span>international <\/span>productions, <\/span>offering <\/span>a <\/span>clear, <\/span>efficient <\/span>regulatory <\/span>framework <\/span>aligned <\/span>with <\/span>industry <\/span>best <\/span>practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy <\/span>Espinosa, <\/span>Director <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>IPCC, <\/span>expressed <\/span>her <\/span>gratitude <\/span>to <\/span>Proim\u00e1genes <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>Colombia <\/span>Film <\/span>Commission <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/span>support <\/span>throughout <\/span>the <\/span><\/strong>process<\/strong>, <\/span>and <\/span>emphasized <\/span>the <\/span>intersectoral <\/span>impact <\/span>that <\/span>this <\/span>new <\/span>framework <\/span>will <\/span>have <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>city\u2019s <\/span>development.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agreement <\/span>175 <\/span>outlines <\/span>the <\/span>scope, <\/span>definitions, <\/span>exemptions, <\/span>and <\/span>criteria <\/span>for <\/span>streamlining <\/span>procedures <\/span>under <\/span>the <\/span>PUFAC. <\/span>Within <\/span>six <\/span>months, <\/span>the <\/span>Mayor <\/span>of <\/span>Cartagena <\/span>is <\/span>expected <\/span>to <\/span>issue <\/span>a <\/span>technical <\/span>operations <\/span>manual <\/span>detailing <\/span>the <\/span>implementation <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>permit.<\/span><\/p>\n

At <\/span>the <\/span>Colombia <\/span>Film <\/span>Commission, <\/span>we <\/span>recognize <\/span>the <\/span>adoption <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Unified <\/span>Film <\/span>Permit <\/span>in <\/span>Cartagena <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>significant <\/span>step <\/span>forward <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>development <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>audiovisual <\/span>sector <\/span>in <\/span>Colombia. <\/span>We <\/span>reaffirm <\/span>our <\/span>commitment <\/span>to <\/span>continue <\/span>promoting <\/span>favorable <\/span>conditions <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>growth <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>industry <\/span>throughout <\/span>the <\/span>country.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of Agreement 175 dated May 8, 2025, Cartagena now has a Unified Film Permit (PUFAC), a key tool designed to streamline and coordinate the procedures required for audiovisual productions in the city\u2019s public spaces. This process is the result of an initiative led by the Cartagena Institute of Heritage and Culture (IPCC), with technical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1144,"featured_media":65607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news_cat"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comisionfilmicacolombia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}