Colombia Boosts Tax Incentive CINA to Record Amount for 2026

After a bumper year that saw major projects shooting in Colombia, including Seasons 2 of BBC/AMC’s “The Night Manager” and Netflix’s mega epic series “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Colombia’s Film Commission at Proimágenes Colombia has increased its CINA incentive to $90 million, a 49% boost from the previous year’s $60 million, which was fully allocated – in record time – by September.

CINA offers a 35% transferable tax credit on expenditures for audiovisual services in Colombia and is applicable to feature films, series, music videos, video games, animation, post production and advertising.

Since its launch, the incentive has supported over 165 international audiovisual projects, generating more than $861 million in investment and creating over 130,000 direct jobs, making it the envy of its Latin American neighbors who have also vied to attract more location shoots.

In 2025, 32 projects were approved, including shows from Disney+, Sony Pictures, Paramount, Netflix and Amazon. Altogether, these projects brought in an estimated $188 million in investment.

“The success of CINA in 2025 demonstrates that Colombia has a solid, reliable and internationally competitive incentive system,” said Silvia Echeverri, head of the Colombia Film Commission, adding: “With the 2026 CINA allocation, we are marking a milestone in our strategy to consolidate Colombia as a strategic partner for large-scale audiovisual projects. This increase responds to the confidence of international producers, who have found in Colombia highly qualified talent, powerful stories, diverse locations and a robust, globally competitive incentive system.”

Matthew Patnick, executive producer of Season 2 of “The Night Manager,” concurred: “It was a massive decision to come over to Colombia. The tax incentive is so favorable to productions coming here; it made everything much easier and had a huge financial impact on the show.”

The growing influx of international productions that include Zack Snyder’s indie drama “The Last Photograph,” Constantin Film’s survival horror pic “Titan” (renamed “Snake”) and “Sierra Madre,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, has greatly contributed to the advancement of Colombia’s audiovisual infrastructure in both talent and logistics.

“Working with filmmakers of such high caliber, has helped us up our game,” said Jaguar Bite production VP Juan Pablo Solano whose company has serviced Snyder’s pic among others.

Proimágenes reports that audiovisual production has strongly boosted Colombia’s economy, generating over 570,000 hotel nights and 30,000 airline tickets, benefiting tourism and services nationwide. Incentivized projects now span 24 departments and 153 municipalities, reflecting broad regional impact.