Hiring a production coordinator
in Panama
Hiring a production coordinator in Panama will prove helpful in more than one instance. For example, you will get professional, experienced advice on sorting out the right filming locations for your production. Panama is a diverse country with lots to offer when it comes to media productions. Hiring a journalist fixer for a documentary is also a task fit for one of our coordinators.
Here are a handful of locations to consider when shooting in Panama.
Panama City
The capital and largest city in the country, Panama City is located right at the start of the famous Panama Canal. With a population of under 1 million, the city is a bustling, modern metropolis.
Ask your location scout or your production coordinator in Panama for advice on where to film while in town. Popular choices include visiting the canal, strolling through the streets of the Casco Viejo (Old Town), or taking a walk on the legendary Amador Causeway.
Panama Canal
One of the leading navigable pathways of the planet, the Panama Canal links the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans on water. The construction of the Panama Canal is still considered to be one of the most important engineering projects in human history. Have your production coordinator in Panama sort out a visit to the canal if you are planning on shooting here.
It is said that 25.000 workers have died while piecing together the canal, which was originally planned on being built in Nicaragua.
Panama Canal
Bocas del Toro
Bocas del Toro is one of the nine main provinces of Panama. Located in the northwestern part of the country, the province is home to 125.000 and has a surface of over 4.600 square kilometers. The region is famous for its pristine white-sand beaches, as well as many quirky attractions, such as a village made out of plastic bottles.
The artistic project is meant as a red flag toward the worldwide plastic crisis. Hire a journalist fixer if you want to explore the region for a documentary.
Coiba Island
While Central America is part of the mainland of the Americas, there are many islands scattered across the region. One of them is Coiba, the largest of the islands in the area, at 503 square kilometers in area.
You can reach the island by air after a 20-minute flight from Panama City. If you wish to spend a night at this natural wonder, you can do it at the ranger’s station inside the national park. Ask your location scout for more information on where to film while on Coiba Island.
Coiba Island
Darien National Park
A World Heritage Site and by far the most important national park of Panama, Darien is a natural bridge linking North and South America. The uniqueness of the park sits in the many habitats you can find here, from rocky coastlines to mangroves and sandy beaches. Ask your production coordinator in Panama or your location scout for advice on where to film in the park.
As the park is extremely isolated, crews wanting to film in the perimeter can only do so with local guides.
Your location scout in Panama
Hiring a production coordinator in Panama or a location scout will make sorting out film locations easier and more efficient. Local professionals know where to film regardless of the type of production you are doing. Through our local fixers, we can recommend tailored locations for filming that suit your needs. Documentaries about nature, commercials with spectacular beachy backdrops, and even corporate videos filmed in remote jungles, we will make sure the right locations are picked for each of them.
If you are ready to come to Panama for work, let us know right away. Send Panama Fixers an email with the details of your project.
One of our representatives will get back to you as soon as possible, and together you will set up a time and date for a discovery call. After settling the details, we will help you with everything related to media production up until the wrap-up.
