Colombia Adds Massive Soundstage as Bogotá Audiovisual Market Attendance Soars and ‘Narcos’ Star-Led ‘Rookies’ Cleans Up in Project Prizes
Colombia's Bogotá Audiovisual Market concluded its seventeenth annual edition with elevated participation and activity, drawing nearly 2,400 accredited professionals and orchestrating hundreds of individual meetings between emerging projects and international advisors. The market distributed 70 awards across categories ranging from feature films to animation, with the television series 'Rookies' notably securing five recognitions for its production team.
The audiovisual sector's momentum extended beyond the conference itself as TIS Studios unveiled a new 18,300-square-foot soundstage intended to serve large-scale international productions, complementing Colombia's existing production infrastructure and tax incentives. Concurrent expansion by regional visual effects companies pointed to growing international confidence in Colombia as a production destination, combining established technical expertise with cost-effective capabilities.
- Colombia's Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) wrapped its 17th edition with record attendance of 2,336 participants and 882 business meetings connecting projects with international partners.
- TIS Studios opened Stage 7, an 18,300-sq-ft soundstage; TV series 'Rookies' swept five awards; VFX firms Folks and Loma report expanding clienteles.