This is one of Fonktown’s best strengths.
Finding the best locations is what we do best and what we love. Our experience in location sourcing allows us to discover unique and captivating places that bring your vision to life.
Our location scouting services are all about aligning your creative concept with places that amplify your vision. From dramatic coastlines and urban textures to timeless architecture and raw natural beauty, we consider every detail: lighting, mood, accessibility, and overall vibe to find that just-right location that makes your visuals pop and sets the stage for your entire production.
What sets Fonktown apart? We go beyond Google Maps. We’re storytellers at heart, obsessed with aesthetics, and driven by instinct and local knowledge. You bring the idea, and we’ll handle the setting, the permits, and the access. We make sure you get tailored location scouting for commercials, films, documentaries, branded content, or any creative project. We listen, we adapt, and we hit the ground scouting to find the one location that clicks with your story or explore our curated library to match it with precision.
Whether you need filming locations in Costa Rica or a setting that aligns with your brand’s concept, we source production-ready spaces that meet the needs of your shoot, both visually and logistically. With Fonktown, you’re working with a team that understands how to match story, space, and production requirements efficiently.
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Location scouting in Costa Rica #
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Location scouting in Costa Rica: how we work
Costa Rica puts two coasts, volcanoes, cloud forest, rainforest, cattle plains and a capital with both colonial and contemporary architecture inside a country you can cross in a day: from San José you reach either coast in a few hours. That variety is why international productions come here, and why a good scout matters: the right beach, the right light and a realistic travel plan are the difference between a smooth shoot and a long one.
This is how a location scouting job with Fonktown usually runs:
- Brief and first selection. You send us the script, boards or references and we answer with options from our own location database (beaches, jungle, volcanoes, cloud forest, colonial towns and urban San José), organised by region, with photos, access notes and travel times.
- Recce. Our location managers visit the shortlisted places, check light, sound, access, parking and power, and send you a scouting report. You can join the recce or follow it remotely.
- Permits and releases. Once you choose, we handle the paperwork for each location: municipalities, the Costa Rica Film Commission (Procomer) and SINAC for national parks and protected areas, plus releases with private owners. Municipal and Film Commission filming permits usually take 5 to 15 working days; protected areas need more lead time.
- Location management on set. A location manager opens and closes each location, coordinates with owners and neighbours and makes sure the place is left as we found it.
Where to look: Guanacaste for golden beaches and dry, sunny light (Liberia airport is twenty minutes from the coast); the Pacific coast for rainforest meeting the sea; the Caribbean for a different culture, colour and pace; the Northern Zone for Arenal and Monteverde; the Southern Zone for Corcovado and the whale tail of Uvita; and the Central Valley for San José, coffee towns and the locations closest to crew, studios and the airport.
Need the whole package? See our production services in Costa Rica: fixer, local crew, locations, permits and film equipment rental under one contract. Looking for ideas first? Browse our guide to the 31 best film locations in Costa Rica, region by region, or read how to choose a location manager in Costa Rica. Send us your brief and you will have a first selection of locations and a proposal within 48 hours.
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Arturo Fons · Producer · arturo@fonktowncr.com
Costa Rica · On set with you from prep to wrap
