Cinemotion Labs Adds an Exclusive Medellín Location Tour Ahead of Its 2026 Conference

A 40-seat scouting tour showcases Medellín’s real filming locations

Cinemotion Labs will open its 2026 edition with an exclusive location-scouting tour through Medellín on Monday, August 10, one day before the conference officially begins. The tour is aimed at producers, directors, filmmakers, creative agencies, audiovisual companies, and investors, and is limited to 40 participants.

Attendees will visit some of the settings that have made Medellín a strategic destination for national and international productions, including the El Perpetuo Socorro creative district, downtown Medellín, and the heritage neighborhood of Prado. The route is designed to show real filming locations, production opportunities, and the city’s audiovisual ecosystem, along with the competitive advantages Medellín offers for film, series, commercials, and digital content.

The experience includes transportation, a specialized guide, and networking among professionals from different countries, which organizers say is meant to strengthen collaboration and new projects across the sector.

“We want attendees to experience the industry beyond the conferences,” said Verónica Marín, project manager of Cinemotion Labs. “This tour will let them see why Medellín has established itself as an attractive setting for international-caliber audiovisual productions, and at the same time build connections that can turn into future partnerships and projects.”

The activity underscores Medellín’s push to market itself as a filming hub. The El Perpetuo Socorro district is the city’s first Área de Desarrollo Naranja (Orange Development Area), part of a broader creative-economy strategy that Finance Colombia has tracked through the country’s growth in the motion picture sector and the tax incentives behind its creative “orange economy.”

“This tour will let attendees see why Medellín has established itself as an attractive setting for international-caliber audiovisual productions,” said Verónica Marín, project manager of Cinemotion Labs.

The tour is available only to those who register for the Cinemotion Labs academic program, and organizers have capped participation at 40 people because of the personalized nature of the experience. Cinemotion Labs’ conference will be happening from August 11 to 12, 2026. 

Registration and additional details for the conference and the location tour are available through the Cinemotion Labs website.

Headline photo of Medellín’s Comuna 13 (photo © Loren Moss)