Our Team

Violeta and Manu created Costa Rica Filming Locations 14 years ago. They have the experience, the team and the structure to make filming in Costa Rica easy for any size of production.

Because of their robust experience and wonderful references from happy clients they quickly became the leading production services company in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica Filming Locations has been the first company to apply the Tax Rebate in the country, in 2024.

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MANOHAR TAHILRAMANI

Fixer/ Location Manager/ Your right hand on set

Your man on the ground. If you have Manu on set you know you will be alright. Manu has over 18 years of experience working on international tv shows, commercials, documentaries and feature films. He is, without a doubt, your best ally if you want to film in Costa Rica.

Manu is always finding new locations when no one ever dared looking and understands logistics on set like no one, so he is always a step ahead of any production needs.
You certainly want him and his expertise on your team when working on hard and challenging project. 

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VIOLETA GRANCELLI

Fixer/ Line Producer/ Your local office brain

Violeta is your right hand for a well organized and
budget- efficient production. Violeta has over 12 years of experience offering production services for international productions in Costa Rica.


Her strength are budgeting on spot, guide you trough all the pre production process, getting you the best crew and running the office with attention to detail. She was the person in charge of applying the tax rebate law for the first time in Costa Rica for one of our projects. With her on your team your project there will be no last minute surprises.