<< Home IV COLOMBIAN FILM INDUSTRY BULLETIN A project designed by Fedesarrollo for Proimágenes 4. Special report - Colombian Feature Films 2006-2012 Of the 94 productions released commercially between 2006 and 2012, 85 benefited from national feature film promotion funding, which accounts for 90% of total Colombian productions released in theaters in the country during that period. Funds invested from 2006 to 2012 increased by 166%. The 85 productions that accessed national feature film promotion funding invested a total of $ 123.96 million dollars at different stages of production and promotion. The average costs per film include 60 thousand dollars in the development stage, 141 thousand in pre-production, 595 thousand in production, 300 thousand in post-production and 381 thousand in promotion. Between 2006 and 2012, the average cost of producing a film in Colombia rose to 1.48 million dollars. 62% of Colombian productions sampled took in less than 50% of the budget spent on production at the box office. The 26% of Colombian productions sampled took in over 100% of the budget spent on production at the box office. The main co-producer is Spain with 61% of total co-production, followed by Argentina with 8%, and Mexico and Panama with 7% each. 16 projects received funding in the development stage, 17 in pre-production, 29 in production, 29 in post-production and 13 in promotion. 65% of international co-productions took place between 2010 and 2012.