Santa Cruz Film Office

The island’s capital is a cosmopolitan and fascinating city. Parks such as the García Sanabria, iconic buildings in modern architectural style, especially the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín and the Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, the colonial alleys and the popular neighbourhoods come together to create a tremendous diversity of locations for filming. At the same time, the city offers white sand beaches with palm trees such as Las Teresitas, as well as the Anaga coast with its black sand and rocks. Santa Cruz de Tenerife has hosted shoots such as Jason Bourne (feature film 2015); Rambo: Last Blood (2018 feature film), The Head 2 (HBO series), Foundation (2021 and 2022 series), and Day Drinker (2025 feature film), among others.

Contact point for shoots
Nayra García
Development Office
scfilmoffice@sociedad-desarrollo.com
0034 922 53 44 77
0034 625 555 694

Address
C/ Suárez Guerra, 19
38003 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
www.sociedad-desarrollo.com

Instructions on applying for a filming permit:

The Santa Cruz Film Office will advise you on the procedures to prepare and submit an application for a permit to film on public roads within city limits. Therefore, we highly recommended validating the location and contacting their team before filing for any permit.  

The minimum time to ensure a response to requests is 20 business days. 

The application for a filming permit must be submitted digitally through the city council’s electronic office (known in Spanish as the ‘sede electrónica’). The most common procedures related to shootings are:  

Occupation of public space (Heritage area), handled through this procedure:
https://sede.santacruzdetenerife.es/sede/tramite/t529

Reservation of car parks and road closures (Mobility area), handled through this procedure: https://sede.santacruzdetenerife.es/sede/tramite/t535

The passage of Heavy Vehicles within city limits is processed at the Mobility area through this procedure: https://sede.santacruzdetenerife.es/sede/tramite/t149

Heavy vehicles are classified as those weighing 7 metric tonnes or more, or 3.5 metric tonnes in urban areas. These weights are total, so if a vehicle with a tare weight of 5.5 metric tonnes reaches a weight of 7 metric tonnes when loaded, it is considered a heavy vehicle. 

Depending on the necessary routes, the nature of the load and the dimensions of the vehicles (>2.55 m in width and >16.50 m in length), police escorts may be required or traffic may be limited to specific days, among other measures.

Filming on beaches within city limits (Environmental Sustainability area): The City Council must be informed through a general administrative application.

The duly completed coasts permit, the activity report and this affidavit must be attached. The affidavit form is available at SC COUNCIL AFFIDAVIT COASTS - SOSTENIBILIDAD.pdf.

For all procedures, the activity report must be attached as an annex. The report should include a general summary, date, time slot, type, locations, professional team, technical set-up, contact person for filming, parking reservation, civil liability insurance information, etc.
Once the request has been filed, you must send the confirmation of request submission, the activity report and any attached documents to the Santa Cruz Film Office via email scfilmoffice@sociedad-desarrollo.com. This is to support internal follow-up on the request within each of the competent areas according to filming needs (parking reservation, public use, gardens, etc.).  
 

Fees

No fees apply to the occupation of public space by shoots, except for specific services such as parking reservation, police presence, removal of urban furniture, etc.

Good practices

Use of generators

Within the city limits of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the use of generators must be certified by competent technicians to confirm compliance with the noise and low voltage ordinance

Using GRAFCAN maps Use the GRAFCAN viewer to draw the occupied area and generate the map. See how by reading these instructions.

Go and see the site in person
Before applying for a permit, be sure to visit the site. Images from online maps may not reflect the area’s current condition. In our directory you will find expert local professionals and firms.

Authorisations issued
Once you receive a filming permit, read it carefully and be sure to follow the required conditions included with it.

Informative circulars 
In the city, it is advisable to arrange for informative circulars to be distributed to the homes and buildings in the affected area well in advance of the shooting day or days. We recommend first consulting with the Santa Cruz Film Office team about the relevance of giving notice to homes and businesses, based on the size and location of the production. 
The text of the information circular must include dates, time slots, affected streets/areas, explanatory map and contact details of the producer. The district administration in each zone will validate the text of the circular before release.