Internships
Be part of Cucumelo Films.
We have an internship program for students interested in learning more about audiovisual production and filmmaking in Costa Rica.
- We receive applications for audiovisual and film internships all year round.
- Internships are held at our offices in Lomas de Ayarco, Curridabat, San José, Costa Rica.
- We are primarily interested in applicants with a background in film or audiovisual production.
- Priority is given to people who want to deepen their knowledge in the area of production.
- Learn more about Candy Caramels Films, our film production company.


Study centers
Institutions that have trusted us
- Colegio Universitario San Judas Tadeo
- ULACIT
- Universidad Latina
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali
- Veritas
- Instituto Europeo di Design (IED)
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Centro Universitario de Artes TAI
- Kenyon College, Ohio
- Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (UNITEC)
- Centro de Educación Salesiano Don Bosco
- Among others
Requirements and instructions to apply
In the subject of the email write: Audiovisual Internship + your name.
Our approach
Continuous guidance and mentoring
Interns and trainees are incorporated into both narrative and commercial projects. Our vision as a company is mixed: we understand that it is not possible to make films without generating resources that come from advertising.
Our collaborators seek the professional and technical development of each intern and trainee; it is a commitment we make when we accept them. We want it to be a great experience and we promote creativity from our production framework.
We have received interns and trainees from
- Costa Rica
- Colombia
- Spain
- United States
- Honduras
- Nicaragua

What our interns say
Isabella Naranjo
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Colombia
A year ago, when I was about to graduate with an emphasis in Audiovisual Production, I had to choose a professional internship: one that would allow me not only to put to the test what I had learned in 5 years of undergraduate studies, but also to challenge me and let me discover everything that cannot be taught at the university.
John Ortíz
Kenyon College, Ohio, United States
At Cucumelo Films I had the experience of working as an assistant editor and camera assistant on a large number of commercial productions. Working as an intern gave me the opportunity to get to know many places in my country that I had no idea about, and made me appreciate much more the cinematographic and creative value of Costa Rica, its places and its people.
Daniela Madríz
Colegio Técnico Don Bosco, Costa Rica
I was delighted to be able to work on the Secuelas de la Cuarentena project, a lot of hard work to bring it to an excellent level. From Trasescena I also learned a lot of technical things about the program itself, and from Hey! how the work is distributed and how to get it done.
Kenneth Chanto
Internship, Costa Rica
I learned a lot about editing and post-production, field work and the logistics involved in production.
Would you like to do your internship with us?
