For the next two weeks, parts of San Juan will become the backdrop for the filming of “22 Jump Street,” a Hollywood production that is expected to pump $9 million into the Puerto Rican economy.
Looking to boost the island’s film industry, the Puerto Rico Film Commission announced the start of this year’s funding cycle for fiction feature films, which runs from today through Sept. 26.
The Puerto Rico government is making even more tax breaks available to draw filmmakers to the island, which in the last three years has become a magnet for big-budget Hollywood and television productions.