Dominican Republic

DGCINE

Dirección General de Cine

National Film Commission & Registry · Santo Domingo

The national film body (Law 108-10), attached to the Ministry of Culture. It administers the country's film tax incentives (including the 25% transferable tax credit), positions the DR as a destination for foreign productions, and runs SIRECINE — the official registry — plus a public directory of film professionals. There is no separate Dominican stunt union; the DGCINE directory is the nearest formal listing mechanism.

Lantica Studios

formerly Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios

Studio Campus & Water Tank · Juan Dolio

The Caribbean's flagship studio campus — a 43-acre site ~30 minutes from Santo Domingo's airport with multiple soundstages and an eight-acre water-effects facility built around a ~60,500 sq ft horizon water tank. The single biggest reason action and underwater productions come to the DR (XXX, Road House, The Lost City, the 47 Meters Down films). Also a one-stop production-service provider — facilities and crew coordination, not a resident stunt team.

Diving Services DR

Marine / Water-Action Coordination · Dominican Republic

A specialised media-diving and marine-coordination company that runs the marine department for Lantica's water tank — trained safety divers, technicians and instructors for underwater shoots. Directly action-relevant: its services explicitly include “safety standards for doubles and rigging,” diving and marine coordination and equipment rental. The closest thing the DR has to a resident specialist action-support team, anchored to its water-tank strength.

Stunt Action (José Luís Guerrero)

Cía. de Dobles de Acción

Local Stunt / Action-Double Company · Santo Domingo

A Santo Domingo stunt and action-double company founded by martial-arts professor José Luís Guerrero to prepare performers for risk scenes — screen gunfire and reactions, edged/blunt weapons, fight choreography, high falls, fire and vehicle/horse stunt riders — with credits on around 10 Dominican films. Listed honestly: social-only (the founder's “Sifu Guerrero” Facebook), and its main documentation dates to 2014, so confirm current activity before relying on it.

Incoming stunt departments

How action gets crewed · Dominican Republic

Honestly: the DR does not yet have a deep bench of resident stunt teams. Incoming Hollywood action and underwater productions typically bring their own stunt coordinator and department and use the DR for the water tank, locations, the tax credit and local crew/safety support — sourced through DGCINE, Lantica Studios and Diving Services DR (above). A genuine local stunt-team scene is still emerging.

CHAVÓN — La Escuela de Diseño

Film Program · affiliated with Parsons School of Design

Art & Film School · Santo Domingo / La Romana

The country's most internationally connected design school (Parsons-affiliated), running a full-time, three-year Film program covering direction, production, photography, sound, editing, screenwriting and acting-for-camera. Not stunt-specific, but the premier academic pathway into Dominican screen production and the training ground for the crews who stage action.

GC Films

Escuela de Cine, Fotografía y Actuación

Film, Photo & Acting School · Santo Domingo

A hands-on Santo Domingo film school offering full careers and 20-plus short workshops across cinematography, production, editing, sound, acting and animation, listed in DGCINE's professional directory. No dedicated stunt track, but one of the more active practical training centres feeding crew and actors into Dominican productions — including the action films local performers work on.