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Office: ST. AUGUSTINE PONTE VEDRA & THE BEACHES VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU
Film Liaison: Jay Humphreys
Phone: 800 418-7529
Fax: 904 829-6149
E-Mail Address: jhumphreys@gateway4florida.com
Website: gateway4florida.com
Mailing Address:
29 Old Mission Avenue St. Augustine, FL 32084-3279
Coverage Area:
St. Johns County serves St.Augustine, St.Augustine Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Hastings, Fruit Cove, Orangedale, Switzerland and several smaller communities. All permit applications are forwarded to the city manager’s office for approval and there is no fee. There is also no fee for filming on public property. It is essential to contact the film office prior to any filming activities. Certificate of insurance required. Police assistance (city & sheriff’s dept.) rates are $20/hour.
Unique Locations:
Alligator Farm; Anastasia State Recreation Area, 4 miles of beach and nature trails; authentic old jail was built in 1890-1891 in Victorian Queen Anne style; authentic old drug store; Basilica - Cathedral of St. Augustine, rebuilt 1887-1888; Bridge of Lions constructed in 1927; Castillo de San Marco (fort) constructed between 1672 and 1696; colonial historic district; Faver Dykes State Park, situated on a wooden tract that was part of the 1815 Spanish Government Land Grant; Fountain of Youth, North America’s first historic site discovered by Ponce de Leon; Guana River State Park, 11,500 acres with historic sites within the park dating back to the seventeenth century; lighthouse with Victorian 2-story keeper’s home in front; Memorial Presbyterian Church, built in 1889 by Henry Flagler; Mission of Nombre de Dios, the oldest Marian Shrine in America and was the site of the first Mass said in the New World; Oldest House, Oldest Wooden School House and Oldest Store Museum in Florida; Spanish Quarter and Spanish military hospital; St. Photios Chapel; Zorayda Castle, a reproduction of a wing on the Alhambra, Spain’s most famous castle in old Granada. This area's strong European flavor, along with Spanish Renaissance, British and Moorish Revival style architecture make a spectacular backdrop for cinematic projects.
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Permitting Info:
All permit applications are forwarded to the city manager’s office for approval and there is no fee. There is also no fee for filming on public property. It is essential to contact the film office prior to any filming activities. Certificate of insurance required. Police assistance (city & sheriff’s dept.) rates are $20/hour.