“Every time we have come to Jose and Kinema over the years, its been with a challening project for one or the other reason. We always leave with an experience that makes us wanna come right back. That’s no bullshit!”

— Fredrik Bond - Director - MJZ

“Kinema has worked tirelessly in finding creative solutions to the obstacles that face production on a daily basis. The level of experience and depth of crew has always been at a first class level. I wouldn’t consider anybody else when shooting in Mexico. I just wish I could take Jose with me on all my international shoots”.

— Reid Shane - Producer - Media Res Studio

“Having worked with Jose Ludlow and Kinema films on Big Budget Features, Television and Commercials for over the last 15 years I can't think of a better more organized group that has become family. They are the only choice for me in all of Mexico.”

— Paul Bernard - Producer

"I’ve worked with Jose Ludlow and his dedicated crew at Kinema Films several times in the past few years with exceptional results. Jose’s creative sense, production knowledge and vast contacts south of the border made our productions trouble free and quite enjoyable. The moment we crossed the border, his experienced staff; all the team, made us feel comfortable, safe and prepared for the ambitious shoots we planned.”

— Jon “JP” Paré - Co-Executive Producer - Mayans MC

“I love working in Mexico City. I was there to do the very complicated opening sequence on 007 Spectre, as well as several challenging commercials. I experienced some of the most dedicated crews: Open, welcoming and professional as well as oriented to a truly international approach. In combination with the beauty of Mexico City and the incredible food it makes working there a total delight.”

— Hoyte Van Hoytema - DP

“Working with Jose Ludlow and his company Kinema was one of the best experiences of my career. They are incredibly knowledgeable, professional, trustworthy, an overall terrific group of people. I’m truly looking forward to working with them again. If you have a project for Mexico, Colombia or anywhere in Central/South America, there is Kinema and then there is everyone else.”

— Barry Berg - Producer

“I will always remember my time with Kinema especially on the Corona campaigns. A few weeks spent at Esencia in Xpu Ha 3 years running. Super efficient production made for problem free shoots. Viva Mexico 🇲🇽”

— David Webb - AD

“Kinema Films helped us hire a phenomenal crew, deal with the challenges of filming in a foreign country, and brilliantly oversaw the entire production making our experience in Mexico absolutely wonderful.”

— Michelle McLaren - Producer & Director

"I’ve worked with Jose Ludlow and Kinema on several films and have had great and successful experiences every time. Kinema is a great source for filming expertise in Mexico. We received through and professional help on both features in Mexico by utilizing Kinema and Jose Ludlow.

— William Beasley - Producer

"I had a tricky series of shots of cars raising through a crowded Grand Central Station in NY. It required an enormous green screen situation. Kinema came up with a very creative and unique solution, and provided a very organized and well detailed crowd of extras. I was very impressed."

— Ira Shuman - Producer

"For us Kimena was more than a production company. Being in a foreign country with no access or contacts, and having a complicated and specific script, we relied on Kimena to find an incredible crew with the right artists and technicians in every position. They had ingenious solutions to problems we hadn't even anticipated. And they took care of everyone because they are as decent as they are intelligent. I had no idea working abroad could be so easy, so inspired, and so much fun".

— Matthew Weiner - Director & Writer

“Working in Mexico with Kinema Films to produce an extremely ambitious script for an episode of Matthew Weiner’s Amazon anthology series “The Romanoffs” was an absolutely pleasure. The challenges were extraordinary and some of the locations the script called for - the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, the History of Mexico and other Diego Rivera murals at the Palacio Nacional, a living recreation of the History of Mexico mural with hundreds of performers filmed in the Plaza del Zócalo - seemed like an impossibility to achieve. Kinema’s stellar reputation and deep relationships in so many facets of Mexico enabled the near-impossible to happen. We were fortunate to work with Kinema, with a production team who cared so deeply about what the script set out to communicate."

— Blake McCormick – Producer

"I loved every aspect of working in Mexico, particularly under the care of my friends at Kinema Films. They made my experience there worry free, and creatively a wonderful place to be. I will always jump at the chance to shoot back down in Mexico because of this."

— Greig Fraser - DP

"Working with Jose Ludlow and Kinema made the process of setting up and shooting in Mexico easy. If you are shooting in Mexico they are the best."

— Douglas Jones - Producer