international locations for production Nov 2018

"Calling all US and European clients! Looking for somewhere exotic to shoot your SS19 campaigns? Take a closer look at Latin America with 7 Seas Productions. Three countries spanning Cuba, Argentina and Colombia have more summery and tropical locations worth considering than Shakira has had number 1 hits!

If you’re looking for pristine beaches, then look no further than the Cayo Coco beaches of Cuba or the turquoise waters of Cartagena’s Rosario Islands in Colombia. And let us not forget the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires in Argentina, where the streetscapes and architecture are perfectly reminiscent of a European summer getaway at this time of year.

7 Seas has been operating throughout The Americas for nearly 20 years and has a strong grip on the best locations across Cuba, Colombia and Argentina. Forget the paperwork, visas and logistics and leave that all to 7 Seas. All you need to worry about is choosing where to go!

Planning your spring/summer 19 campaigns and editorials? Call or email the team at 7 Seas today to discuss the best locations for your brief. Recent productions in The Americas include Hermés, Zimmermann, Boden, Monsoon and Net-a-Porter."

"Winter is coming and it’s going to be incredibly beautiful here in Russia.

Andy Fiord Production is a production house providing complete shooting solutions. With us you will not only find breath-taking locations but will also produce your shoot with a top-level team.

In Russia, you always have a choice: to shoot your next commercial on the beautiful streets of St. Petersburg or on the volcanoes of Kamchatka, to produce everything in the interiors of unique palaces or to go down into the subway.

Andy Fiord Production is trusted by Apple, Burberry, Puma, Vogue, Shell, Microsoft and others.

Feel free to contact us to get more information about our services."

"With 2,600 hours of sunshine per-year (Germany has 1,600), Croatia is the place for your next production. Very well connected to most European cities, with pleasant people and English-speaking crews, Croatia is extremely safe and has a lot to offer.

For such a small country, Croatia is known for its amazing variety of locations. It is a place where you can find everything, from the Gothic/Renaissance period to Austro-Hungarian architecture, mountains and hills diving steeply into into sea, amazing new roads and modern houses.

With new permitting regulations in Dubrovnik and our great relationship with local authorities, our office will make your shoot run smoothly. Get in touch to find out more."

Bulgaria Film Locations is an online platform created to showcase and promote the vast possibilities that Bulgaria can offer as a destination for filming.

As a part of the country's leading production company, which has produced and serviced dozens of features, documentaries, commercials, and created more than 1500 hours of TV content for the local market, the location management and production services divisions were the first to provide the full spectrum of services for international productions filming in Bulgaria since 2005.

Bulgaria has a great deal to offer, from unique urban and natural locations, to locations and backlot sets that can double for any place - from NY and London to ancient Rome and the Middle East. The crews of experienced, world-class professionals perfectly handle even the most artistically and technically challenging productions.

The company also offers free location scouting to international clients. Production services include practically everything that a project may require, and the team make sure it's all within budget.

Recent clients include ZDF, ITV, Minds Eye, Sony Music, Cine Partners, Foresight Unlimited, Signature Pictures, Pulse Films, Head & Shoulders, E.on and Lancia.

CONTRA Productions China is a photography and film production service company covering China and Asia. CONTRA’s broad experience across China allows them to find the most suitable locations and film studios for clients' productions - always keeping in mind creative requirements, budget and logistical restraints - whether shooting a car commercial in Shanghai, a branded content film in Beijing, or a documentary in Guangzhou.

CONTRA’s location managers and location scouts in China provide detailed recce reports from which informed decisions can be made, along with alternative locations for swift redirection whenever needed on tight schedules.

CONTRA finds the simplest and most cost-effective solutions for shooting locations in China, from the Huangshan mountains to the Crescent Lake in Dunhuang; the towers of Kaiping to the city walls in Xi’an; rice terraces in Zhejiang, waterfalls in Guizhou, and the blossoming fields in Wuyuan.

Providing film productions and photographers with travel advice and expedited visas that allow production crews to work legally and with the right permits is equally essential for the success of a shoot.

Encuentra is one of the leading location agencies in Spain, and is currently spreading to Portugal.

More than 20 years in the business allow Encuentra to offer the best locations at the most convenient rates, along with access to an archive with 4000+ locations and the most efficient location scouts and permit management available.

They speak German, English, French, Portuguese, Catalan and Spanish.

"We kindly invite you to check our website and contact us with any request."

Since 2001, Green is Good has been gathering a full portfolio of the most amazing places in Mexico, Central America, and many other destinations around the world.

The company's mission is to provide not only great locations, but also everything needed to make any kind of project a reality. Their task is to offer fluid and accurate solutions in answer to every clients' need.

Green is Good are passionate, creative and real team players.

From holy biblical sites to innumerous landscapes, agricultural lands and urban contemporary buildings, Israel is the perfect sunny location for your next production.

Hamaagar Locations Israel offers location management, scouting and fixer services in order to meet all production needs. With more than a decade of experience and thousands of stills and cinematographic projects, the company holds the largest and most diverse location bank in Israel.

With its highly experienced team, Hamaagar will secure the right location for any professional or personal need.

Contact the company to arrange your next project in Israel.

"As location scouting is one of our services, we love to go out to discover new locations. Our database of locations already contains a wide selection of hidden gems all throughout the Netherlands. Looking for urban streets, scenic cities, coastal roads or desolate views? Just tell us what you need and we will match your request.

HotelRebel is a creative production company headquartered in Rotterdam, a multi-cultural city that pioneers in diversity. It's the perfect playground for fashion photography, automotive shoots, architectural editorials, and fiction and non-fiction films.

We like to work time and cost-effectively. Check out our website for our full range of production services. Because our mission is to create meaningful, thrilling, explanatory, funny and surprising content supporting your shoot from initial consulting to finished campaign."

Jan Ruinard Productions is a full service production company for photography, (online) videos, new media, and everything in between.

"Our in-house image library provides a unique overview of all possible locations in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the other regions of the Netherlands. We specialise in excellent location services, transport and rental equipment for both small and big productions."

Recent clients include Volvo Cars, Royal Asscher, Jake's Fashion, Volkswagen, Lexus, Italian Vogue, Sedus and others.

With Locationhero, you can find the best spots in Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and surrounding areas in an instant. You can filter locations by category, locality and feature details, or you could just draw inspiration from many outstanding locations and let the themed categories inspire you.

Book your location as easily as you found it: find out if it is free within a few clicks. If the location is available, Locationhero will instantly reserve it for you. Since all locations on Locationhero are displayed in premium image quality, you can even use the pictures for customer presentation.

Didn't find what you were looking for? No problem - Locationhero is familiar with the challenges of location scouting because the team consists of photographers, artists, location managers and experienced production staff. They are also happy to help  - just approach them with your special requirements.

You have great locations and want to make them available for exciting movie and photo shoots? Apply as a scout with Locationhero or suggest your own location as a property manager. Use the extensive network for your requests and the team's photography expertise for the optimal presentation of your location.

Loftstudio 85 - Belgium is a ground floor studio with private parking. The studio features an infinity cove (width 7m, depth 4m, height 4m), private styling room and make-up space. It also provides, as clients say, inspiration and energy!

"If you’re looking for the perfect space for your commercial and fashion shoots, look-book or video productions, then you should check-out Loftstudio 85."

Follow Loftstudio 85 on Instagram, email or call Maruschka on +32 474 99 36 94 for more information.

Lupetta 5 & BelowTheLine is a full service production company and one of the most prestigious location agencies in Italy. Lupetta 5 staff support clients and production companies in any production request for commercials, photo shoots, videos, documentaries and events.

The company's locations archive is one of the largest in Europe and can offer a wide choice of spectacular locations in Italy and across the continent, as well as immediate feedback on availability.

Based in Milan and Rome, the European capitals of fashion, design and historical heritage, Lupetta 5 cultivates artistic and business relationships with the main fashion and design brands, fostering creative links with art directors and emerging interior designers.

Contact the office to discuss projects and ideas.

NODOP is a full service production company for photography and film productions. Based in Norway with offices in France, South Africa and Scotland, NODOP is a relatively small team -but a handpicked one- that adapts to each client's needs. 

"Norway, Sweden, Miami... NODOP is a truly global production company. They’ve produced some epic fashion shoots for us in the remote Islands of Norway, the cobbled streets of Stockholm and the vibrant and colorful back drop of Miami Beach. Stills or video, there’s no brief too complex that NODOP can’t handle. Linn has great global contacts that make any budget work anywhere in the world. That’s why we keep coming back." Simon Campbell  - Seven UK 

In 2018 the company produced in Norway, Svalbard, France, South Africa, North Dakota, Scotland and Spain. Visit the website for more information.

Clients include Porsche, Subaru, Deutsche Telekom, Equinor, Norwegian Airlines, Jigsaw, Nike, Caltex, Schöffel, Riese& Muller, Ebikes, Bonprix, Sainsbury's, Bonobo and many more.

Summer is around the corner in South America, the perfect shooting season: balmy breezes, blue skies, long days. That, along with the recent currency devaluation across the region present the best value in recent years. And there is no better partner for realizing the opportunity than Red Creek Productions.

With almost 20 years of experience and producers in eight cities, Red Creek is "the" source for local know-how for film, TV and print production. Need help with a large-scale FX-laden feature film? Check. Summer 2019 print catalogue? Check. Guerrilla web content? Check again. From 'Paddington 2' to Apple, from Hermès to Kenzo, clients of all kinds and sizes trust Red Creek with their projects.

Rules, customs, crews, geography, and one of the most in-depth location databases in the region… the Red Creek Team ('Los Red Creek') may very well be your most valuable asset for shooting in Latin America.

Rooff is a boutique production office based in Amsterdam, with locations forming an important part of the team's work.

Holland is the land of polders, windmills, tulip fields, canals, beautiful nature reserves and beautiful cities. Discover unique places, from Medieval Hanseatic towns to coastal villages, star-shaped fortified towns to student cities with impressive architecture.

Rooff has an impressive database, yet if the location you're looking for is not there, they will scout the right one for you!

Shoot in The Alps is a film and photo facilitating company operating in the European Alps; France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia as a single geographic entity. The company handles everything from full service, location scouting, casting of sport models, stuntmen, mountain safety experts and helicopters. Without forgetting the warm cups of Espresso, even at 3500 metres!

A glacier in France might not be as accessible as one in Italy, and the snow in Austria might be deeper than in Switzerland... or everything could be just the opposite. Shoot in the Alps will take clients exactly where their production needs to be. Conditions changes quickly in the mountains and a detailed and updated knowledge of the territory is necessary for a successful production. This knowledge is provided by a network of professionals who live and work in the region throughout the year.

For six months a year, clients can shoot their models skiing on day one, and swimming in the sea on day two. Shoot in The Alps has access to snow 365 days-a-year. The locations database incudes everything a client can think of: cities, forests, lakes, beaches, frozen icefalls, green pastures, rural villages and high altitude - but easily accessible – icy peaks, and much more. The automotive industry will find amazing roads here, and fashion photographers will enjoy the mix between modern and historical architecture.

The team works with crews and suppliers from Milan, Zurich, Geneva, Innsbruck, Munich and Ljubljana, offering the best equipment and the highest level of professionalism.

The Tenerife Film Commission has drawn up a ten-point good practice guide for sustainable film production. The document is designed to make national and international shoots more environmentally friendly and is based on the idea that sustainability involves balanced economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.

The guide suggests actions to be carried out at the different phases of film production, from pre-production to post-production.

The ten-point guide, available in Spanish, English and German, can be downloaded here.