PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE CONTENTS 3 CZECH REPUBLIC – OVERVIEW 10 LOCATIONS 12 FILM INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMME 14 BARRANDOV STUDIOS 16 PRODUCTION SERVICES 22 CO-PRODUCTION “I am simply fascinated by what 23 SERVICES Czech artists and craftsmen 24 STAGES AND BACKLOT 30 SET CONSTRUCTION accomplished. Rome was built on 32 COSTUMES AND PROPS the soundstages and I even have my 34 FILM AND DIGITAL LABS own Sistine Chapel… and 36 DUBBING STUDIOS everything is so realistic.” Oliver Hirschbiegel, Director, Borgia 38 REFERENCES 40 USEFUL CONTACTS SHOOTING OF BORGIA AT BARRANDOV STUDIOS. Photo by Jiří Hanzl BARRANDOV STUDIOS 1 PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE BARRANDOV STUDIOS Barrandov Studios is the ideal film and TV production hub, and one of the key players on the European audiovisual production scene. Our primary objective is to ensure the presence of all film-related fields and services in one convenient location. Since 1931. CZECH REPUBLIC HAZMBURK © CzechTourism There is no better place than the Czech Republic to recreate the past or the present in different cities and countries: Experience 5th century England in Prague 1 FULL-SERVICE PRODUCTION The Mists Of Avalon, Dickensian London in Oliver Twist, 18th century Paris in The Affair Of the Necklace, 19th century Vienna in The Illusionist or a casino city 2 CO-PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES for James Bond in Casino Royale! Film crews as well as the production infrastructure of the Czech Republic are on the 3 STUDIO FACILITIES: top world-class level. Hundreds of international productions have come to shoot in the Czech Republic simply because of a particular set of skills of Czech film workers. 14 SOUND STAGES CONTACT US AND SEE EXTENSIVE BACKLOT WITH CLEAR HORIZON WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU! FULL SET CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES Tel.:+420 267 071 111 MAIN REASONS FOR SHOOTING IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC COSTUMES, FURNITURE AND PROPS E-mail: DEVELOPED FILM PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE FILM AND DIGITAL LABORATORIES [email protected] [email protected] NETWORK OF FREELANCE HIGHLY-SKILLED FILM CREWS WITH WIDE RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE DUBBING STUDIOS [email protected] UNSPOILED NATURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL LOCATIONS THE CZECH FILM INDUSTRY SUPPORT PROGRAMME OFFERING REBATES UP TO 20% ON PRODUCTION COSTS 2 BARRANDOV STUDIOS BARRANDOV STUDIOS 3 PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE CZECH REPUBLIC OVERVIEW POPULATION: 10,500,000 INHABITANTS NATIONALITIES INCLUDED IN THE CZECH POPULATION: CZECH AND MORAVIAN (95 PERCENT), SLOVAK (3 PERCENT), POLISH (0.6 PERCENT), HUNGARIAN (0.2 PERCENT), OTHER (0.4 PERCENT). OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: CZECH AREA: 78,886 SQ. KM CAPITAL CITY: PRAGUE - 1,262,000 INHABITANTS WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: METRIC TIME ZONE: CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (CET) – GMT + 1 (SUMMER TIME / APRIL-OCTOBER – GMT + 2) SUMMER HOLIDAYS: JULY-AUGUST COUNTRY CODE: CZ LABE CANYON © CzechTourism COUNTRY TELEPHONE AREA CODE: +420 CURRENCY: ČESKÁ KORUNA (CZECH CROWN, KČ = CZK); 1 CZK = 100 HELLERS, If you’ve come to see whether this is the place to make FULLY CONVERTIBLE your next film, you’re at the right address. The Czech VAT: STANDARD RATE 21%, REDUCED RATE OF 15% Republic is the land of film. The Czech film industry has AVERAGE HOTEL PRICE: 1,800 CZK / PERSON / NIGHT the history of nearly 120 years, from the early steps © CzechTourism of the cinema to the high-tech demands of these days. BASIC INFORMATION The Czech Republic lies German. In the film such as the WTO, IMF, and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS in the centre of Europe. industry, everybody speaks the EBRD. Since 2008, the A land-locked country, English! Czech Republic is in the 1 January Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State; New Year's Day the Czech Republic The Czech Republic is Schengen Area, the March, April Easter Monday neighbours Germany, a stable parliamentary borderless zone of 1 May Labour Day Poland, Austria, and democracy, a member of European countries. 8 May Liberation Day Slovakia. the European Union (since Most visitors to the Czech 5 July Saints Cyril and Methodius Day The official language is 2004) and a member of Republic do not need 6 July Jan Hus Day Czech, which is spoken NATO (since 1999). The a visa, provided their stay 28 September St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day) with slightly different Czech Republic was the does not last longer than 28 October Independent Czechoslovak State Day dialects in some regions. first Central European 90 days. If a visitor intends 17 November Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day A large number of Czech country to be admitted into to stay longer than 90 days 24 December Christmas Eve citizens can speak other the OECD and is fully or plans to pursue gainful 25 December Christmas Day languages fluently, integrated into other employment, Czech law 26 December St. Stephen’s Day (Czech: “The Second Christmas Day”) especially English and international organizations requires a visa. 4 BARRANDOV STUDIOS BARRANDOV STUDIOS 5 PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE The Czech Republic has diverse natural environment with a rich mixture of unique sights. LABSKÝ DŮL © CzechTourism NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE The Czech Republic has relatively high, due to the woodlands, mountains, a temperate climate. The landlocked geographical deep valleys and river weather varies throughout position (for average gorges, and limestone AVERAGE TEMPERATURES the four seasons, typically temperatures see the table areas with stalactite caves characterized by mild on the next page). (for Moravský Kras caves Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec springs, warm summers, The Czech landscape see page 11). cool autumns, and winters is exceedingly varied: The abundance and quality Average high °C (°F) 1,4 3,1 7,7 13,4 18,8 21,3 23,7 23,5 18,5 12,9 5,6 2,2 with moderate precipitation. extensive forests and of mineral springs in the -35 -38 -46 -56 -66 -70 -75 -74 -65 -55 -42 -36 The temperature glacial lakes, many small Czech Republic makes it Daily Mean °C (°F) -1,1 -0,1 3,8 8,4 13,6 16,3 18,5 18,3 13,8 8,9 3,0 0,0 difference between ponds, moorlands, a world leader in this area. -30 -32 -39 -47 -56 -61 -65 -65 -57 -48 -37 -32 summer and winter is meadows and mixed Average low °C (°F) -3,6 -3,3 -0,2 3,5 8,4 11,3 13,4 13,0 9,1 4,9 0,4 -2,1 -26 -26 -32 -38 -47 -52 -56 -55 -48 -41 -33 -28 Sunshine hours 62 87 119 194 217 230 205 197 149 106 52 39 AVERAGE ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL: 450 M Avg. precipitation days 14 12 14 11 14 13 18 14 12 14 13 12 LOWEST ELEVATION: 115 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL – LABE (ELBE) RIVER HIGHEST ELEVATION: 1,602 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL: SNĚŽKA MOUNTAIN (THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN FOUND IN THE KRKONOŠE MOUNTAIN RANGE, LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY) WATERWAYS AND PRINCIPAL RIVERS: LABE (ELBE), VLTAVA, MORAVA, DYJE, ODRA 6 BARRANDOV STUDIOS BARRANDOV STUDIOS 7 PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE DISTANCES FROM PRAGUE – EUROPE PRAGUE km miles km miles Amsterdam 973 604 Luxembourg 746 463 Antwerp 870 540 Lyon 1116 693 Athens 2198 1365 Madrid 2307 1433 Barcelona 1679 1043 Marseille 1397 868 Prague holds a great attraction for filmmakers, who are Berlin 354 220 Milan 875 543 captivated by the unique atmosphere of a city that has Bern 766 476 Munich 363 225 Brussels 911 566 Naples 1603 995 become famous as the “Heart of Europe“ over past centuries. Calais 1082 672 Nice 1294 804 Cologne 659 409 Paris 1094 679 Copenhagen 1033 641 Rome 1370 851 Edinburgh 1872 1163 Rotterdam 858 533 Frankfurt 552 343 Strasbourg 638 396 Geneva 954 592 Stuttgart 773 480 Genoa 1007 625 The Hague 1028 638 Hamburg 1235 767 Turin 991 615 Le Havre 1305 810 Venice 798 496 Lisbon 2945 1829 Vienna 312 194 London 1204 748 Zurich 676 420 PRAGUE © CzechTourism Capital of the Czech Město). These areas have favoured by filmmakers Republic offers various their own individual is the historic centre historic places full of rich features. Prague Castle is of Prague, where it is historical genius loci face a historically rich complex possible to shoot to face with the most of large buildings that has practically anywhere with modern architectural also been the residence of permission from individual spirit. Everything mixed many rulers and a symbol city district authorities. © CzechTourism in the unique worldwide of Czech statehood for For shooting on a larger combination. several centuries. The scale, special permission Among the most fascinating Charles Bridge (Karlův from Prague City Hall is places are the inner most), one of the oldest required. Our team is historical districts of bridges in Central Europe, ready to help you DISTANCES FROM PRAGUE – CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Castle (Hradčany), connects the two historic pages 16–21. Lesser Town (Malá Strana), sides of the capital city. km miles km miles and Old Town (Staré One of the locations most Český Krumlov 140 87 České Budějovice 162 101 Hradec Králové 112 70 Pardubice 104 65 Jihlava 123 77 Olomouc 275 171 Ostrava 362 225 Zlín 296 184 Ústí nad Labem 92 57 Liberec 102 63 10 minutes from the city center Plzeň 94 58 Karlovy Vary 133 83 Telč 160 100 Orlík nad Vltavou 82 51 Konopiště 50 31 Lednice 256 159 Trosky 102 63 Rábí 123 77 8 BARRANDOV STUDIOS BARRANDOV STUDIOS 9 PRODUCTION GUIDE SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS SHOOTING WITH BARRANDOV STUDIOS PRODUCTION GUIDE The Czech Republic offers a remarkable mix of various locations.