Lens Filters

Here is how this works in practice. We provide professional lens filter sets tied to your lens diameters and matte box system, drawn from Prague's mature gear market. Part of one of Europe's deepest rental ecosystems, the 'Hollywood of the East'. Our team sources filters in both standard cinema sizes, sets up delivery alongside your camera and lens package and arranges prep time so diffusion and effects filters can be tested with your specific camera before principal photography.

Here is the short of it. The depth of the Prague filter inventory, built up serving global productions on the Barrandov stages, means a full range of densities and looks is ready without long lead times. For specialty or graduated filters not held in-country, kit moves freely by road from Germany and Austria within the EU single market and Schengen, with no carnet needed for EU transport.

Here is the breakdown. Filter work in the Czech Republic responds directly to the country's land-based climate and different locations. Cold, snowy winters bring condensation onto glass when filters move between heated interiors and exterior units, so our crews acclimatise and manage them carefully, while bright summer exteriors raise demand for strong NDs and IRNDs. Productions shooting Prague's period architecture, the castles at Karlstejn and Loket, or the Bohemian Switzerland National Park frequently lean on diffusion to soften the digital image for old-world looks.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Non-EU productions importing filter sets clear ATA Carnets through Czech Customs (Celni sprava), with Vaclav Havel Airport Prague the main air-cargo gateway. Filter hire from Czech vendors counts toward qualifying spend under the Czech Film Fund's 20% cash rebate, invoiced in Czech koruna with 21% VAT.