Lighting Equipment Rental

Here is how this works in practice. We help lighting kit rentals from vetted Prague suppliers, the lighting backbone of the 'Hollywood of the East'. The country's rental ecosystem — built around Barrandov Studios (founded 1933, one of the largest and oldest studios in Europe), Prague Studios and service companies that crew global productions — keeps wide inventories of LED, HMI, tungsten and fluorescent fixtures alongside dimming, grip and distribution gear. Our team secures competitive rates, sets up delivery and return logistics and works with your gaffer to make sure the right fixtures, extras and backup units arrive tested and on time. For specialty fixtures 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 short of it. Lighting in the Czech Republic operates on EU-standard 230V/50Hz mains and across a land-based climate with four distinct seasons. Short, cold winter days raise demand for HMI fill and call for cold-weather handling of fixtures and cabling, while warm summers ease daylight work. Many signature locations — the period architecture of Prague that doubles for Vienna and Paris, the castles at Karlstejn and Loket, churches and historic estates — are heritage sites where heat, rigging and cable routing must follow preservation guidelines, a constraint our team designs around.

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