Local Fixer Services

Here is how this works in practice. We supply fixers who act as the on-the-ground problem-solver for global productions across the Czech Republic. Our fixers secure filming permits through the Prague Film Commission and the national Czech Film Commission, book high-demand locations such as the Charles Bridge, Old Town Square and Prague Castle well ahead of shoot dates, and arrange access to castles like Karlštejn and Loket and to UNESCO towns including Český Krumlov, Telč and Kutná Hora.

Here is the short of it. They source local crew from Prague's deep, English-speaking talent base, set up gear customs through Czech Customs and ATA Carnets, arrange ÚCL drone authorisations, and manage the records behind the Czech Film Fund's 20% cash rebate. A good fixer turns the country's reputation as the 'Hollywood of the East' into a smooth shoot. Anticipating problems, holding local relationships and keeping the production legal and on schedule.

Here is the breakdown. The Czech Republic has hosted global productions for decades. This means its fixers operate within a mature, well-mapped system. 'Amadeus' filmed in Prague in the 1980s; 'Mission: Impossible', 'Casino Royale', 'The Illusionist', 'The Brothers Grimm' and series such as 'Carnival Row', 'The Wheel of Time' and 'Knightfall' have all drawn on the country's locations and crews. As an EU member since 2004 and part of the Schengen Area, the Czech Republic lets productions move crew freely from Germany, Austria, Poland and Slovakia, and the local currency is the Czech koruna.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Our fixers know the Czech Labour Code, GDPR obligations under the data-protection authority ÚOOÚ, and the body-level landscape of Barrandov Studios and the Audiovisual Producers' Association (APA). That combination of regulatory ease and location knowledge is what keeps a foreign production compliant and efficient from prep through wrap.