Film Location Austria
Location Advantages
A very well-equipped country with a five-star infrastructure. You can reach a 13.000 feet mountain as easy as you can walk around the Opera Building.
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Extraordinary locations
Mountains and glaciers
Castles and palaces
Villages and Alpine huts
Historical and contemporary architecture
Landscapes
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Financial incentives
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Experienced crew
Experience with international productions
Multilingual
Perfect education
Many award-winning filmmakers with international experience
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Modern infrastructure
Five-star hotels up to extreme locations
Central location and short distances
Good accessibility
Excellent road network
Snow-secure (glacier regions)
Low logistics costs
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High quality of life and security
Low crime rate
Social security
Good health care
Wide range of cultural and recreational activities
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Attractive business location
Political and social stability
Competitive conditions
EU membership
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Competitive costs
Cost of living in the Europe mid-table
Vienna less expensive than other cities e.g. London and Paris
Facilities
Austria as a film location offers a complete technical infrastructure that corresponds to global standards. Professional equipment such as film and video cameras, lights, rails, dollies, cranes, motion control and sound equipment are also available for hire, as are all post-production services required. Trained and experienced staff are available for all divisions. Austria's creative minds have always kept pace with the rapid technical developments of recent years or, in some areas, have even been one step ahead of the rest of the world. Achievements such as the Moviecam, the camera cable car system CAMCAT® or the innovative Cine Reflect Lighting System are the best proof of Austria's technically highly developed infrastructure.
As one of the largest theater and cultural cities, Vienna offers enormous resources for equipment, costumes and props. Every style and every age is covered by the offer of large and small costume and props rental companies and the set designers, costume designers, interior and exterior props makers working in Austria. All internationally used brands and special products for special effects are also available in the area of make-up.
The SynchronStage Vienna offers the latest recording technology and excellent acoustics for a variety of ensembles and styles.
The animated film scene in Austria is also becoming increasingly important in Austria.
Crews
FILM in AUSTRIA offers support in searching for Austrian co-production partners or service producers as well as in putting together local crew and cast members.
Austrian filmmakers have gained international experience in major Hollywood productions such as DOWNHILL, JAMES BOND – SPECTRE or MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION as well as Bollywood projects like TIGER ZINDA HAI recently. They have repeatedly demonstrated their creativity, know-how and reliability. In Austria there are enough qualified filmmakers in order to fill major film productions with local crew members. Austrian filmmakers in different fields have won numerous international awards.
All these successes show the high educational standards in the Austrian film and television sector.
All these successes testify not least to the high training standard in the Austrian film, TV and media industry. In addition to the Film Academy Vienna, there are now other training paths, such as the University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna or the FH St. Pölten, which lead to the media industry.
If you are looking for local crew members for your film production, please contact us!
Here you can find the individual associations of Austrian filmmakers:
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Production
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Directors
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Actors
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Camera
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Set Design
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Make-Up
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Editing
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Sound
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Music
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Script
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Documentary films
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Animation