Greece
From the ancient classical Athens and the mountainous hinterland to its 6000 islands, entire Greece has the world’s most film-friendly locations. The country offers a wide range of landscapes: picturesque traditional villages, unique islands, amazing beaches, forests, snow-capped mountains, hot springs, canyons, volcanoes, and barren expanses. The location managers will have an infinity of choices.
Tirumala Productions GREECE has a huge list of contacts across Greece and the rest of the world. With our professional contacts in around Greece, our team at Tirumala Productions GREECE can provide a crew ready to film on the mainland or one of the hundreds of islands. If you require a production crew, directors, assistants, technicians, or any other film crew, we are there to help you and get them to your shoot location when you require them. If you prefer to cast locally and worried about the language barrier, we can sort out your issue in a by picking up the local talent by ourselves.
Though Greece has one of the world’s best film-friendly locations, filming in Greece isn’t that easy. It poses several tough challenges and it will be extremely difficult to deal with the local government, and obtaining the necessary permits can be consue a lot of time. Therefore, the services offered by Tirumala Productions GREECE can make you sit back and relax as we take the responsibility and make your work easier. We assure to obtain the filming permits in areas such as archaeological sites, towns, or remote islands.
It’s just not finding the locations, arranging the crew, and obtaining permits, we are ahead of most of the production houses when it comes to technology. Tirumala Production team in Greece will provide drones and pilots for those epic overhead shots.
Greece is a nation with a great cinematic past. The movie’s being shot here since the 1920s and it is one of Europe’s safest destinations for tourism and film shootings. Several popular movies from Shirley Valentine to James Bond: For Your Eyes Only were shot here. In recent times, movies such as Bourne Identity and Mamma Mia! have been filmed on the Greece islands.
Greece has been the home for many popular movies since the decades. With an ancient history, Greece with well-preserved temples with their grand columns and stone steps is the best suitable location for historical movies. With hundreds of unique islands, Greece offers you the best locations for any film shoot. For example, Santorini with its white houses and bright blue seas provided the perfect scenery for some of the Tomb Raider movie. If you want to shoot in the sun-drenched Mediterranean locations, there’s no limit to it. The film industry in Greece has relatively small and doesn’t have any major studios, but if wish to film in Greece, then we can assist you.
With a great cinematic past, Greece offers you a wide range of exotic filming locations. Some popular places include:
Kefalonia – Best known as being the filming location for Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Kefalonia has untouched beaches and turquoise seas, plus spectacular rocky landscapes.
Skopelos – Several locations from the movie Mamma Mia! were filmed on the island of Skopelos. Perhaps the most memorable is the clifftop chapel in Agios Ioannis which was used for the wedding scenes.
Messinia – On the west coast of mainland Greece, Messinia is made up of many spectacular coastal towns. It was a location for the movie Before Midnight and has also been the backdrop of epic and historical dramas.
What can our fixers in Greece do for you?
Filming in Greece can be extremely difficult whether it’s on the Greek mainland or on its islands. As the film industry in Greece is not huge, finding an experienced crew could be a challenging task. The language barrier is another major issue for English speakers. That’s why the reason most of the people who want to film in Greece contact the Tirumala Productions GREECE team before they head for the shoot in Greece. Our team will ensure that you have all the cast and crew you need to keep your production on schedule.
Another major hurdle you may across is to gain the permits. If you prefer to shoot at an archaeological site, a permission from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is a must. Different permits are required for any aerial sequences, underwater shots or street closures. But don’t worry and leave the rest to us. We have the largest network of fixers across Greece (even on the smallest and remote islands). We help you in acquiring the permits and also advise the best shooting locations across Greece.
If you are planning to film in Greece and need help with sourcing locations, getting permits, or finding a local crew, please get in touch with us at contact@tirumalafp.com to find out more about how we can help you.
Frequently Asked Questions ?
How easy is it to get permits?
If you prefer to shoot at an archaeological site, a permission from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is a must. Different permits are required for any aerial sequences, underwater shots or street closures. But don’t worry and leave the rest to us. We have the largest network of fixers across Greece (even on the smallest and remote islands). We help you in acquiring the permits and also advise the best shooting locations across Greece.
Do I need a visa or work permit?
If your country of origin is in Europe, there’s no need to apply for a visa. However, if you are from Asia and other continents, you require visas, which can be acquired by contacting the consular offices of the Greek embassy.
Can I hire equipment once there?
You can find a wide range of standard and specialist equipment available locally.
What is the climate like?
Greece has a typical Mediterranean climate and you can expect a mild weather throughout the year. Slight showers in their winter months are most likely, although it varies between each Grecian destination.