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TV production services provided by FilmspbTV. For those who plan filming in Russia

Permits and permissions required for filming in Russia.

• Our fixers will make all the arrangements and agreements required for filming at your locations in Russia.
• Permits for filming at the Red Square or inside the Kremlin in Moscow.
• Getting a permit for filming inside the Hermitage or inside the Amber Room in Saint Petersburg.
• Facilitating the filming at multiple national reserves around Lake Baikal
• Providing the filming permits for filming inside the Transsiberian train that goes from Moscow to Vladivostok.
• Getting all the papers that are required for filming using a drone. Anywhere in Russia except the restricted areas. However, some of the restricted areas can be filmed as well.

Production services related to getting Russian visas (visa support) and customs assistance.

We will explain to you the difference between a Russian business, journalist and humanitarian visa. We will help choose the right visa type for your film crew in Russia. We will help you:

• Providing visa support services. We help in getting business and humanitarian Russian visas for filming purposes.
• Guiding you through the customs procedures required to visit Russia for filming purposes.
• Sharing contacts of reliable customs brokers that work with Russia. 
• Recommending shipment companies that operate in Russia. And above all – we have TV production experience.

Take a short quiz to define the kind of visa you need for filming in Russia

TV equipment rental services in Russia. Russian English-speaking crew hire.

• Provide all kinds of filming equipment for rental in Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
• Delivering rented equipment to any Russian city.
• Hiring the best English-speaking Russia-based TV professionals. Cameraman, soundman, lights assistants, dolly crew, FX, stunts, and much more.
• Organizing live broadcasts from any spot in Russia.

Location scouting services in Russia. Logistics and production support.

• Available local scouts in five Russian cities: Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Irkutsk, Vladivostok and Krasnoyarsk. 
• English-speaking production managers with major TV production experience ready to join your project.
• Fixers in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Irkutsk are available 24/7.  
• We have our personal database of Russian filming locations. Therefore, we can propose unique filming locations with exclusive access. 
• Production support for a project that is filmed in Russia not depending on the scale.
• Accommodation services throughout Russia. Hotels booking or organizing local accommodation where it’s required. You will have a place where to sleep even when filming Russian reindeer herders. 500 km from the nearest hotel.
• Catering services are plentiful throughout Russia for TV productions. We know what a film crew needs on set.
• Transport services according to the requirements of the crew and the specifics of the region.

Production insurance in Russia. Risk assessment. Budgeting for TV production in Russia

• Our producers can help you do all the risk assessments for a TV production in Russia.
• FilmspbTV has production insurance that covers third-party liability when filming in Russia. We can add your company to our production insurance for the period when you plan filming in Russia.
• FilmspbTV works with 100% transparent budgeting.
• We strictly follow all the international anti-bribery acts. All the filming activities in Russia are transparent and legal.
• Our production managers provide all the required financial reporting documents along and after the filming.
• We can help you in creating the production plan for your TV production in Russia.

Other production services in Russia.

• FilmspbTV can make castings for professional Russian actors and crowd scenes performers
• Making additional photos and videos of the filming process itself
• Organizing the filming of an interview or a conference throughout Russia
• Green screen studios rental in St Petersburg and in Moscow
• Select creative and technical personnel where and when you need them
• Finding Russian makeup artists and stylists for your production
• Moreover, we can also organize helicopter shooting in Saint Petersburg, Karelia, or Irkutsk

We know how to bring your ideas to life and are always ready to offer ours.

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