Filming Prague: The city will increase rents for filmmakers
In the Old Town Square, filmmakers have so far paid 90,000 crowns according to the rules approved in 2003 for the day of filming, now it will double. Similarly, on Wenceslas Square, the rate will double from 50 to 100 crowns per meter and day, for parking spaces for filming in houses on the city square the price will increase from ten to 20 crowns per meter area.
On Charles Bridge, filming now costs a standard tax for a monument reservation in the amount of ten crowns per meter per day, for which the filmmakers pay Prague 1 a flat fee of 250,000 crowns per day. From next year, the city management set the price at 250,000 crowns per day, the district fee will be maintained for this. Companies will pay a total of half a million crowns for the day of filming, another 100 crowns per meter and the day will pay extra for occupations for preparatory and clearing work.
In the remaining metropolis, prices they will be halved only for occupations over 300 square meters, for smaller ones, ten crowns per meter and day will remain at the current value in the monument reserve and five crowns outside it. In the case of filming documents with a moving occupation of up to five square meters, the price in the whole of Prague will be CZK 2,000 per meter per day. In addition to the above rates, the filmmakers also pay regular fees for the use of public space.
City councilor Jan Chabr (TOP 09) said after the councilors’ meeting that prices have not changed since 2003, and even though the city respects the staffs, it is time for a revision. According to him, the municipality negotiated with the Association of Audiovisual Producers, which city was comfortable with setting up several places with connection to electricity sources.so staffs will not have to use diesel generators to such an extent.
The king confirmed that they had approached the municipality’s association and negotiated the price increase with her. According to her, the original proposal provided for a doubling of rents, but in the end the solution managed to negotiate a compromise and a more significant increase will occur only in the most exposed localities. She also appreciated the fact that the increase will not take effect until next year and the industry will be able to prepare for them. At the same time, the director stated that the filming was of great benefit to the metropolis. “As much as 60 percent of the cost of producing audiovisual works is not purely cinematicit includes, for example, renting hotels and using the services of restaurants, transport or small craftsmen, “she said.
Gosling, Sandler, Bloom
The Czech capital is relatively popular with foreign filmmakers. Last year, a film was shot in various places in the city center The Gray Man from Netflix production with the popular Hollywood handsome Ryan Gosling, which brought a number of closures and traffic restrictions. Actor Adam Sandler also appeared in Prague, who made a feature film on Netflix based on the book Spaceman of Bohemia.
Last year, the historical film Chevalier, a series by Amazon Prime Hunters and Orlando Bloom also returned to Prague to shoot the second series of the Carnival Row series from Amazon production. Earlier, for example, the action thriller Mission: Impossible and Bourne’s Identity, the comic book Hellboy or the Bond film Casino Royale were shot in Prague.
The interest of foreign staffs in Czech services or locations is great in that the Czech Republic provides an incentive, which is one of the lowest in Europe, only 20 percent. Nevertheless, film incentives bring the country billions of crowns a year; last year, according to previous estimates by the State Cinematography Fund, it could be approximately 7.5 billion crowns.
This year, the payment of incentives is complicated by the provisional budget. As a result, the Cinematographic Fund suspended the receipt of applications for registration of film incentives. According to the Ministry of Finance, the provisional period should last until the end of March.
From the filming of The Gray Man in Prague. Lightning – D. Malík
From the filming of The Gray Man in Prague.
Author: Blesk – D. Malík, M. Hykl, D. Kundrát