Lighting Equipment Rental

Here is how this works in practice. Our team sets up lighting kit rental for shoots across Belgrade and the wider region, working with a rental base that has grown markedly over the past decade as Serbia's film-services industry has grown. We assemble complete lighting packages around your gaffer's design, covering LED panels and fixtures. HMI units, tungsten Fresnels, dimming and control systems, plus the grip, distribution and consumables that make a package work on set.

Here is the short of it. We negotiate competitive rates with vetted Belgrade rental houses, manage delivery and return logistics, and prep and test each fixture before it ships, with inventory records handed over. For a feature based at PFI Studios near Simanovci. We set up the lighting order alongside grip and power so the package arrives as one compatible inventory. We stage backup units and keep on-call support reachable through the shooting day. We can pair the package with complete Serbian lighting crews, from gaffers and best boys to rigging teams. Where a production needs pro fixtures not held in Belgrade, such as large balloon lights or architectural units. We supplement from suppliers across the wider Balkan region.

Here is the breakdown. Serbia's locations and climate shape each lighting package. The country's temperate inland climate brings four distinct seasons, with strong summer light that calls for HMI fill on exteriors and short winter days that demand artificial light to extend shooting hours. The controlled stages at PFI Studios suit large, fully rigged packages, while historic interiors such as the Kalemegdan fortress. Novi Sad's Petrovaradin Fortress and the Studenica monastery limit ready mains power and call for careful fixture choice and power-pack support.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Mains power runs at 230V/50Hz across Serbia, the standard European supply. Serbia's 25 to 30 per cent cash rebates, administered through the Film in Serbia programme of the Serbia Film Commission, with the higher rate for larger-budget shoots, makes hiring a full local lighting package and crew genuinely competitive against more costly European markets. Because Serbia is an EU candidate but not a member, lighting gear brought in from abroad travels under an ATA carnet for short-term import, so renting locally keeps a production clear of customs delays at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.