Local Fixer Services

Here is how this works in practice. We give local fixer services that give a visiting production a single, trusted point of contact for everything Serbia-specific. Our fixers handle on-the-ground problem-solving across the whole production lifecycle, sourcing crew and gear, scouting and securing locations, handling permits with city and national authorities, arranging transport and lodging, and acting as the translation and cultural bridge between a global team and local suppliers. We know how to get things done in Belgrade.

Novi Sad and Nis. As well how to support a remote unit working in the Djerdap gorge. The Tara mountains or at the medieval monasteries. We guide shoots through the Film in Serbia cash rebates. This returns 25 to 30 percent of qualifying Serbian spend through the Serbia Film Commission. Through practical realities such as the dinar currency, 20 percent VAT and ATA carnet gear import. When something goes wrong mid-shoot, the fixer is the person who fixes it.

Here is the short of it. A good fixer is most valuable in a country that is rewarding to shoot in but has its own way of working, and Serbia fits that description well. The country has built a competitive, fast-growing film-services industry over the past decade, centred on Belgrade with the today's PFI Studios tricky nearby, and has hosted a growing roster of global features and series, from Ralph Fiennes's 'Coriolanus' onward. It is an EU candidate country but outside the EU.

Here is the breakdown. The Schengen Area, so customs, work permits and inbound travel all need local handling. Serbian uses both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. While English is widely spoken in the film-services industry, a local fixer makes dealings with authorities, landowners and regional suppliers far smoother. Serbia is centrally placed in the Balkans with good roads and Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport as the gateway. Its locations range from the capital's layered build style to Vojvodina's plains. The Danube gorges, the mountains and Drvengrad, the wooden village built by Emir Kusturica. A fixer turns that range into a workable shoot.