Location Agreements

Here is how this works in practice. We negotiate and manage the location agreements that give a production the legal right to film where it needs to. Our team identifies the owner or authority for each location, agrees access dates, fees, conditions and restoration terms, and documents everything in clear written agreements. We set up private property releases with owners and public-space access with city and county authorities. We make sure agreements address insurance, liability, parking, prep and strike days, and any limits on how a location may appear on screen. We schedule agreements so access is locked before the unit arrives. We manage amendments fast when scene or schedule changes affect what the production needs.

Here is the short of it. Location agreements in Croatia often involve sites of top value. The country's UNESCO listings, the Old City of Dubrovnik, Diocletian's Palace in Split, the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Trogir and the Cathedral of St James in Sibenik, carry protections that agreements must respect, and access is set up with HAVC. The regional film commissions in Dubrovnik, Zagreb and Istria, and the relevant authorities.

Here is the breakdown. Global shoots have negotiated access to these landmarks before: 'Game of Thrones' filmed King's Landing in Dubrovnik and used the cellars of Diocletian's Palace, while 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' staged Canto Bight in the Old City. Agreements are denominated in euros following Croatia's 2023 currency adoption. We draw on this experience to secure location terms that are fair, enforceable and respectful of the heritage sites a production wants to film.