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Top Ten Reasons to film in Hungary

Published: 2 february, 2010
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Talk to filmmakers about their Hungarian production experiences, and you'll hear a wide range of accolades. But contrary to some rumors, producers don't just come to Hungary because of the beautiful women. Here is our summary of the benefits of filming in Hungary:

 

  1. 20-25% tax rebate.
  2. No fringes. All Hungarian film crew are independent contractors and submit invoices for payment of services.
  3. 12 hour working days
  4. Six day work week, with no overtime penalties.
  5. Overtime pay for shooting crew only.
  6. Experienced Hungarian film crews, including department heads in all departments.
  7. Local rental companies for production and post-production equipment - Panavision, ARRI, M. Richardson, Desisti, Lee, Froscoe, Colorfront
  8. Budapest is the one of the most diverse and beautiful cities in Central Europe, and can represent almost any European city on film.
  9. Variety of diverse filming locations in close proximity to each other. (See our locations gallery)
  10. Brand-new, world-class film production infrastructure at Korda Studios.