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"The studio is absolutely great!"
Jean-Marie Poire, Stage Director
Our subsidiary, Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures, is a company designed to meet the exacting needs of any film project. We act either as co-producer or experienced production service supporting international and local producers with a complete set of services.
We have sucessfully managed productions from high to low budget and we will find the perfect solution for your shooting plans in Germany and elsewhere.
For more information on our services and film incentives in Germany please see our brochure (PDF).
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures has earned an international reputation through contributing to such films as Roman Polanski’s The Pianist, V for Vendetta, The Bourne Ultimatum, The International, Valkyrie, The Reader, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Roman Polanski's The Ghostwriter, Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, Joe Wright's Hanna, and recently Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (3D). Currently, the following productions are being filmed: George Clooney's The Monuments Men, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and Brian Percival's The Book Thief.
Our team is specialized in international productions and provides exceptional services at all stages of production. Production services include:
- Production Management
- Locations
- Permits
- Budgets, Schedules
- Crew and Cast Hire
- Vendor Relationships
- Production Accounting
- Payroll Accounting
- VAT Reimbursement
- Insurance
- Coproduction Structures
- Government and Institutional Relations
- Work Permits
- Banking
- Legal Advice
- Contracts
International film productions in particular benefit from the experienced team of professionals, who can support several international feature shootings at the same time. Germany has a deep, local, skilled crew base. You can hire each position locally, which means enormous savings in travel, hotels and per diems.
Studio News
Marjane Satrapi’s THE VOICES Begins Production in Germany
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton and Anna Kendrick [more]
THE BOOK THIEF Begins Production in Germany
THE BOOK THIEF began principal photography at Germany’s Studio Babelsberg,... [more]
THE MONUMENTS MEN, Directed by and Starring George Clooney, Begins Production in Germany
Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Studio Babelsberg announced today... [more]
References
Current productions of Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures:
- Beauty and the Beast
Director: Christophe Gans
Cast: Vincent Cassell, Léa Seydoux - Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton - Anonymous
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Hogg - Hanna
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana - Unknown
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger
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