Why Hungary | Quality Services
- All major equipment providers are in Budapest, including Arri, Panavision, Sony, Kodak etc.
- Transportation: US size slide-out trailers, motor homes, limousines, and regular cars are available with English speaking drivers.
- Hungarian caterers are famous and well trained servicing international crews and large productions. Special requests are no problem
- Special effects crews are capable and experienced with rain, snow, pyrotechnics, and any other special needs.
- A wide range and number of picture vehicles are available as well as horses, carriages, and coaches. Diverse period props, wardrobe, etc. exist and are accessible.
- Standing backlot exterior sets include:
- New York streets (from Hellboy 2),
- Medieval castle, village,
- Notre Dame facade,
- Main square Bethlehem,
- Several London streets (from Dickens' Christmas Carol),
- WW II concentration camp,
- Period Viennese streets from Nutcracker.
- There are numerous new studios and stages: Korda, Astra, Stern, Mafilm and some additional smaller stages. Abandoned sports arenas and factory buildings have commonly housed production.
- Brand new, well experienced and equipped post production houses are available in town. The most famous Hungarian National Radio’s symphonic orchestra has a huge experience of film music recording. The Radio’s in house studios with all the necessary digital facilities are available 15 minutes from the downtown Hotels.
- US/UK film accounting practices with purchase order and deal memo systems are in place, with capacity for, and knowledge of, weekly reports, overtime and other specific analysis as needed. English speaking, accounting staff.
- Flashback has unique contacts to easily and safely provide Hungarian tax incentive money from several banks, investment funds, even financing the 20% VAT.
- Knowledge of EP budgeting and scheduling system, final draft and all major international software.
- Abundance of office space available at varying prices and in different areas around Budapest, as well as office capacity at all the studios.
- Flashback has special Hotel deals with all major Hotels both in the downtown and surrounding areas in Budapest.
- Strong relationships with all the international shipping companies specially with FedEx.
- Because of Flashback's long history and scope of work, we have unique contacts to the police, hospitals, military, local governments (public domain permits), central state government, airports, state railway, motor way and main street operators, Budapest city and countryside, etc.