Local Fixer Services

Here is how this works in practice. We give fixers who carry a global shoots through the practical reality of shooting in the Netherlands. Our fixers secure filming permits — issued at city level, so a multi-city schedule means setting up Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht separately — arrange location access, handle ATA Carnets through Dutch Customs (Douane) for incoming gear, and broker the local relationships that keep a shoot moving. They advise on the Netherlands Film Fund's 35% cash rebates and connect shoots with the Netherlands Film Commission.

Here is the layout. Because the country ranks first in the world for English proficiency, a fixer can deal with each authority, supplier and landowner in English on a foreign producer's behalf. We match the fixer to your shoot's footprint and brief them on the schedule so nothing stalls.

Here is the short of it. A good Dutch fixer is, above all, a knowledge resource. The Netherlands packs a huge range of looks into a small country. Amsterdam's 17th-century canal ring, Rotterdam's today's build style and port, The Hague's state quarter, the windmills at Kinderdijk, the tulip fields, Giethoorn — and a fixer who knows the terrain can build a realistic, efficient schedule across them. Productions from 'Ocean's Twelve' to 'The Fault in Our Stars' have shot in the country.

Here is how the work shapes up. The country's status as an EU and Schengen member, using the euro, removes many of the frictions of cross-border production. Our fixers also handle GDPR and Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens data rules. ILT needs where aviation or drone work is involved, so the production stays compliant from first recce to wrap.