Searching for a location is not a finite process in our eyes. Even when you’ve found the perfect, absolutely perfect place for a shoot and everything seems right, there is a nagging feeling inside every good location manager that somewhere out there is an unknown place that is even better!
So the pursuit of the perfect location is much like the pursuit of happiness – deep down you know it is about the pursuit itself.
At Film Fixers Balkans we strongly believe in this, and we have a dedicated in-house team fully invested in the pursuit of the perfect location. The search isn’t only sparked by a specific request (although it is often guided by a particular need) – it is an ongoing process that we improve week after week. You can browse some of the results on our locations page.
One week it would be ski resorts – Slovenia and Bulgaria each have rich traditions in winter tourism and make ideal locations for a winter shoot.
Another week it would be houses – whether for a family Christmas commercial or a high-end home appliance brand, you can find pretty much everything around the big cities in Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia or Romania.
Then it would be city streets – are you looking for a classic European street? Or London? Or New York? Well, you can have it all!
And then it would be roads – got a secret car and looking for a place to film it? Look no further than the roads of Slovenia and Croatia, with the perfect blend of mountain and coastal roads, inner-city streets and business quarters.
Or maybe the theme of the week is desolate, abandoned utopian places – something out of our present world? Welcome to the infrastructure left behind by the regimes of Eastern Europe; there are plenty of these locations too.
The Balkans have proven a great fit for many projects over the past few years, yet we feel there is still more to discover in the region. After all, the pursuit of the perfect location will never, ever stop.
This article was first published on LBB Online on 10 January 2025. Learn more about our work across 19 countries at filmfixersbalkans.com.
