Sunrise Films provides production services in Valencia for national and international productions. We manage local crew, equipment rental, permits and shoot logistics, allowing your creative team to focus on direction while we handle the operational execution on the ground.
Production services in Valencia. Local crew, permits and production logistics for shoots of any scale.
Valencia offers highly favourable shooting conditions — consistent light, short operational distances and a notable range of settings — but its administrative structure is distributed across several bodies. The City Council processes public-space permits; the consortium managing the City of Arts and Sciences operates under its own procedure; and locations near the port or marina require Port Authority clearance.
This administrative fragmentation is common across many European cities and often goes unnoticed until it affects a production schedule. As production services in Valencia, our role is to anticipate these factors before they impact the shooting plan: which dates to avoid in certain districts due to commercial or seasonal activity, which venues require prior notice to residents’ associations, and which suppliers can guarantee availability during periods of high demand.
Sunrise Films has provided production services in Spain for more than 15 years to international production companies, streaming platforms and agencies operating under broadcast schedules and budgets that leave no room for error. That experience is what turns an attractive list of locations into an executable shooting plan.
Latest-generation digital cameras, prime and zoom lenses, lighting systems suited to both interior spaces and direct coastal light conditions, drones cleared for urban and coastal flight, and grip equipment for setups of any scale.
Cinematographers, camera operators, sound engineers, lighting technicians, stagehands, script supervisors, production assistants and any other film industry professionals based in Valencia with proven experience in international productions. Their fees count as local expenditure for the purposes of the tax incentives applicable to audiovisual production in Spain.
Scouting and permit processing in El Carmen, Ciutat Vella, the City of Arts and Sciences, the Albufera, the Valencian market gardens and towns across the metropolitan area. Each venue answers to a different authority, with timelines and requirements we manage well in advance.
Script breakdown, budgeting aligned to local market conditions, a viable shooting plan and day-to-day coordination of every production department. The goal is for the creative team to have the structure they need without managing operational logistics themselves.
A single point of contact with authorities, suppliers and location owners. Transport, accommodation and on-set coordination for international crews, with fluent communication in English and Spanish throughout every phase of the project.
A talent base suited to both small-format productions and shoots requiring a high volume of background artists. We manage casting calls, selection, and wardrobe and transport logistics on the day of the shoot.
Valencia’s architectural diversity significantly reduces the need for additional set construction. The Moorish layout of El Carmen, the contemporary architecture of the City of Arts and Sciences, the urban coastline of La Malvarrosa, the natural setting of the Albufera and the Modernist façades of the Ensanche all lie within thirty minutes of one another.
Calatrava’s complex offers curved forms, water surfaces and white concrete structures that perform equally well in daylight and at night. It is particularly well suited to technology advertising, editorial fashion production and lower-budget science fiction content.
The venue combines publicly and privately managed spaces, overseen by the complex’s own consortium. We coordinate processing with both bodies and select the time slots with the lowest visitor footfall to optimise shooting time.
The Colón Market is one of Valencia’s most distinctive Modernist buildings: an iron and glass structure with ceramic domes and an interior scale that was unusual for a market in the early 20th century. Its restoration has transformed it into a functional space for events, dining and retail, whilst retaining its original architectural character.
It is a setting particularly well-suited to fashion shoots, food and drink advertising, and editorial content requiring an elegant aesthetic without the need for set design. As it is a privately managed venue with ongoing commercial activity, coordinating timetables is crucial: we select the times with the lowest footfall and arrange permission directly with the property owners.
Sunrise Films has coordinated shoots across Spain for global brands, streaming platforms and international production companies who have entrusted our team with the local execution of their projects.
Our value lies not only in the availability of technical resources, but in our ability to anticipate the factors that typically threaten a production schedule: permit processing timelines, genuine supplier availability during peak season, or the operational feasibility of locations that appear appealing on paper but prove complex to execute with large-format crews.
We have managed campaigns tied to fixed broadcast dates, series constrained by very limited shooting windows due to cast availability, and documentaries dependent on specific natural-light conditions in settings such as the Albufera. In every case, advance planning was decisive in meeting the established deadlines.
We apply the same standard of rigour regardless of crew size, whether the production is a small-format shoot or a large-format unit requiring public road closures.
Share the details currently available for your project — anticipated dates, production format, crew size — and within 24 hours you will receive an initial feasibility assessment, resource availability and a budget estimate.
Filming in Valencia requires permits from the City Council, obtained through the Valencia Film Office. These depend on the type of location, the size of the crew and technical requirements such as road closures, cranes or drones. For locations owned by the Generalitat, applications are processed through the relevant bodies. We handle all permit applications within realistic timeframes and with a thorough understanding of each administration’s procedures.
Yes. Valencia’s architectural diversity means it can resemble Mediterranean, futuristic or Middle Eastern cities. Modernism, the medieval historic quarter of El Carmen, the futuristic architecture of the City of Arts and Sciences, and the coastal neighbourhoods offer a visual palette that is highly unusual for such a small area.
Standard permits from Valencia City Council typically take between 10 and 20 working days to process. In iconic locations, on the beach or where road closures are required, the process may take up to 4–6 weeks. The Valencia Film Office facilitates the process, but a thorough understanding of the system is essential to meeting the deadlines set out in the shooting schedule.
Productions filmed in the Valencian Community are eligible for the ICAA’s national incentive scheme, offering a tax deduction of up to 30 per cent on the first million euros of the tax base and 25 per cent on the remainder. The IVAC (Valencian Institute of Culture) also offers its own support schemes for the audiovisual sector. We can advise you on which ones apply to your specific project.
Yes. Our entire production team is fluent in English. We have experience liaising with production companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. We can act as your local point of contact from the initial development meeting right through to the final production report.
