Production Assistants

We supply production assistants who give the day-to-day support that keeps an Austrian shoot moving. Our PAs handle forms, transport, runs, set logistics, cast care and a hundred small tasks that free the rest of the crew to do their jobs. We brief them on your production, locations and schedule, then confirm openings against your shoot dates.

Here is how this works in practice. PAs work across each kind of production in Austria — features at Rosenhuegel Filmstudios, commercials in central Vienna, alpine shoots in Tyrol — and they are often the people who know the local geography, shops and shortcuts. Our production assistants work fluently in English and German and integrate easily with global and DACH-region crews.

Here is how the picture comes together. We contract under the Kollektivvertrag terms set by the Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft within the WKO. Set up the PAs with the production coordinator, first AD and line producer so support reaches each department.

The production-assistant role is the entry point into Austria's film industry. The country has a strong pipeline feeding it. The Filmakademie Wien, the film academy of the mdw, trains new crew, and many Austrian film pros started as PAs and runners before moving up. Crew pay and conditions. This includes for entry-level roles, are set by the Kollektivvertrag negotiated through the Fachverband der Film- und Musikwirtschaft within the WKO. This gives PAs clear, fair terms.

Here is the short of it. Austria's deep, English-speaking crew pool, centred on Vienna, means shoots can staff PA roles readily, and EU freedom of movement allows crews to draw extra support from Germany and neighbouring countries. The country's steady production activity — supported by the Oesterreichisches Filminstitut. The Filmfonds Wien — keeps PAs in demand and gives them the experience that builds the next generation of department heads recognised at the Oesterreichischer Filmpreis.