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28-06-2016

PRODUCTION: American/Czech Series Knightfall Starts Shooting in Croatia

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    Knightfall created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner Knightfall created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner credit: PAKT Media

    DUBROVNIK: The first season of the series Knightfall produced by the A&E Television Network (U.S.) and Stillking Films (Czech Republic) started shooting in Dubrovnik on 27 June 2016. The series, produced for the History Channel, is also shooting in the Czech Republic.

    The 10-episode series focuses on the Knights Templar warriors of the Crusades. The film stars Tom Cullen and the cast includes Bobby Schofield, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Padraic Delaney, Simon Merrells and Olivia Ross.

    Croatia’s PAKT Media is providing services. More than 130 Croatian film professionals are part of the crew. There are three shooting days in Croatia, then the production will move for 102 days to the Czech Republic.

    According to the Filming in Croatia department of the Croatian Audiovisual Film Center, the production will spend approximately 1.2 m EUR / 9 m HRK in Croatia and through use of the tax incentives scheme will get back 20% of local spend, equaling approximately 226,000 EUR / 1.7 m HRK.

    The series is created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner. Don Handfield and Jeremy Renner are executive producers via The Combine. Other executive producers are Midnight Radio’s Jeff Pinkner, Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg and Dominic Minghella.

    Production Information:

    PAKT Media
    Jurkovićeva 3
    10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Phone: +385 1 463 30 20
    http://paktmedia.com/
    Anja Opašić: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Stillking Films
    Krizeneckeho nam. 322, 152 53
    Prague 5, Czech Republic
    Phone +420 267 073 741
    Fax +420 267 073 742
    www.stillking.com

    Credits:
    Created by Don Handfield and Richard Rayner
    Cast: Tom Cullen, Bobby Schofield, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Padraic Delaney, Simon Merrells, Olivia Ross