Production services · Budapest · Hungary
Production company in Budapest
Family Film is a production company in Budapest providing full production services across Hungary, led by Anna Sesztakova, partner, executive producer, head of hungarian office. International agencies, brands and production houses hire us as their local partner: you keep the director, the DOP and the creative, and we deliver everything it takes to put the camera on set — including the cash-rebate filing.
Budapest has hosted Hollywood productions for over 30 years. Mafilm is the country's largest studio complex, art-department depth is exceptional, and the city doubles for Paris, Berlin, Moscow and period Vienna. Crew rates run 40–55% of UK equivalents.
Budapest, Hungary
Anna Sesztakova
Partner · Executive Producer · Head of Hungarian Office
Anna has led the Budapest office since early 2016, with over a decade of production experience in Hungary. She’s produced or executive produced 50+ international campaigns for brands including Longines, OPPO, Samsung, Hyundai and Mastercard, plus six feature and long-form projects — among them Netflix’s action feature Jewel Thief and a 2025 Great American Family Christmas romcom.
Dereglye utca 5/B, Budapest 1036
Shooting in Hungary
- Cash rebate
- Up to 37.5%
- Eligible formats
- Feature, TV, documentary, short film
- Minimum qualifying spend
- No stated minimum
- Rebate cap
- No stated cap
- Crew day rates
- 40–55% of UK equivalents
- Studios & stages
- Mafilm, the country's largest studio complex
- Working languages
- English, Hungarian
What the Budapest office handles
The full below-the-line package for Hungary, under one contract with one local production entity and one point of contact in Budapest.
Line Producing & Production Management
End-to-end production management from pre-production through wrap: budgeting, scheduling, crew hiring, vendor management and on-set oversight by local line producers in each country.
Location Scouting & Permits
Extensive location library across Romania, Hungary and Serbia & Montenegro plus partner companies in Georgia and Azerbaijan, with all permits, local authority liaison and location agreements handled in-house.
Local Crew & Equipment
Deep local crew networks across all departments and access to professional equipment houses and stages in each country.
Casting & Talent
Local casting for principal and supporting talent, background artists and specialist performers, with international talent travel coordination.
Tax Incentive Management
Complete incentive process management: cultural qualification test, production registration, eligible expenditure tracking and subsidy filing for up to 37.5% cash rebate in Romania, Hungary and Serbia & Montenegro.
Post-Production Coordination
Coordination with local post houses for dailies, colour, VFX and sound at competitive local rates with European production values.
Production company, production house or fixer in Budapest?
A production house originates its own creative. Family Film produces, but for the agencies, brands and production houses that own the creative rather than against them: the Budapest office is the local partner an international production hires to execute a shoot in Hungary — line producing, crew, locations, permits, equipment, casting, logistics and the rebate filing.
A fixer is one person opening doors for a two-person documentary or stills unit. If that is the whole job, a fixer is the right hire. Full definitions are on the FAQ.
More work produced from the Budapest office
Shooting in Budapest?
Send the brief to Anna and you will have feasibility, a recommended country and a first-look budget shape within 24 hours.
Brief Anna in Budapest