Novosibirsk

General information about Novosibirsk

• The biggest city in Siberia. Hosts the Siberian division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. One of the most important cities on the Trans-Siberian railroad.
• Time Zone: UTC+6
• Average temperature in winter: -18C
• Average temperature in summer: +19C

Warnings and Dangers filming in Novosibirsk

• Make sure you always carry your passport with you
• Tap water is not drinkable

Filming permits for filming Novosibirsk

• Small filming crews (less than 7 pers.) can film at the streets of the city without getting any additional filming permit. Filming inside museums or cathedrals in Novosibirsk requires getting a filming permit. This may take up to 4 weeks.

Key locations and landmarks in Novosibirsk

• Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral
• Novosibirsk University campus
• West Siberian Railway History Museum
• Novosibirsk Railway Station
• «Globus» theatre
• Cytology and Genetics institute

Filming equipment rental in Novosibirsk

• In Novosibirsk we can help you in renting almost any DSLR equipment, tripods, sound equipment, basic lights (LED and photo).
• We can bring from Moscow: steadicam,  dolly, Arri Alexa, Red, Blackmagic cameras. These are not available for rental on the local market.

How to get to Novosibirsk

• Direct flights to Novosibirsk from Yerevan, Baku, Beijing, Harbin, Prague, Munich, Hong Kong, Bishkek, Seoul, Dushanbe, Bangkok, Istanbul, Dubai, San Diego, Tashkent
• If you are flying to Novosibirsk from any other city — we recommend choosing a connection flight through Moscow, especially if you are brining into the country filming equipment using the Carnet system. Make the customs clearance in Moscow.

Transport services in Novosibirsk

We can provide you all the transport services that are required for production. Buses vans and car rental in Novosibirsk. Hourly and daily rental possible.

Our services in Novosibirsk

Our company has good experience filming in the area. At the moment we don’t have a regular branch in Novosibirsk but we can realize a location scouting, find out which filming permits are needed and get them, provide you all the needed transport using our fixers that are in Yekaterinburg or through our head office in St Petersburg. A film production of any complexity is possible here.