Yekaterinburg

General information about Yekaterinburg

• Situated on the Ural Mountains this city is exactly in between Europe and Asia. A very important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The old name — Sverdlovsk.
• Time zone: UTC+5
• Winter average temperature: -18 C
• Summer average temperature: +19 C

Warnings and Dangers visiting Yekaterinburg

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

Filming permits for filming Yekaterinburg and Ural mountains

• Filming at the city of Yekaterinburg is possible without applying for special permits. Filming inside cathedrals, museums or mansions will require permits from local authorities. Estimate time 2-4 weeks
• Filming at National parks and reserves requires getting a filming permit

Key locations and landmarks in Yekaterinburg

• Church on the Blood
• The border of Europe and Asia
• the church of Ascension
• Ural Mineralogy Museum
• Metal factories
• Rural life museum

Filming equipment rental in Yekaterinburg

• In Yekaterinburg, you can easily rent most equipment for DSLR cameras and some equipment for camcoders.
• Lights and sound equipment are also easy to find in Yekaterinburg. Please send your rental requests 5-7 days in advance. Unfortunately, no equipment for Alexa cameras can be found in Yekaterinburg, you’ll have to order it from Moscow or Saint Petersburg.

Transport services in Yekaterinburg

​We can provide you with vans, buses and cars for rental for the whole production period.

How to get to Yekaterinburg

• Direct international flights to Yekaterinburg from Dubai, Osh, Prague, Yerevan, Helsinki, Beijing
• From all other international directions, we recommend flying through Moscow. If you travel with a Carnet for the filming equipment — you’ll have to make the customs clearance in the first city you visit in Russia.

Our services in Yekaterinburg

• We can provide you full-scale production support in the region.
• Fixer services in Yekaterinburg, filming equipment rental, film permits, transport, accommodation, visa support, castings and everything else that a filming crew may need filming in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk area or Ural mountains

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