Valais
Film Commission

Offering spectacular scenery alongside more urban shooting locations, Valais is appreciated and valued by producers for its picturesque villages, historical monuments and mountains. The canton also boasts a rich variety of backdrops as unique as they are modern.

 

Resulting from a shared desire of professional, promotional and political circles to encourage audiovisual productions to film in the canton, the Valais Film Commission seeks to position Valais as a cinematic haven at the heart of the Alps. Showcasing the canton through the lens of audiovisual productions is a great asset for many of Valais’ business sectors.

 

Through its activities, the Commission aims to increase direct and indirect economic benefits, contribute to the promotion of the canton via the films it supports and develop an industry with local cinematographic skills.

By offering both facilitation services for production teams and an economic incentive scheme in the form of an automatic cash rebate system, the benefits offered by the Valais Film Commission are a first for Switzerland.

 

In addition to logistical, administrative and/or artistic support, the Valais Film Commission supports the production of feature-length fictional and animated films, as well as series, through the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred in Valais ranging from 15% to 35%. One-off grants are also available to help finance the production of documentaries, short films and reality TV shows.