Location Agreements

Here is how this works in practice. Location agreements in France carry weight under the Code civil and, for covered sites, the Code du patrimoine. Which means a contract for a Paris haussmannian apartment, a Bordeaux chateau or a Marseille warehouse needs more than a translated template. We draft bilingual agreements that define filming windows, fee structures, restoration obligations, insurance thresholds and liability caps in language a French notaire and a global legal team can both accept. For heritage sites such as Mont-Saint-Michel, the Palace of Versailles or Monuments Historiques-classified estates in the Loire Valley, we layer in the extra conservation clauses the DRAC and curatorial offices need.

Here is the short of it. Our negotiators work the fee conversation against today's market rates in Paris, Lyon, Nice and the regional film commissions, and we routinely deliver around fifteen-per-cent savings versus listed asking prices. While keeping terms favourable for the property owner. Standard agreements turn around in forty-eight hours, with expedited paths for last-minute location pivots. Each contract is stored in an indexed dossier alongside permit and insurance records. So production-office staff and the legal team can check any clause on demand — and your production lands on each location with the forms already settled.