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SCENE 01 / PRE-PRODUCTION

Pre-Production Services

The team handles production planning and creative development and logistics which maintain your schedule and budget and creative vision.

Creative Scriptwriting, storyboarding, and pitch-ready treatments.
Logistics Permits, budgeting, scheduling, and crew coordination.
Delivery Production-ready plans with Malta-wide coverage.
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Planning with Precision

Comprehensive Pre-Production Services

From initial concept to production-ready plans, our team sets the foundation for successful films, TV, commercials, and digital content around the world.

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Creative Excellence

The creative team at Canal+ and Malta Télévisions along with international co-production partners worked together to develop scripts and storyboards and visual treatments for the project.

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Strategic Planning

The line producers who created euro budgets with Malta Film Fund cash rebates included in their planning used Maltese holiday schedules and union regulations to determine their production timeline.

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Local Expertise

Fixers across all Maltese regions—from Gozo beaches to rural villages to Mediterranean coastlines.

Service Catalog

Our Pre-Production Services

Every phase is covered—creative development, casting, permits, budgeting, crew, logistics, and compliance.

Why Fixers in Malta

Why Choose Fixers in Malta for Pre-Production

Integrated creative, logistics, and compliance backed by seasoned producers and local fixers.

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Proven Expertise

Industry-leading team across all formats and budgets, trusted by global broadcasters.

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Fast Response

Rapid 24-48 hour turnarounds for quotes, permits, and scheduling updates.

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Global Network

On-the-ground partners in 100+ countries with local permits handled for you.

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Full Service

End-to-end coverage from concept and casting to legal, logistics, and delivery.

On Location

Malta pre-production, planned and ready

Planning a production in Malta demands genuine local knowledge — from navigating permit requirements in Valletta's fortified streets to scheduling around the seasonal light that sweeps across the Dingli Cliffs. Our pre-production team handles every stage of preparation, aligning your schedule and budget with the creative vision before a single camera rolls. Whether you are shooting in the baroque grandeur of Mdina, across the waterfront at Birgu, or out on the sister island of Gozo, we ensure the groundwork is in place to protect both your timeline and your creative ambitions.

From the earliest stages of Creative Development and Concept Development, our team shapes ideas into actionable production plans. Scriptwriting and Script Consultation services refine your narrative while Storyboarding and Moodboards translate the visual language into shared references every department can work from. When talent is required, our Casting and Talent service sources verified Maltese and international performers suited to your project's tone. Pitch Decks are prepared to broadcast-ready standard, giving commissioning editors and financiers a clear, compelling view of what the production will deliver on screen.

FAQs

Pre-Production FAQs

Clear answers on timelines, coverage, and how we tailor planning to your production.

What's included in pre-production services?

Our team provides complete production services which include script breakdown and scheduling and location selection throughout the Maltese islands and Valletta agency casting and crew member selection from our approved network and budget development in euros with Maltese tax incentive calculations and permit submission to the Malta Film Commission and local councils. You receive a production-ready package which becomes available before the cameras start filming.

How long does pre-production take?

The process of obtaining locations and casting actors and completing Malta Film Fund paperwork for feature films requires a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks. The production timeline for commercials remains short because they require only 2 to 4 weeks to finish production when production sites have easy access. The process of getting documentary access and conducting interviews decides which film projects filmmakers can start their work on. The team can accelerate project work when needed but Maltese authority rules about permit processing create vital time requirements.

Do you work with international productions shooting in Malta?

That's our specialty. We bridge the gap between international production companies and Maltese crews, vendors, and authorities. Our team handles everything from carnet requirements for equipment crossing borders to coordinating with Maltese unions and navigating the Maltese co-production rules. Most of our clients are UK, US, German, and Asian productions shooting on Maltese soil.

Can you work within a specific budget?

The company creates budgets which use euros as currency and include detailed line items that follow the formatting requirements of the Maltese industrial sector. If you have a target number, we'll tell you honestly what's achievable—whether that means adjusting the shooting schedule, finding alternative locations, or restructuring the crew. We'd rather have a frank conversation upfront than deliver surprises later.

What happens if permits get denied or locations fall through?

It happens, and we plan for it. The location packages we offer include backup solutions and we have established connections with Maltese property owners and film commissions to handle unexpected changes in filming locations. Our location managers have pulled off same-week replacements for everything from historic estate shoots to Maltese apartment interiors.

On Set

Ready to Start Your Pre-Production?

We'll build a production-ready plan with detailed budgets, schedules, and permit timelines for your project.