Location Agreements

Here is how this works in practice. We negotiate and manage location agreements for shoots in Malta — the contracts that secure legal, logged access to each place a production films. Our team handles private-property agreements, public-space permissions and the access contracts for heritage and state-controlled sites, setting out fees, dates, conditions, reinstatement and liability. We work in English, an official language of Malta, so agreements need no translation.

Here is the short of it. We set up heritage-site access through Heritage Malta. The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, public space through local councils, and the wider permit picture through the Malta Film Commission. This acts as a one-stop shop. We align each agreement with the production's insurance and the assistant directors' schedule. We keep the records in order for the cash-rebates audit. Because the islands are compact, we can walk an owner or custodian through needs in person fast.

Here is the breakdown. Many of Malta's defining locations are controlled assets: the Valletta fortifications, Fort Ricasoli. Ridley Scott's Rome and the 'Game of Thrones' Red Keep — Fort St Elmo, Mdina and the megalithic temple sites all sit under heritage or state stewardship. Securing them means working with Heritage Malta. The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, bodies long accustomed to production requests through a century of film-servicing history. Private locations across the compact archipelago, from Marsaxlokk to Gozo, are negotiated directly.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The Malta Film Commission's setting up role removes much of the agency-by-agency friction. English-language records keeps agreements clear to all parties. Well-drafted location agreements protect both the production and Malta's irreplaceable heritage — a balance we treat as central to responsible filming on the islands.