Valais Film Commission

Valais Film Commission

Increase in filming requests in Valais.

113 days of fiction filming.

Between 2020 and 2023, 113 days of fiction filming took place in Valais, ranking the region second only to Zürich. This trend is expected to continue, thanks in part to the arrival of the Netflix series ‘Winter Palace’ in collaboration with RTS.

Augmentation des demandes de tournage en Valais.
Source : Federal Office of Culture

A system that works.

Since the launch of the Valais Film Commission in 2022, submissions of audiovisual projects in the canton and requests for facilitations (scouting, information, networking) have been steadily increasing.

Geographical distribution of requests:

  • 69% Switzerland
  • 10% USA
  • 7% France
  • 7% England
  • 5% Germany
  • 2% Italy

Distribution of requests by genre:

  • 44% Fiction
  • 26% Documentaries
  • 14% Series
  • 7% Corporate
  • 7% Others
  • 2% Animation

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