Production Value

The Czech Republic is part of the European Union.
The Czech Republic is also part of the 25-country Schengen Area, which allows free movement of labor and services across most of Europe. Citizens of Schengen states can stay in the Czech Republic up to three months in any half-year without any special permits but will need a visa if they intend to stay longer than three months.
Citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia and of EU and the European Economic Area member states do not need a visa to enter the Czech Republic. Visitors from these countries can stay in the Czech Republic up to three months in any half-year without a residence permit.If you intend to stay longer than three months, or if you plan to pursue gainful employment, Czech law requires you to have a visa. Visitors must submit their applications for these visas at a Czech embassy or consulate abroad.
General visa information

There is no central authority which issues filming permits at the national level in the Czech Republic.
Film permits are issued by municipal authorities and other local administrative bodies. Requirements vary, depending on the location. Permit applications must be in Czech.
Filmmakers shooting on private property must also deal directly with the property owners.
Filming permits will be arranged by Czech co-producer or production service company.

Permit from the authorities, as well as parents agreement required.
Filming hours are limited by age categories:
- Children who do not go to school yet (under 6 years normally) can work 2 hours per day, but not more than 10 hours per week
- The older Children (<16) can work:
  - 2 hour during the school day or max. 12 hours per school week (during the school year) if the child works after the schooltime, but it can be max. 7 hours per day
  - 7 hours per day during the school holiday, but not more than 35 hours per week
the preparations also count in the working time
If the child works more than 4,5 hours per day, it has to have at least 2 times 15 minutes break and one 45 min break (the breaks do not count in the working time)
After the working day, the child has to rest at least for 14 hours, it the child works 5 days in a row, then it has to have at least 2 days off
If the child works for different employers, the times of it's works have to fit in the conditions set above
Children can not work nights (between 22:00 (10pm) and 6:00 (6am) during school weeks. If the next day is a weekend or holiday, then the child can work till 22:30
Children may not miss school consecutively. If that is the case, additional requirements and permits/agreements with the school apply (e.g. having room and teacher on set).
Children MUST be accompanied by chaperone, usually provided by the casting agency, or parents/relatives. These are paid separately.

Usually 12 hours a day including 45 – 60 min lunch break in either a 72 hours week (6 days a week) or 60 hours week (5 working days).
Possible are also 10 hours continuous days (no lunch break, food served in containers after 4.5 hours for another 2 hours, crews eat when they can). No overtime allowed to be scheduled while continuous day, OT penalty after 10 hours.
When shooting in the City of Prague (most of the local crew resides in Prague), working hours are calculated from the crew call time to the wrap time. When shooting on a location outside of Prague, the working hours include the estimate travel time to/from the location to Prague or the hotel on the location.
Weekend days, bank holidays and night shoots are like normal working days and are not paid extra. The crew gets a free day on another day of the week if working weekends and on holidays.
In case the shooting week is longer than 6 days in a row, any other following working day is double salary.

There are no film unions in the Czech Republic and thus no fixed minimum/maximum rates.
Average daily rates/ranges for some crew positions.
Please be aware that these rates are only an indication; actual rates are subject to negotiation and depend on many variables (experience, CV, language skills, the type and length of project – TVC/international film/Czech film production etc.).

None. Producers usually hire freelancers and they pay health insurance, pension funds etc. themselves.
Production pay insurance for injury on extras as well as 3rd party damage and compensation on entire CZ crew.

Overtime starts after 12 hours of work (or 10 hours if working continuous day) and is calculated per hour.
Overtime for drivers is between CZK 150-300 per hour
Other overtimes rates are:13th hour CZK 300-500, 14th hour CZK 400- 500, 15th hour CZK 500- 700, 16th and any other additional hour CZK 500-1,000
If running lunch is required a special deal has to be negotiated with the crew (not if the deal is continuous day)
Turnaround between shifts is 10 hours.
Breaking the 10 hours turnaround between shifts is penalized CZK 500-1,000 per every hour violation of such turnaround.
Not serving meal after 6,5 hours after crew call is penalized CZK 500–700 meal penalty (lunch must be served 6 hours after crew call + 30 minutes allowance)

No fixed compensations.
The catering on the set is free for all crew members and usually includes breakfast, lunch and craft service all day.
Transport to and from the set depends on the shooting location, but is mostly provided by the production. Crew and cast are being picked up from their home/hotel. If shooting outside of Prague, travel time is applied in the working hours. Travel time is counted from the edge of Prague to the set. When filming on location, travel time is calculated from the hotel to the set as well. Travel time is set by the production, does not account for traffic, breaks and detours. Travel time is indicated on call sheet and is the same for everyone.
Per diems for local crew or adequate part of the per diems are paid when shooting outside of the City of Prague (for example when crew has breakfast and lunch on the set, only per diems for the dinner are paid). – But this is very individual as everyone is freelancer in the Czech Republic, there is no obligation to pay per diems.

For feature films in average CZK 8,000 up to 80,000 (in some cases even higher).

Featured extras CZK 2,500-8,000 CZK plus 20% agency commission or fixed fee for casting agency
Extras are 800-1,100 CZK plus 20% agency commission, or negotiated fixed deal for the agency casting fee, expenses etc. – allowance
For special requirements like horse riding, dance etc. special rates apply (for safety reasons e.g. horse riding might be left to stuntmen/women only)

The Czech government offers a 20% rebate on qualifying Czech spend and 10% on qualifying international spend. For more information and requirements please read this summary.