Production Value

Portugal is part of the EU. No special working permits (including for the Swiss) needed.

Shooting week consists of 6 days (Mon-Sat – but it is possible to negotiate if the shooting plan needs to be adjusted).
If for production reasons 7 consecutive days need to scheduled, then the following week should be of 5 days
60 working hours/week - 11h/day : 10h + 1h meal break
This includes prep and wrap, but certain departments who need more prep or wrap time are usually flexible and don’t charge extra hours if the callsheet schedule is respected (production, make-up, costumes, art).
Extra hours are paid usually paid+50%, but certain departments charge +100% like grip and lighting)
Sundays, National and religious holidays are +100% by most of the departments (it is possible to negotiate in advance).
There is a 10 hours turnaround time required between end of shooting and start of next shooting day (or 36h between the 6th day and the 1st day of the following week). If less, extra time is paid +100%.
If shooting takes place outside the city where the production is based, and transport time between residency/hotel and set exceeds 30 minutes, travel time is paid as working time (depending on departments, it can be negotiated).
Lunch break (or dinner): usually 60 min, but can exceptionally be reduced to 45 min. by production (some departments might charge though).
Warm meal is expected (Lunch/ Dinner if not served by catering: € 12,50-€ 15,00, depending on department).

All crew members are freelancers and invoice (they’re not on the payroll).

The fees displayed in the PDF are the total cost for the company (no fringes to be added), crew members pay their own social benefits and taxes.

Production is expected to pay traveling days as working days, to provide single rooms for each crew member, laundry service and per diems for meals.
Per diems are usually €35 on working days and €50 on resting or travelling days (or whenever breakfast+1 meal are not provided by the production).
Crew members should handle the prodction food/restaurant tickets in of these amounts in order to be reimbursed.

Adult actors:

750-1000 €/ day (normal actor)/

Up from 10-day packages can be negotiated

known actors get as much as they ask for

Teenagers: no established rates. Actors of minor age are supposed to be protected by law, but it is still quite flexible.

Note:

In general, actors tend to see their participation in foreign films as a chance to get discovered abroad, and might therefore accept lower fees.

To be negotiated, reference value could be:

45 €/ person per day

100€/ person for featured extras

They may charge 50% of the salary for costume fittings