29-11-2017

German Crime Series Shoots in Prague

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    Der Prag Krimi Der Prag Krimi Photo: Schivago Film

    PRAGUE: German crime series Der Prag-Krimi is currently shooting in Prague. The series is produced by Schiwago Film GmbH for ARD and presents Prague as itself, similarly to the series Der Zurich-Krimi or Der Tel Aviv-Krimi. The series will be broadcast on ARD TV.

    The planned Czech spend is 1.46 m EUR / 37 m CZK.

    The series is directed by Nicolai Rohde and stars German actors Roeland Emanuel Wiesnekker and Gabriela Maria Schmeide. Shooting started on 8 October and will wrap on 21 December 2017, after 42 shooting days.

    Der Prag Krimi is one of the many German productions shooting on Czech locations. According to Helena Bezděk Fraňková, the director of the Czech State Cinematography Fund, 14 TV films and series have been filmed in the Czech Republic in 2017, totalling to 400 shooting days and a spend of over 33.45 m EUR / 850 m CZK.