Production service for foreign production companies, agencies and brands. Scouting, permits, crew, casting and logistics, handled by one director-producer from first call to wrap. Milan, Rome and anywhere in Italy, plus New York and Los Angeles when you shoot in the US.
Sign with a US company and pay in USD or EUR. In Europe your producer is an Italian citizen, so there are no visa or work-permit questions on the ground.
We answer within 24 hours, in your time zone. You get location options and a cost estimate before your next call, and the same producer stays on the job from first call to delivery.
Tommaso Cardile has directed for Gucci, Cartier, Loro Piana and Vogue Italia since 2003. When the brief changes on the day, there is someone on set who can make the creative call with you.
Photo scouts within days, villas, palazzi, coast, mountains and city streets.
City halls, ports, police, heritage sites and national parks.
Fashion and commercial crews from Milan and Rome, with camera and lighting packages.
Models, actors and extras, with usage rights cleared for your territories.
Vans, boats, camera cars, flights, hotels and catering for cast and crew.
Drone work by an FAA and EASA licensed pilot, with airspace authorisations.
Estimates at local crew rates and a final cost report at wrap.
Behind-the-scenes and social cutdowns from the same shoot, plus edit, grade and delivery.
Planning ranges for commercial and fashion shoots. Heritage sites, road closures and holidays add time. We confirm the real timeline on your first call.
Crew rates in Milan follow the CPA–APMAL agreement for advertising productions, adjusted for inflation since it took effect. These are the 2026 day rates we budget with, in euro, before VAT.
Labour for a 22-person commercial crew on one 10+1 hour day in Milan, including two hours of overtime for the technical crew. Equipment, locations, talent, travel and VAT are extra.
Technical crew work 8+1 hours (8 hours plus a 1-hour lunch). Production, direction and DoP work a flat 11+1. No shift goes past 11+1.
The first two hours over the base day are simple overtime, about 1/6 of the day rate each. From the third hour, double. We budget a 10+1 day by default.
Calls between 10:00 and 15:30 run as a 7-hour continuous day with a snack break. Anything after that is double overtime.
Night shifts pay about 35% more. Sundays and public holidays carry a 100% premium for most roles, 50% for DoP and set design.
Beyond 40 km, travel counts inside a 13-hour cap. Beyond 300 km, each travel leg adds 50% of the day rate. Mileage is €0.60/km.
Without catering, crew get at least €20 for lunch and €40 for dinner. Cancelling within 72 hours of call can cost up to 100% of the agreed fee.
Rates and rules from the CPA–APMAL agreement for advertising productions in Lombardy (v1.3, August 2024), with day rates raised 5% to match ISTAT FOI inflation from August 2024 to August 2026 (+4.8%). The agreement's scheduled 2026 review may set new figures, and we update this table when it does. Rome and other regions vary. Indicative figures, excluding VAT. Your estimate is built for your brief.
Send the board or treatment, dates and budget range. We reply within 24 hours.
Location options, crew plan and a cost estimate at local rates.
Photo or live scouts, recce with your team, permits filed.
Crew, kit, casting, travel and call sheets locked.
One producer on set with you every day, start to finish.
Media delivered, locations returned, final cost report sent.
Both. Bring your own director and DP and we run the production in Italy or the US, or hire Tommaso to direct as well.
Both. Most foreign jobs come through production companies and agencies, and we also work directly with brand in-house teams.
Feature films, series and documentaries shot in Italy can apply for Italy’s 40% tax credit for foreign productions. We connect you with an Italian executive producer to file it.
Italy works all year. Sicily and the south stay mild in winter, the Alps hold snow at altitude, and coast and villa locations should be booked early for May to September.
A board or treatment, shoot dates, number of shoot days and a budget range. That is enough for options and a first estimate.
We don’t take on every project — we take on the right ones.
Each season, we commit to a limited number of campaigns so we can give them the focus (and firepower) they deserve.If you’re reading this, the timing is good.
📩 Email: tommy@tribecamultimedia.com
📞 Phone (Italy): +39 331 187 1148
📞 Phone (U.S.): +1 (646) 577 4867
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