Production Value

Iceland is part of the EEA.
Iceland 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 Iceland up to three months in any half-year without any special permits.
Citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia and of EU and the European Economic Area member states do not need a visa to enter Iceland. Visitors from these countries can stay in Iceland 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, Icelandic law requires you to have a residence permit.. Visitors must submit their applications for these residence permits at the Directorate of Immigration.

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

Permit from the authorities, as well as parents agreement required.
Filming hours are limited by age categories, from 1 hour in front of the camera up to 4 hours. Children can not work nights during school weeks, as well as 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 Reykjavik working hours are calculated from the crew call time to the wrap time. When shooting on a location outside of Reykjavik, the working hours include the estimate travel time to/from the location to Prague or the hotel on the location.
Weekend days 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 but there are special holidays in the calendar where the day rate is higher.
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 Iceland and thus no fixed minimum/maximum rates.
Average daily rates/ranges for some crew position.
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/Icelandic 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.
Other overtimes rates are: 1,78 x hour rate
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 1,78 per every hour violation of such turnaround.

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 Reykjavik travel time is applied in the working hours. Travel time is counted from the edge of Reykjavik 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 Reykjavik (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 Iceland, there is no obligation to pay per diems.

For feature films, it is based on an Agreeement between the Association of Icelandic Film Producers (SIK) and Icelandic Actors Association (FIL).
Average: Category I = 80.000-100.000 ISK and Category II = 120.000-150.000 ISK

Featured extras 50.000 ISK
Extras are 25.000 ISK
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 Icelandic government offers a 25% rebate on qualifying Icelandic spend and 25% on qualifying international spend. For more information please refer to this website: www.filminiceland.com/the--film-commission