hq7 Studios is a newly established film studio operator based in Vienna, the most liveable city in the world.
Overview
- hq7 studios offers two fully soundproof stages—one measuring 1,000 m² and the other 2,000 m². With an inner height of 13 meters, these stages are designed to accommodate both large-scale productions and flexible setups.
- The complex also features offices, versatile workshop and warehouse spaces and fixed sets, offering everything needed for seamless production.
- Conveniently located between Vienna’s city center and international airport, hq7 studios ensures easy access for both local and international productions. With nearby hotels, restaurants, and transportation options, it provides the ideal location for film shoots and events.
- hq7 studios is within driving distance of Austria’s stunning landscapes, including picturesque lakes and mountains, offering diverse filming locations.
- The stages are equipped with an efficient PV plant, generating green energy to support sustainable productions.
Strategy
- No studio production facility left in Austria, after closing the last studios in 2014.
- hq7 studios provides the professional infrastructure international productions need to film in Austria.
- There was a global shortage of studio space, with an estimated 500 stages needed worldwide in 2023.
- Temporary alternatives, such as vacant industrial and storage halls in Vienna, have been converted into makeshift studios, but they lack proper facilities for high-quality productions.
- Vienna and the surrounding areas offer small studios (under 500 m²), mainly used for advertising, photography, and TV productions, but not for larger film shoots.
- Austria’s 30% cash rebate and 5% green production bonus FISA+ , along with a fast and simple permitting process in Vienna make it one of the best places to film in Central Europe.
