Fixer & production company · Istanbul, Türkiye

A fixer is your production’s local partner: finding and securing locations, preparing filming permits, hiring local crew and equipment, casting, transport and accommodation, translation, and solving problems on set. At LSS Film we can cover a single task or run the whole local side of the production.

Yes. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s permit guide for foreign productions asks every foreign production filming in Türkiye to work with at least one Turkish citizen as its fixer, whose details are part of the filming permit application. LSS Film takes on that role.

The Ministry asks for the online application at least 10 business days before filming and recommends two weeks before the crew arrives. In Istanbul, shoots in public areas also need a district notification at least 7 days ahead. Heritage sites, drones and road closures take longer, so we start as soon as your dates are close to final.

Yes. We put together English-speaking local crews in every department and source camera, lens, sound and support packages in Istanbul, so your team only travels with its key people.

Türkiye supports eligible foreign feature films, documentaries and series with up to 30% of Ministry-approved spending in the country, paid through a local co-producer or service producer. Commercials are not listed among the eligible formats in the 2026 rules, so ask us and we will check your project.

Istanbul is our base. We also help plan shoots elsewhere in Türkiye, and we take on commercial, fashion, hospitality and event films in Dubai on a project basis.