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Abroad Films is a production service company with HQ in London, providing production services in Hungary, Croatia and Bulgaria.

We are a leading service provider. Our experts can help facilitate any scale of production whilst achieving some of the most competitive prices on the market.

The London HQ was set up in 2019 with 20+ years of experience in the CEE region. We offer the highest quality production services for TV commercials, features, TV series, documentaries, short and long-form content, music videos, and still photo shooting.

  • One advantage of working with Abroad Films is that we operate across all three countries, allowing us to combine the best resources where it makes sense. Whether that's bringing in specialist HoDs, sourcing talent, or optimising equipment and crew between countries, we can tailor the setup to achieve the best creative result while keeping the production as efficient as possible.
  • Very flexible crews compared with other locations. In Hungary, 6 working day weeks with 12 hour days as standard and overtime rates gradually applying every 2 hours after that. In Bulgaria 7 working day weeks with 12 hour days as standard.
  • Low administration workload and an absence of trade unions.
  • The vast availability of technical equipment. After 25 years of cutting-edge film and programme-making, there is no shortage of equipment at a meagre cost.
  • Hungary offers very versatile urban locations, world-class crews, and excellent production infrastructure. Bulgaria is one of the most cost-effective filming destinations in Europe, particularly strong for set builds and larger-scale productions.
  • Financing available plus features and TV series attract 30% rebates in Hungary.
  • Croatia is all about spectacular locations, with its coastline, historic towns, and picturesque landscapes.
  • While Bulgaria is a fantastic option, I'd also be happy to explore whether Hungary or Croatia might be an even better fit, depending on the creative.

Our team

Our London, Budapest and Sofia teams would happily help you with your next project, whatever size or budget. Please speak to our CEO Attila or one of our UK team to quote on your next project.

Attila Horváth

Founder/MD

After twenty years of experience with his own agency HAB Advert as Creative Director. Attila decided to focus his attention on providing the best service production to directors and companies worldwide. “I love films. Making films was the most rewarding part of my career as an agency Creative Director. In those 20 years in Hungary, I was fortunate enough to create many award-winning commercials working with and learning from the most talented directors worldwide. I have created over 400 commercials. In 2017 I founded Abroad Films. This journey has literally taken me to London where I now live. I opened Abroad Films' London office in 2019."

Anatoli Netchev

Head of Production, Bulgaria

Anatoli was born in Bulgaria and graduated from the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts in Sofia. Having worked in the film industry for over 20 years on over 50 feature films and over 200 commercials. For the last 5 years he has been servicing and producing film and commercial productions in Bulgaria.

Károly Fehér

Line Producer, Hungary

Over 30 years in the film industry in Hungary and working with Attila for the last 20 years. Producing commercials, features and long form branded content.

“From the bottom of my heart, please accept my warmest thanks and gratitude for an absolutely brilliant prep and shoot. Working with you all was a complete joy and privilege. Seeing you all bring your absolute 'A' game best to the production inspired me to aim higher every day, too—which we really did!The rushes look fantastic. Everyone here in London is raving about the talent of every department, which is clearly on display. I am super grateful to you all for your daily energy, enthusiasm, and hard work, which have clearly translated onto the screen.This was my first time shooting in Budapest with you all and I absolutely LOVED every moment of it. It is the people we spend our time with who make the work a truly joyous experience and I hope that I am lucky enough to do so again.”

Director

Ali Naushahi

“Always a pleasure, never a chore working with you all... It was smooth and painless as usual, and I had another enjoyable shoot, though night shoots do get in the way of some nice post-work vino, sadly. See you again sometime, I am sure. I am looking forward to it.”

DoP

Duane McClunie (UK)

“We’ve just completed shooting a series of TVC’s through Abroad films in Bulgaria. As ever we were presented with a super challenging schedule but I found the support we got on the ground throughout fantastic! In particular the very generous nature of our local team and that when coming up against new problems I found everyone always to be incredibly resourceful. A great experience!”

Director

Caswell Coggins (UK)

“Dear Abroad Films Team! Thank you so very much for your hard work on The Kill List these past weeks. I think it is clear from the rushes how much effort and dedication every department put into the shoot. I feel very grateful to have worked with you all, and I hope you will be as proud of the end result as I am. Thank you again, and see you on the next one! Alice and 72 Films”

Director

Alice Smith

“Filmmaking in a new city can always be a nerve-wracking endeavour but I knew we’d be ok from our first zoom call with Abroad Films. Their passion and professionalism were infectious throughout the 3 weeks we were in constant contact. So many production companies are purely facilitators, with Abroad films you get a partner just as dedicated to creating something memorable as the directors they work with. We didn’t just work well together, we had fun. We’ll be seeing them again very soon…”

Directors

That Jam (UK) // Joe & Sam // Joe Beverley and Samuel Hurlock

“I found working with Abroad Films to be a very positive experience. They surrounded us with the best crew, we were so well looked after. The operation ran very smoothly and they made what was a pretty tough job to be a much easier one due to their expertise and positive welcoming attitude. I would heartily recommend them.”

DoP

Richard Mott (UK)

“Abroad Films are extremely professional, so prompt and want to deliver you the best they can. 100% trust this team and would work with them again.”

Producer & Director, Witch Movie

Marc Zammit (UK)

“Shooting in Budapest was such a great experience! Both the crew and service company were the perfect partners, giving us professional and quick results, it's certainly one of the best places to shoot. You can feel the traditional cinematographic background within the team. From the art department to the FX team, everyone is always trying to find the best solution. Light and camera equipment are contemporary, functional and ready to shoot from high speed to live-action scenes. Looking forward to coming back to shoot in Budapest ….and be in the spa also.”

Director

Alberto Arellano (Spain)

“Budapest is called Little Paris for a good reason. I’ve shot here several times in the past and I always had a fantastic experience working with the Hungarian crew, no matter if it’s shooting a car commercial making use of the beautiful city architecture or heading out to the countryside to capture a more adventurous story. Budapest is such a film friendly city it makes me come back, again and again. It’s never a struggle to get access to the good locations and the production crews are always there to support you and put that extra mile in to help you make the project the best it can be. Definitely one of my favourite cities. Can’t wait to come back…”

Film Director

Daniel Börjesson (Sweden)

“We were absolutely satisfied with the finished TVC - and are very proud of it still. The cooperation was a delight, both professionally and personally - we will definitely work with them again in the future.”

Szilvia Brodar

Marketing Director, Unilever Hungary