Tirol – a region that reflects the true magic of the mountains. This fascinating alpine landscape right in the heart of Europe attracts people from around the world.

The Tirol is the "land in the mountains" – this fascinating mountain world in the centre of Europe attracts people from all over the world and in all seasons creates special requirements for sporting activities and adventure as well as leisurely experiences to remember. Culture is particularly integrated in the Alpine landscape of the Tirol. Monuments from past epochs and examples of contemporary architecture, living traditions, modern art, rural ways of life and a new urbanity make for an exciting mix.

The Tirol is for various reasons the ideal film production setting in the heart of the Alps. The mountainscape is easily accessible, roads and tracks lead up to high Alpine regions, cableways take you up to the peaks and the glacier areas of the province. Interesting locations are also to be found in the historic towns and authentic villages – still unexploited, Tirolean locations can depict central Europe in miniature and enable astounding lookalikes that resemble the outward appearance of other countries and cities. Creative, committed and qualified people contribute their knowledge, their ability and their experience as well as ideas and a feeling for filming. The general security, the outstanding medical care in cases of emergency and the climatic advantages are further positive aspects – the Tirol provides four striking seasons and five developed glacier skiing areas, making winter shooting possible throughout the year. Additional advantages include excellent hotels and gastronomy together with sincere hospitality, a high standard of local infrastructure and above all the extremely favourable situation at the intersection of Europe. The Tirol is thus easily and quickly accessible by all means of transport including air travel via Innsbruck Airport. This also means easy access to production facilities in film centres like Munich and Vienna.

The Tirol's film history demonstrates these qualities – for example, "The Mountain Eagle" by Alfred Hitchcock, "Der weiße Rausch" by Arnold Fanck, "Der Rebell" by Luis Trenker, "The Last Valley" by James Clavell, "The Bear" and "7 Years in Tibet" by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Current productions include the Oscar-nominated Swedish film "Sa Som I Himmelen" by Kay Pollack and Hans Weingartner's "Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei"; successful TV-series like "Der Bergdoktor", "SOKO Kitzbühel" or the "Tirol-Tatort" films were also produced in the Tirol. This film land in the mountains has already inspired and motivated many film makers to choose Tirolean locations for unusual scenes and exhilarating scenarios that display artistic vision.

Cine Tirol invites all film makers from Austria and abroad and all other people and institutions connected with film making to jointly evolve a network-oriented, long-term, lasting partnership.





"Austria, and especially Tirol offers the efficiency of Germany, the beauty of Switzerland and the charm of Italy." Jean-Jacques Annaud