Aerial Drone Services

Here is how this works in practice. We give complete aerial drone services for shoots across Poland, supplying certified pilots, camera ops, and sites set to carrying cinema-grade payloads. Aerial work transforms how a production presents a landscape. Poland gives a great range — sweeping reveals over the Tatra Mountains and Zakopane, low passes across the Masurian Lake District, tracking shots above the brick Gothic of Malbork Castle, and dramatic setting up moves over the reconstructed Old Town of Warsaw.

Here is the short of it. Our teams plan flights around the shoot schedules and Poland's four distinct seasons, advising on the light and weather window that best serves each sequence. Beyond the air unit, we set up ground safety, marshalling, and integration with the wider camera department so aerial footage cuts seamlessly with principal photography.

Here is the breakdown. Drone operations in Poland are set by the Polish Civil Aviation Authority (ULC). This applies EU/EASA rules needing operator sign-ups and type-based authorisations for open, specific, and certified flights. Controlled airspace around Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), Kraków, and Gdańsk demands advance planning, and aerial filming over historic city cores — the UNESCO-listed centres of Kraków and Warsaw — also needs city permits. Covered natural areas such as the Białowieża primeval forest carry further restrictions.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. We handle sign-ups, risk assessments, and airspace clearances, and liaise with Film Commission Poland and the regional commissions. Qualifying aerial costs can be had in the 30% cash rebates administered by the Polish Film Institute (PISF). For global shoots we advise on work permits, the złoty, and 23% VAT.