Our mission statement "More Than You Expect!" has been guiding our services over the last 25 years, in the film production industry.
CENTRAL PLUS Unscripted TV shows
Under the new brand Central Plus Film Productions and using our filmmaking talents we serve international unscripted tv programs.
We carry a rich content portfolio that includes Germany’s Next Top Model hosted by supermodel Heidi Klum. The opening and 8 episodes were shot in Athens and Mykonos, produced by RedSeven Entertainment.
It was exciting to be part of the creation of the Charming productions (Finding Prince Charming and Finding Princess Charming) which won twice the Grimme price in the category of entertainment, produced by Seapoint productions.
We supported three episodes of the Amazing Race China in Santorini and Athens , plus one episode for the American one “The Herculean efforts” produced by CBS/WRP.
We managed to set up the audition sets in the most amazing places of Mykonos and Crete for the “Deutschland sucht den Superstar”, the German version of the British success Pop Idol, produced twice in Greece by Ufa Show & Factual, and to find wild asparagus hanging literally from cliffs in the high-class Dinner Club with the 3-star chef Andreas Caminada, which we served in Cyprus for EndemolShine Germany and Amazon Prime Video.
While many shows hosted several years in a row such as Love Island produced by ITV studios, Are you the One? by RTL Studios, Temptation Island by Banijay Productions, Beauty and the Nerd by Endemoshine Germany and other.
TV Commercials
Originally, the company produced tv commercials (700+ so far), as well as provided production services for over 250 tvcs,
establishing repetitive business relationships with international production companies such as:
STINK UK, SOMESUCH UK, BISCUIT UK, ICONOCLAST UK, ROGUE UK, SMUGGLER USA, RUFFIAN USA, HOBBY SWEDEN, CALLTIME PRO KOREA, HAIBUN ITALY, STERNTAG GERMANY, MARKEN FILM GERMANY, LATERNA MAGICA GERMANY, SOFT CITIZEN CANADA, RADKE CANADA, etc.,
for brands such as APPLE, SAMSUNG, COCA-COLA, L’OREAL, T-MOBILE, NESTLE, BOOKING.COM, ASTRA ZENECA, etc.
Since 1999 CENTRAL . . .
Provides full services to production companies for feature films, TV shows and advertising spots;
Maintains a locations database with more than 2,500 locations / 200.000 pictures all over Greece;
Offers on-line casting with more than 20.000 persons (actors, characters, performers, street faces, extras, kids, musicians, presenters, etc);
Represents top international directors for tv commercials;
Develops and produces original content.
Infrastructure
Our headquarters are located in Gerakas, Athens 15344, (at D. Plakentias metro station) offering:
> 30 work desks
> Casting Stage
> Screening Room
> Meeting Rooms
> Integrated IT management system with 384 TB storage
CASTING FACILITIES
> On-line CASTING database including more than 20.000 multi-ethnic faces
LOCATIONS LIBRARY
> On-line LOCATION library with more than 2.500 filming locations all over Greece, (250.000+ pictures)
Location Managers Guild International
We are proud to be Business Member to the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI), the global organization of career location professionals in the motion picture, television, commercial and print production industries dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards. Through local commitment and international strength, LMGI supports strong relationships between production and government agencies, businesses and communities, as well as promotes awareness of its place in the entertainment industry as indispensable creative collaborators through a variety of innovative programs.
Production Service Network
CENTRAL is the exclusive partner to PSN for the territories of Greece and Cyprus. PSN is a curated community of top-tier production service companies executing live-action shoots for the most discerning clients.
Member of the Greek Producers Association
Founded in 1973 THE Greek Producers Association PACT represents companies that:
> Produce the majority of communication projects in Greece
> Attract in Greece and provide Production Services to international productions.
> Co-produce feature films which have been distinguished in international festivals.
> Develop projects applying new technologies and interactive media.
> Emerge a significant number of television programs.
> Invest in digital technology for shootings as well as in image and sound processing.
> Support new directors, artistic collaborators and technical personnel.