Frame your shoot
A region committed to movie creation
Thanks to a very dense network of professionals, the Hauts-de-France region offers a pool of resources and talents, and all the helpful assets to realize your cinematographic desires.
The Hauts-de-France region offers producers, directors, and entrepreneurs the best conditions for success
- 2nd region for movie production (besides Ile-de-France), in terms of public funding and number of shooting days. Schools and training, service providers, sound and image technicians, cutting-edge equipment.
- About 9 million euros per year made available through a production assistance fund.
- 10 funds are dedicated to creation: Cinema / TV, Short Film, Video Game, Animation, Documentary, New Media, Emergence, Hauts-de-France Talent, Editorial Program Support, Economic.
- 1200 sets in the Hauts-de-France region.
- More than 200 works are supported per year by the region.
A network of professionals at the service of audiovisual creation
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- 50 writers/directors
- Almost 800 technicians and actors
- 2,400 intermittent workers in the audiovisual and movie industries
- Almost 500 associative and entrepreneurial structures
- 30 training organisations
- A pool of aspiring talents with many students from certified trainings in the audiovisual field (BTS des Métiers de l’Audiovisuel at the Henri-Martin high school in Saint-Quentin, the Performing Arts program at the University of Amiens, the Cinematographic program at the University of Lille…), training courses to be found here (pdf).
An open-air studio
660 km2 of natural areas
On this very well-kept territory, rich landscapes follow one another, filled with an exceptional wildlife… The icy atmosphere of the woods brings to minds the Ardennes. The settings of the forests hide remains of history. The slate roofs of the houses contrast with the green horizon extending out of sight.
A land of waterways
Springs, streams, and rivers run through the Thiérache, drawing the border between France and Belgium with its flow, carving and fixing in time the valleys, the landscapes will give life to your scenarios.
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Do you have a filming project? Let’s get in touch!
Practical information
Car access
| ROUTE | DISTANCE | TRAVEL TIME (approximative) |
| Paris – Guise | 180 km | 2,5 hrs |
| Paris- Vervins | 175 km | 2,5 hrs |
| Paris – Hirson | 200 km | 2,7 hrs |
| Lille – Guise | 105 km | 1,5 hr |
| Lille – Hirson | 127 km | 1,45 hr |
| Lille – Vervins | 127 km | 2 hrs |
| Brussels – Hirson | 129 km | 2,15 hrs |
| Brussels – Vervins | 146 km | 2,5 hrs |
| Brussels – Guise | 160 km | 2,5 hrs |
| Luxemburg – Hirson | 179 km | 2,5 hrs |
| Luxemburg – Vervins | 194 km | 3 hrs |
| Luxemburg – Guise | 243 km | 3 hrs |
Train access
| ROUTE | TRAVEL TIME (approximative) | TRAINS PER DAY |
| Paris – Saint-Quentin | 1,5 hr | 18 |
| Paris – Laon | 1,5 hr | 14 |
| Paris – Hirson | 3,15 hrs (connexion in Laon) |
7 |
| Lille – Vervins | 2,5 hrs | 4 |
| Lille – Hirson | 1,70 hr | 13 |
Van rental
- Intermarché, Vervins and Guise
- Carrefour, Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache
- Leclerc, Hirson
- Ada, van rentals in Saint-Quentin (close to the train station), 02 23 64 81 29
Catering
- Le Jardin in Guise, 03 23 07 96 42
- La Taverne du Château in Guise, 03 23 61 25 00
- Le Relais Fleuri in Vervins, 03 23 98 06 58 – 06 81 56 36 26
- Maison Mahoudeaux in Vervins, 03 23 99 39 80
Locations and settings
Dark, misty, eerie, surreal, poetic… the Thiérache region offers a wide range of atmospheres where your movies will reach their full meaning. You will undoubtedly find the perfect setting where your characters will come alive. Choose the scenery that will bring your scenarios to reality.
