Co-produced by Tele 5, is, with 125 million budget, the most expensive production in history
Telecinco, Esa Entertainment (the former Kirch Media) and the Italian Lux Vide have begun in Tunisia the filming of the second of the six episodes of the miniseries «Imperium», the most expensive production in the history of television, with a budget of 125 millions of euros. The management team of Telecinco, with the CEO, Paolo Vasile, at the front, visited the filming location on the outskirts of Hammamet, where spectacular sets have been built, and highlighted the importance of this type of international co-productions, the only way to face their large investments.
A scene from the filming of the miniseries «Imperium» in Tunisia
María Penedo - Hammamet (Tunisia) .-
The careful recreation of the civic life of the ancient and powerful Rome, with the construction at its natural size, in a land of ten hectares of extension located in the Tunisian town of Hammamet, of the main stages in which the action takes place ¬the basilicas Emilia and Julia, as well as the temples of Julius Caesar and Vesta and the Senate, the latter reproduced at one third of its actual size, with columns up to seven meters high, the Imperial Palace, the suburbs and a Roman villa¬ is the main element that makes the miniseries «Imperium» the most ambitious television production ever undertaken, as explained by its co-producers, among which is the Spanish Telecinco with ESO Entertainment (the former Kirch Media) and the Italian Lux Vide. The budget of the six chapters that will make up the series,
Last October, in Hammamet, the second episode, "Nero," began filming. A team headed by seven historians and an archaeologist has been working for the past year. Last year "Augusto" was recorded, the first of the six chapters, with the participation of Spaniards Juan Diego Botto (July) and Elena Ballesteros (Octavia). The other four are "Julius Caesar," "Titus," "Constantine," and "The Battle for Rome." During the visit to the place of filming, last Monday, the CEO of Telecinco, Paolo Vasile, lamented before the journalists the lost opportunity to shoot in Spain ¬Cataluña or Andalusia¬, although that would have meant an extra financial outlay . The passivity of politicians and the lack of permits in relation to the real fire that will end with part of the scenery on the scene that will recreate the fire that devastated Rome by order of Nero are some of the factors that influenced the lack of agreement to shoot in Spain. "There has not been a negative political element, they have not slowed down but they have not offered anything either," said Telecinco's chief executive.
Temporary stimulus
The arrival in Tunisia of "Nero" has been quite a revulsive, albeit temporary, for the local industry. In the decoration of the different stages, reproduction of statues and columns included, the students of the Tunisian art school participated, something similar to what happened in the elaboration of the dress and in the hairstyle of the actors, extras included. In total, some 500 employees of Tunisian nationality for a series on the antipodes of papier-mâché or computer design, now in vogue. In keeping with the international character of the production, the Spanish actors Ángela Molina (Domitia) and Simón Andreu (Porridus), the Italians Laura Morante (Agripina) and Massimo Dapporto (Claudio), the British Hans Matheson (Nero) take part in «Nero». ),
Telecinco, Esa Entertainment (the former Kirch Media) and the Italian Lux Vide have begun in Tunisia the filming of the second of the six episodes of the miniseries «Imperium», the most expensive production in the history of television, with a budget of 125 millions of euros. The management team of Telecinco, with the CEO, Paolo Vasile, at the front, visited the filming location on the outskirts of Hammamet, where spectacular sets have been built, and highlighted the importance of this type of international co-productions, the only way to face their large investments.
A scene from the filming of the miniseries «Imperium» in Tunisia
María Penedo - Hammamet (Tunisia) .-
The careful recreation of the civic life of the ancient and powerful Rome, with the construction at its natural size, in a land of ten hectares of extension located in the Tunisian town of Hammamet, of the main stages in which the action takes place ¬the basilicas Emilia and Julia, as well as the temples of Julius Caesar and Vesta and the Senate, the latter reproduced at one third of its actual size, with columns up to seven meters high, the Imperial Palace, the suburbs and a Roman villa¬ is the main element that makes the miniseries «Imperium» the most ambitious television production ever undertaken, as explained by its co-producers, among which is the Spanish Telecinco with ESO Entertainment (the former Kirch Media) and the Italian Lux Vide. The budget of the six chapters that will make up the series,
Last October, in Hammamet, the second episode, "Nero," began filming. A team headed by seven historians and an archaeologist has been working for the past year. Last year "Augusto" was recorded, the first of the six chapters, with the participation of Spaniards Juan Diego Botto (July) and Elena Ballesteros (Octavia). The other four are "Julius Caesar," "Titus," "Constantine," and "The Battle for Rome." During the visit to the place of filming, last Monday, the CEO of Telecinco, Paolo Vasile, lamented before the journalists the lost opportunity to shoot in Spain ¬Cataluña or Andalusia¬, although that would have meant an extra financial outlay . The passivity of politicians and the lack of permits in relation to the real fire that will end with part of the scenery on the scene that will recreate the fire that devastated Rome by order of Nero are some of the factors that influenced the lack of agreement to shoot in Spain. "There has not been a negative political element, they have not slowed down but they have not offered anything either," said Telecinco's chief executive.
Temporary stimulus
The arrival in Tunisia of "Nero" has been quite a revulsive, albeit temporary, for the local industry. In the decoration of the different stages, reproduction of statues and columns included, the students of the Tunisian art school participated, something similar to what happened in the elaboration of the dress and in the hairstyle of the actors, extras included. In total, some 500 employees of Tunisian nationality for a series on the antipodes of papier-mâché or computer design, now in vogue. In keeping with the international character of the production, the Spanish actors Ángela Molina (Domitia) and Simón Andreu (Porridus), the Italians Laura Morante (Agripina) and Massimo Dapporto (Claudio), the British Hans Matheson (Nero) take part in «Nero». ),