Donkeys have been flying here since 2017.
Production company and production service in Liguria, on the Italian Riviera
Flying Donkeys Productions is an audiovisual and events production company with an in-house creative team. Our registered office is in Casarza Ligure, near Genoa, on the Italian Riviera, and our operational office is in Milan; we work all over Italy. In Liguria we create and produce commercials, branded content, documentaries and events, and as a production service company we take projects by Italian and international agencies and producers to set. We know the region very well, from Genoa to Portofino and the Gulf of Tigullio: where to shoot, who issues the permits, and what time the light is right.
From the port of Genoa to the Bay of Silence.
Production service
For agencies, production companies and broadcasters. We organise shoots in Liguria for projects conceived by others: budget, local crew and suppliers, locations and permits, logistics, production management and post-production. For other producers’ films and documentaries, we also act as executive producers. The idea is yours; we know the way to set.
Locations and permits
We find locations and secure permits across Liguria, from the western Riviera to the Cinque Terre: seaside villages, harbours, beaches, villas and gardens, Genoa’s old town, hill villages inland. We know which offices to contact and how far ahead, from town councils to the Coast Guard (Capitaneria di porto), parks and marine protected areas.
Crew, logistics and hospitality
Local crew and suppliers, transport, hotels and hospitality for cast and crew. Focaccia included, of course.
Creative + production for Ligurian companies and places
For companies, places and public bodies in Liguria we create and produce commercials, branded content, documentaries and corporate videos, from concept to delivery, with our in-house creative team.
Events
We organise events in Liguria and handle their creative and artistic direction: in town squares, on the beach and on the sea.
Already airborne in Liguria
Our work in Liguria includes Belmond Hotel Splendido in Portofino, the Duferco Energia campaigns, the Ermenegildo Zegna shoot in Finale Ligure with Indiana Production, the docufilm “Con l’aiuto di Dio”, the Barcarolata in Sestri Levante and the Umberto Fracchia literary prize.
- Belmond Hotel Splendido, Portofino — “The Cinematic Soul of Portofino” (2022). Our role: creative and production. A short documentary paying tribute to Portofino.
- Duferco Energia — “Spegni Tu?”, “Bollette assassine” and “Elettra”. Our role: creative and production of the campaigns.
- Ermenegildo Zegna, Finale Ligure. Our role: production service for Indiana Production.
- “Con l’aiuto di Dio”. Our role: original production. A 60-minute docufilm about Mosè Bordero, previewed to the press in Portofino in 2023 and aired on Sky Arte in 2024.
- Boero. Our role: production.
- Nowtilus – Sea Innovation Hub. Our role: production, for Wylab and Crédit Agricole.
- “Storie di uomini e di mare” (Stories of Men and the Sea). Our role: creative and production, for the sailor Andrea Henriquet.
- Barcarolata, Sestri Levante. Our role: artistic direction and overall organisation, for the Municipality of Sestri Levante, in the Baia del Silenzio.
- Umberto Fracchia literary prize, Casarza Ligure and Bargone. Our role: artistic and operational direction.
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International productions: one partner in Italy.
We work in Italy for Italian and international productions, including BBC StoryWorks, Indiana Production and Southside Productions. A foreign production gets a single point of contact, in English and Italian, who knows the territory and its offices. For the Ferrari 250 GTO feature documentary, a USA-Italy-UK co-production released in 140 Italian cinemas in September 2026, we handled the Italian shoot.
Frequently asked questions
Is Flying Donkeys a Ligurian production company?
Yes. Flying Donkeys Productions has its registered office in Casarza Ligure, near Genoa, on the Italian Riviera, and its operational office in Milan. We work all over Italy and know Liguria very well, from Genoa to Portofino and the Gulf of Tigullio.
Do you provide production service in Liguria for Italian and international productions?
Yes. For agencies, production companies and broadcasters we organise shoots in Liguria: budget, crew, locations and permits, logistics, production management and post-production. We work for Italian and international productions: for Indiana Production we provided production service for the Ermenegildo Zegna shoot in Finale Ligure.
Who issues filming permits in Liguria?
It depends on the location. Streets, squares and public spaces need a permit from the town council; shoots at sea and in harbours need one from the Coast Guard (Capitaneria di porto); protected areas, such as the Portofino marine protected area, need one from the body that manages them; villas and private spaces need the owners’ agreement. We handle all of it, from the application to the day of the shoot.
Where can you film in Liguria?
Almost anywhere: seaside villages, harbours, beaches, villas and gardens, Genoa’s old town and port, and the villages and woods inland. We know the eastern Riviera very well, from Genoa to Portofino and the Gulf of Tigullio, and scout locations across the whole region, from the western Riviera to the Cinque Terre.
Do you make commercials and branded content for Ligurian companies and places?
Yes. With our in-house creative team we create and produce commercials, branded content, documentaries and corporate videos, from concept to delivery. For Duferco Energia we created and produced campaigns such as “Spegni Tu?”, and for Belmond Hotel Splendido we handled the creative and production of “The Cinematic Soul of Portofino”, a short documentary paying tribute to Portofino.
Do you organise events in Liguria?
Yes. We organise events in Liguria and handle their creative and artistic direction. For the Municipality of Sestri Levante we handle the artistic direction and overall organisation of the Barcarolata in the Baia del Silenzio, and in Casarza Ligure the artistic and operational direction of the Umberto Fracchia literary prize.
