Filming on City streets and neighborhoods in Napa is coordinated through the City of Napa, which makes referrals to other City departments depending on the particular needs of any given production. The foundation of all projects approved to film in the City of Napa or on City property is the submission of a Film Permit Application, insurance certificate and payment of use fees.  

Numerous films, travel programs, and commercials for major retailers often shoot on locations in Napa Valley. Recent filming activity has included “Napa” a film based on Hans Ostrom’s novel “Three to Get Ready”, filmed in the fall of 2011 with a 2012 release date, the Japanese remake of Alexander Payne's film “Sideways”, TV episodes of “The Mentalist” and “Top Chef”, “Bottle Shock”, a film about the birth of the Napa wine industry starring Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Bill Pullman. Portions of “Bedtime Stories”, starring Adam Sandler, were filmed in Calistoga. Cameo Cinema screened the press premiere of “Eat Pray Love”, based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert. An estimated 185 film critics attended the two showings. We are also seeing a number of Japanese TV shows featuring Napa Valley as a backdrop.

It is highly recommended that you make an appointment with the Film Liaison to discuss the particulars of your project. For more involved productions it will be necessary to schedule an onsite location visit to coordinate the details.

Barry Martin (Film Liaison)
City of Napa
955 School Street
PO Box 660
Napa CA 94559-0660
(707)258-7843
bmartin@cityofnapa.org

WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILM IN OTHER PARTS OF NAPA COUNTY OR IN MULTIPLE CITIES?

Please contact the Napa Valley Destination Council's Film Office at (707) 226-5813 x 104. 

NEED A LOCATION IN  NAPA?

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Patrick Sprinkel, (707) 888-8565
www.scoutnapavalley.com
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Mint Locations
Cynthia Osborn, (415) 671-9090
www.mintlocations.com
Mint Locations is the blue chip resource for the finest villas, extraordinary estates, rustic ranches and outstanding private homes in the Wine Country, northern California and greater Bay Area environs. Cindi Osborn, the proprietor of Mint Locations, has over 20 years of photo and film production experience. Mint Locations has the keys to get you behind the gates and on location—on time and on budget! Please visit www.mintlocations.com for a preview of locations and services. Access to our database of properties is free of charge. Please contact Cindi Osborn at (415) 671-9091 for personal service.

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Joe Madalena, (707) 539-3778 or (707) 481-6024
Joe Madalena has twenty years experience in Los Angeles as a TV commercial producer and as a location manager for the major Hollywood Studios. He is an expert on the prime film sites in Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino and Humboldt counties. Offering a free preview of more than 9,500 location site files, all strung in a180 degree panorama mode, what you see is what you get. He is the recipient of the California On Location Award for "Location Professional of the Year" Still Photography: 2003.

NEED PRODUCTION HELP, SERVICES OR B-ROLL?

CAV Media Corporation
Bob Burton, (707) 255-9467
www.cavmedia.com
CAV Media Studios has been the dominant video production studio in the Napa Valley for 20 years. They have been producing cutting-edge promotional and historical programs for professional and independent clients with standards equal to and often greater than their more expensive counterparts to the south. CAV Media services include high definition videotaping and digital editing, Blu-Ray, DVD and CD-ROM production with duplication in volume and film transfers. Their ability to meet the clients’ needs of a one-hour editing job, transferring computer files from one format to another, producing one DVD transfer or 50,000 while still producing theater quality documentaries earns them the title of turnkey company for their new and returning customers.