Facts about James Bond filming in Tirol
33 days of filming in Tirol
30,000 overnight stays by the cast and crew, staying in Tirol, Carinthia and Styria
600 filmmakers in the international crew
250 filmmakers from Austria and Tirol
210 suppliers from Austria and Tirol
130 million movie fans watched the previous film “SKYFALL”. The production company expects even more to watch “SPECTRE”.
€ 8.9 million of production-related expenditures in Tirol (accommodation, meals, transportation, rents, fees and other)
The much anticipated 24th film in the James Bond franchise will be released on the 24th October, and Austrian Tirol region was an ideal film set for some of the most spectacular SPECTRE scenes.
The Ötztaler Alps in Sölden and the mountain village of Obertilliach in East Tirol serve as the stunning backdrop for Craig Daniel’s 007.
In Sölden with a mountain lift station that looks like curved ribs of steel and a design restaurant in the shape of a giant ice cube: the ski resort of Sölden in the Ötztal valley of Tirol, Austria, provided a complete mix of everything they needed for one of the main action scenes in the new James Bond film.
Dennis Gassner, the Production Designer, journeyed through many different countries to find what he was looking for and as he quoted, ‘what could be more exciting than to be up there, on top of the world?‘. The ICE Q restaurant, located at 3048m at the top of the Gaislachkogl, ticked all the boxes for that ‚unique, modern facility‘ that they were after.
The village resort of Obertilliach, located in East Tirol, also plays an important role in SPECTRE. Filmed over several days in January 2015, the scenes feature a traditional mountain hut, which becomes the focus of a spectacular explosion. The so-called ‘Bond House‘, as named by the locals, had originally come from the neighbouring region, Styria, having been dismantled and re-assembled on the slopes of the Golzentipp ski area, specifically for the film.
Four locations in and around Obertilliach will feature in the film, including scenes from the Grade II listed historic village centre of Obertilliach. Mayor Matthias Scherer, „I knew in March 2014 that the production company had chosen Obertilliach, and for a tourist destination, like us, it was like winning the lottery. It’s not every day that a small community of 687 has a British secret agent coming to visit“.
Geographically not part of northern Tirol, the village of Obertilliach is located in the Lesachtal of East Tirol and remains largely undiscovered to the UK ski market. Located at 1450m, the village has a small skiing area, which is popular for beginner skiers and families as well as a centre for Nordic sports.