Our Cinéma & Tournages unit
Our Cinéma & Tournages team works closely with directors and producers for shoots on location at SNCF sites. Each year we supply customized services for around 100 film projects—providing train carriages, privatizing sections of scheduled trains, night shoots, construction of sets for historical projects and more.
Latest news
Catch up on recent shoots in our stations and aboard SNCF trains for films, television and commercials.
Recreating a 1950s platform at Paris-Austerlitz station
It took 4 months to prepare the final scene of “Along Came Love”.
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Rail yard repurposed as film set for “Lupin”
The making of an international box-office in the midst of the Covid crisis—against all the odds.
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Facilitating film shoots
Shoots on location at SNCF sites
Want to shoot a film, a series, a commercial or a photo session in an SNCF train or station? We’d love to host you. Learn more about how the process works.
Our commitment to cinema
Ever since Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat—cinema pioneer Louis Lumière’s first film in 1895—the world of rail has been inseparable from the world of cinema.
Our safety requirements for shoots on location
At SNCF we take safety very seriously, and require strict compliance with security measures. Want to make your film on location with us? Here’s what you need to know about rail industry risks and our prevention plan.
Expert assistance every step of the way
We assign a single SNCF contact to work with you throughout your project, helping:
- choose sets and organize your shoot
- craft a package of services that’s right for you
- coordinate all services, crews and people