As reporter Hans-Helmut Herold from the Merkur reports, the well-known Constantin Film AG was indeed shooting in the town on the Lech river.
Key details of the production include:
Director Marc Rothemund filmed a comedy for Constantin Film AG.
The Schongau Sailing Club provided its premises for the shoot.
A crew of 90 people was on site, with non-disclosure agreements in place.
In recent days, the Munich-based Constantin Film AG set up camp in Schongau. Various scenes for a comedy were filmed at the Lido and on the Lech river, and the local “Lechfloß” raft is sure to feature in the film.
Wolfgang Jenninger, a board member of the Schongau Sailing Club, knows all about the secrecy. His organization provided the club’s grounds and building for the production. Jenninger had signed a non-disclosure agreement with the film company beforehand, so he remains as tight-lipped as anyone about the planned movie.
“A few weeks ago, an employee from the film company approached me; she was looking for a specific type of location for this very production,” Jenninger recalls—a “location scout,” as the role is known in the industry. “The woman had looked at several sites up to the Litzauer Schleife. But she chose us because, in her opinion, our building is so quaint,” Jenninger explains.
The following weeks’ calendar was filled with obtaining permits. Approvals were required from the city, the water management office, adjacent landowners, and the forestry department. “Then a test day was scheduled, where the most important equipment was brought in,” Jenninger continued. Even a vintage Mercedes bus was parked next to the clubhouse.
As Jenninger can divulge, this vintage bus from “Berger-Reisen” was previously featured in the cult classic “Irgendwie und sowieso”. Now, freshly polished, it was parked at the sailors’ clubhouse.
Since the building and its grounds are supposed to portray a boat rental in the film, various props were brought in: pedal boats from Lake Forggensee, surfboards and inflatable boats from the surf and kayak hut in Peißenberg, and rowboats from a nearby boathouse. Inside the hut and on its exterior facade, anything that couldn’t appear in the film was taken down.
On the first day of shooting, it became clear why so many supply and catering containers had been placed at the Volksfestplatz. Suddenly, around 90 people were swarming the set. It took the technicians about an hour to set up and calibrate the film and sound recording equipment.
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