Filming crews working on the upcoming seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones failed to apply for a permit to film in Dyrhólafjara beach near the village of Vík in South Iceland. Any off-road driving by film crews must be approved by the Icelandic Environment Agency. The agency did not grant the Game of Thrones filming crew such a permit, since no application was ever received.
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Photos of the crew filming in the beach made the rounds on social media earlier this week after excited fans caught a glimpse of the set which some speculate involves a group of characters landing at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, a seaside castle belonging to Night’s Watch. A large number of vehicles can be seen in the photo.
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Jan 20, 2017 at 1:59pm PST
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service that the Icelandic production company working on the filming only applied to the local municipal authority for a permit to film, but pointed out that if the filming requires off-road driving a second permit must be obtained from the Environment Agency.
The reason for this, she explained, was that the agency had to assess the scope of the operation in question and ensure that proper precautions were taken, for example in the case of oil-spills. The need for stricter rules had become pressing in recent years as more film crews were flocking to Iceland to shoot advertisements as well as scenes for movies and TV shows.
All off-road driving, whether it is across fields, sand beaches or heath lands is forbidden in Iceland. However, the Environment Agency can grant permits for film crews, if certain conditions are met.
Filming crews working on the upcoming seventh season of the HBO series Game of Thrones failed to apply for a permit to film in Dyrhólafjara beach near the village of Vík in South Iceland. Any off-road driving by film crews must be approved by the Icelandic Environment Agency. The agency did not grant the Game of Thrones filming crew such a permit, since no application was ever received.
Read more: Game of Thrones cast spotted in Reykjavík and on the black sand beaches of South Iceland
Photos of the crew filming in the beach made the rounds on social media earlier this week after excited fans caught a glimpse of the set which some speculate involves a group of characters landing at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, a seaside castle belonging to Night’s Watch. A large number of vehicles can be seen in the photo.
A photo posted by caroline oxley (@varulfur.berserk) on
Jan 20, 2017 at 1:59pm PST
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency told the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service that the Icelandic production company working on the filming only applied to the local municipal authority for a permit to film, but pointed out that if the filming requires off-road driving a second permit must be obtained from the Environment Agency.
The reason for this, she explained, was that the agency had to assess the scope of the operation in question and ensure that proper precautions were taken, for example in the case of oil-spills. The need for stricter rules had become pressing in recent years as more film crews were flocking to Iceland to shoot advertisements as well as scenes for movies and TV shows.
All off-road driving, whether it is across fields, sand beaches or heath lands is forbidden in Iceland. However, the Environment Agency can grant permits for film crews, if certain conditions are met.
