Hillward Rent · Germany
Film equipment rental in Germany.
Shooting in Germany and coming from abroad or from another city? Send us your equipment list. We organize camera, lighting and grip for you, delivered to set or ready for pick-up, with one quote and one contact person in English or German.
How it works
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Build your list
Pick gear from templates and our partners’ inventory. Or upload the list you already have, Excel, PDF or a photo.
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We take care of it
We check your list with a lighting crew’s eye and confirm availability with rental houses on location.
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One quote
You get one quote from us: every item, delivery and pick-up, one point of contact.
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Delivery or pick-up
The rental house delivers to set at the agreed time, or you collect it yourself. After the shoot everything goes back.
Grip and lighting rental, organized by a lighting crew
Hillward is a lighting crew from Düsseldorf, we work as gaffers ourselves. We check your list with a gaffer’s eye and confirm availability with rental houses close to your location, in NRW with our established partners.
Focus on NRW, requests from all over Germany
Our focus is North Rhine-Westphalia, and we take requests for shoots all over Germany. The rental house delivers to set, or you pick up yourself.
One list, one quote, one contact
You send one list and get one quote with every item. Your contact person speaks English or German, and Hillward is your only contractual partner. Requests are free and non-binding.
What you can rent in Germany
Camera rental in Germany
For example ARRI Alexa, Sony Venice and FX series or RED, plus lenses, follow focus, filters and monitoring.
Lighting rental in Germany
LED fixtures for example from Aputure, ARRI and Astera, HMI, tungsten and everything that shapes light.
Grip & overheads in Germany
Stands, clamps, booms, dolly and slider, butterfly frames up to 20x20 with rags.
Sound, power & more in Germany
Microphones and wireless kits, distros, cables and generators, walkie-talkies and vehicles.
Why Hillward
One point of contact
No calling around several rental houses. You only talk to us, in English or German.
From a lighting crew
Hillward is a lighting crew itself. We notice when something is missing from your list.
Everything in one quote
Lighting, grip, overheads, power, camera, sound and vehicles together instead of separately.
Local partners
The gear comes from rental houses close to your location. Short distances instead of shipping across the country.
What you can request
Everything a shoot needs. If something isn’t in the catalogue, just add it yourself.
- Camera
- Lenses
- Camera accessories
- Monitoring & wireless video
- Sound
- Strobes
- Lighting
- Softboxes & attachments
- Light shaping
- Butterfly / overheads
- Grip
- Truss
- Power & distro
- Gels & diffusion
- Vehicles
- Misc
FAQ
What does a request cost?+
Nothing. Requests are free and non-binding. You get a quote with every item before anything is booked.
How fast will I get a quote?+
At short notice. How fast exactly depends on the rental houses’ answers. We get back to you as soon as we can.
I already have a finished list.+
Just upload it, as Excel, PDF, Word file or photos, several files are fine. No need to retype anything.
Do you deliver or do I pick up?+
Both work. Our partner rental houses on location deliver to set and collect after the shoot, or you pick up at the rental house yourself. We agree the times with you.
How is the equipment insured?+
The equipment has to be insured for the rental period. We sort out how with you in the quote.
Do you also provide a lighting crew?+
Yes. Hillward is a lighting crew for film and commercials. If you need gaffers or grips, just say so in the notes. More about the crew: hillward.de
Cities
We source equipment for shoots all over Germany, for example in these cities.
Ready for your shoot?
Put your list together in a few minutes. We take care of the rest.