Welcome to Film Vision, a wedding videographer in Sicily creating cinematic destination wedding films for international couples who want their day told with emotion, elegance and honesty.
I’m Raffaele Chiavola, founder and lead filmmaker. From our base in Ragusa I work with a small, trusted team across the whole island, from Taormina and Scopello to Noto, Ragusa, Syracuse and the Aeolian Islands, and across Italy whenever couples ask us to travel.
Our approach blends documentary storytelling with refined cinematic craft: we observe rather than direct, and build each film around what really happened and what it meant. If you are planning a destination wedding in Sicily, you are in the right place.
Matrimonio.com reviews are split between our video page and our studio page.
Trusted by couples from Italy, across Europe and as far as Australia who chose Sicily for their wedding.
Real couples, real places: a few of the stories we have told across Sicily, from a clifftop sanctuary at Tindari to a beach reception at Maganuco. See all our films.
We are just absolutely blown away by the incredible wedding video that Raffaele has created for us. His cinematography, professionalism, editing skills, and even speed (we had our wedding video 11 days after getting married!) are completely unmatched. … Just about everyone cried.
My husband and I work in theatre and cinema, so we know when something is well made. … With his direction and editing, Raffaele creates a true little documentary of the wedding, moving between joyful moments and deep, moving ones.
The real gem of his work was the same-day edit shown at the reception. … The trailer was a complete surprise that left every guest speechless.
Raffaele gave us something truly special and priceless: the memory of one of the most beautiful days of our lives. … Our video is wonderful; it feels like we are in a film.
Sicily is more than a romantic backdrop. It is an island where art, history, light and emotion live side by side, and it feels made for cinema.
From the Greek Theatre of Taormina to the golden Baroque streets of Noto and Ragusa Ibla, from the sea stacks of Scopello to the vineyards of Etna, every place becomes a character in your film.
Whether you are planning a luxury wedding in Taormina, an elopement in the Baroque south-east or a celebration anywhere on the island, we know its light, its venues and its rhythm.
Tap a place on the map. Every corner of the island has its own light, its own venues and its own rhythm, and we know them all.
Our home
Where we live. Ragusa Ibla, the Giardino Ibleo and the Iblean countryside of dry-stone walls and carob trees.
Since 2017 we have filmed weddings all over Sicily, and that has taught us when to step closer and when to stay out of the way. What ends up in your film is the feeling of the day, in the order you lived it.
Being local makes a real difference. We know the rhythm of a Sicilian wedding (the late ceremony, the long aperitivo, the dinner that runs past midnight), which parishes restrict filming, which venues need permits and where a drone can fly. We work regularly with planners and venues across the island, so the day flows and you can simply be present.
Behind every film is the work nobody sees: professional audio for the vows and speeches, drone flights by an ENAC-certified pilot, every file backed up twice before we leave the venue, and an edit where the story is truly made. If you are comparing options, our guide to choosing a wedding videographer in Sicily covers the questions worth asking.
We work quietly, respectfully and with heart. Always present, never intrusive.
We hear from American couples regularly. From the first enquiry to the delivery of your film, everything happens in English, and we reply across all US time zones, from EST to PST. We understand what planning from thousands of miles away involves: the level of detail, the expectations for quality, and the need for a team you can trust completely.
More and more of the enquiries we receive come from American couples, from New York to Los Angeles. They choose Sicily, and Film Vision, because they want something extraordinary: not just a wedding, but a film that shows where they went, what they felt and who they are. Our guide to planning a wedding in Sicily from the US covers documents, timelines and logistics.
It usually starts with a video call, months before the wedding. We ask about the two of you, your families and the moments you would hate to miss, and we listen far more than we talk.
Before the day we go through the timeline with you and your planner, check the rules of the church or venue, and plan where the light will be at every moment. If something meaningful is planned (a private vow exchange, a quiet gesture, a surprise), tell us: the most powerful scenes are rarely staged.
On the day we are present with complete discretion, aligned with your team and moving with purpose, sensing emotion before it surfaces and never interrupting a moment.
Then comes the edit: a wedding film of 8 to 25 minutes depending on the collection, often with a one-to-two-minute trailer to share, made to be watched again and again for years.
Every film is shaped around your day, so there is no one-size-fits-all price. Your investment depends on how many hours and days we film, whether you need one or two videographers, the drone, and where in Sicily or Italy you are getting married. Tell us your date and venue, and we will send you our collections with a proposal made for your wedding.
For weddings between May and October, most dates are booked 12 to 18 months ahead. If your date is closer, write to us anyway: we take one wedding per day, so we can tell you straight away if it is free.
Within six months of the wedding. A short vertical reel for social media arrives within ten to fifteen days, and express delivery of the full film in one month is available.
Yes. We are based in Ragusa and work across Sicily, the rest of Italy and abroad on request. Travel within the province of Ragusa and the Val di Noto is included.
Yes. Professional audio for the vows, readings and speeches is included in every collection, so every word is clear in the film.
Raffaele is an ENAC-certified drone pilot. Aerial footage is included in the two-videographer collections, always within the rules of the venue and of Italian airspace.
Yes. We work with couples from across Europe, Australia and the US, and every conversation, from the first call to the delivery of the film, can be in English.
Venue guides, planning advice and wedding stories from across the island. All planning guides
The best wedding venues in Syracuse and Ortigia: hotels and palazzi in the old town, villas by the sea, country estates, and how to choose between them.
Read more: The Best Wedding Venues in Syracuse and Ortigia →
The best wedding venues in Noto: Baroque palazzi in town, country estates and design villas, resorts near the sea, and how to choose between them.
Read more: The Best Wedding Venues in Noto →
Getting married at Villa Criscione, near Ragusa: the spaces, civil ceremonies on site, guest numbers, where to stay and how the venue looks on film, from two weddings we filmed there.
Read more: Getting Married at Villa Criscione, Ragusa: A Venue Guide →
