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.
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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.
We are visual storytellers and quiet observers, capturing the invisible thread between two people. We don’t just film what happens. We film what it feels like.
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.
A wedding film begins long before the wedding day, in the conversations where trust is built. We listen, ask, and learn what truly matters to you and your families.
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.
Our collections start at €900 for an elopement film and at €1,600 for a full wedding day. The final price 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.
Prices in euros, with no VAT added. Travel is included in the province of Ragusa and the Val di Noto.
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
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 →
A guide for wedding planners working with a videographer in Sicily: the brief, timings, church and drone rules, the day itself, and the content you can use afterwards.
Read more: Working with a Wedding Videographer in Sicily: A Guide for Planners →
Civil, Catholic or symbolic? How foreign couples get married in Sicily — the documents for couples from the US, the UK and Australia, a realistic timeline, and how each ceremony shapes your wedding film.
Read more: Getting Married in Sicily: Documents, Ceremonies and Timelines for Foreign Couples →
