Set up additional studio operations in Serbia?

[bubbasaurs]

That is something I was thinking about. As Russia is enforcing article 242 of its criminal code, and porn studio operations in Russia became for all purposes pretty much illegal, perhaps it could be a good business idea for a big studio, like Gio, to setup additional operations in a country where porn is legal and that does not require Russians to have a visa to travel there, like Serbia. It would be a good opportunity to bring the Russian girls talent pool back to porn.

There are no direct flights between Moscow and Belgrade anymore (because of European Union air space blockade against Russian flights), so there will be an additional cost (around 400 euro) to have the girls flying Moscow-Istanbul-Belgrade, but that will be all. Besides, rental costs in Belgrade are way lower than in Prague, for example. So, while there would be additional logistics costs to take the girls there, operational costs in Belgrade would be also lower, and one thing would compensate for the other.
Another thing is that to have Russian girls coming to any of the EU countries now is basically condemning them to leave their own country and not being able to go back, because of EU policies against Russians. I follow some of those girls on Telegram and they have good lives with their own friends and family in Russia, and so wouldn't want to leave that life behind. Then, enable them to just be able to travel for a weekend or a couple of days to Serbia and then go back to their own country without any issues would be a good incentive to have them coming back to porn.

The Russian studios here in Pornbox had an amazing crop of female talent going on right before the Russian policies changed, and those girls were all top sellers for months, so, for any studio, with a good infrastructure, to bring those girls back would be a huge success, in my humble opinion. Having a hot Russian teen like Stella Jegante, Funky Town or Sasha Paige back would be amazing, and it seems impossible to have then working in Russia and it is terrible to force them to abandon their families and good lives in Russia to bring them to EU countries (besides to have to put them through the aggravation and humiliation of getting visas on EU countries embassies in Moscow).

So, Serbia seems to be a good solution. Porn is legal there. The country is not expensive at all. And it does request visas from Russians.

Just a humble suggestion and some food for thought.

[2017sucks]

bubbasaurs

Are you from Serbia?

Except porn is legal here and Moscow-Istanbul-Belgrade flight, all other things you wrote, is complete nonsense.

We have highest inflation in Europe, most expensive food (with lower quality) and all that with on lowest avarage incomes and one of the highest corruption. Also, rentals are not cheap and going up and up.

All because this is experimental country, probably one and only in the world, strongly supported by all big players, USA, Russia, China, EU. I mean, sorry, not country and the people but crazy dictator, who maded Escobar's dream come true. President and narko cartel boss at the same time. Together with his brother and criminal narko gang, called a political party (on paper only), ruining this country. And giving everything, resources, land, air, mines, water, factories, to all sides, whatever they want. So they can have support for killing people, drug and weapon smuggling, stealing elections, media darkness and many other things.

There are lot of people from Russia in Belgrade, so some porn studio wouldnt be a problem, to set, with one "small detail". Be ready for a visit of dictator's boys (killers, hooligans...) with some offer that studio owner can't refuse. Thats how it goes for any business, pay them what they want and how, they want, besides official tax, or be ready to stay without knees, or something more... Or to be kicked out.

[Jimbo8012395]

That is something I was thinking about. As Russia is enforcing article 242 of its criminal code, and porn studio operations in Russia became for all purposes pretty much illegal, perhaps it could be a good business idea for a big studio, like Gio, to setup additional operations in a country where porn is legal and that does not require Russians to have a visa to travel there, like Serbia. It would be a good opportunity to bring the Russian girls talent pool back to porn.

A better place will be Ukraine, once the war with Russia has ended. It'll be a basket case country with no real prospects and that'll make it a market ripe for pornographers. As long as the far right doesn't depose Zelenskyy in a coup, I can see studios setting up shop in Ukraine and it becoming the 2020's version of Czech and Hungary. If Zelenskyy's couped however, we're going to see a massive influx of Ukrainian girls in the European sex industry.

In fact, we're already seeing a vast influx of Ukrainian cam girls and OnlyF models. This is going to explode in the coming years.

[turkmenbashi]

Isn't porn illegal in Ukraine too? I remember hearing about some actress who sought asylum because she couldn't film there. Besides which even with the war ended the country might still be a mess years after.

[Anselm_Weinberg]

Isn't porn illegal in Ukraine too? I remember hearing about some actress who sought asylum because she couldn't film there. Besides which even with the war ended the country might still be a mess years after.

Yes, it appears to be illegal. And I think that actress who was persecuted there for her porn work was Wiska, right?

[liko19]

Isn't porn illegal in Ukraine too? I remember hearing about some actress who sought asylum because she couldn't film there. Besides which even with the war ended the country might still be a mess years after.

Yes, it was Wiska. A very talented porn actress, one of those who pushed double anal into a common standard. She was married with three young children, and they were at risk of deportation and prosecution. We Czechs signed a petition for their protection and obtaining permanent residence in the Czech Republic. In the end, it turned out well and Wiska lives permanently in the Czech Republic.