I founded Gazi Grip in 2005 so that I could import and rent J.L. Fisher film equipment to Greece. The ever increasing number of foreign service jobs coming to Greece made this necessary, as most of the time the basic grip package, and therefore the key grip, was being imported from other European countries. 

My goal is to provide all productions with the level of service they would get in any country in the world, keeping in mind the peculiarities of shooting in Greece. I am familiar with most of the equipment that is used on film sets around the world, and have worked with almost all types of dollies, cranes and heads. I have a very good rapport with all of the equipment houses in Greece and good relationships with equipment houses in other European countries, and I greatly enjoy making rigs and equipment for particular shots or projects; this allows me to put together any package for any job. I keep an open mind in my approach to all projects and challenges, always trying to provide the Director and DOP with what they have imagined in the safest, easiest, and quickest way possible.

Carolos Sturmey