<P> Call Me by Your Name had been in development since 2007 , when producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman optioned the screen rights to Aciman 's novel . Ivory had been set to co-direct the film but ended up writing the script and co-producing . Guadagnino , who came on board as a location consultant , became the sole director in 2016 . The film was financed through a variety of international sources . Principal photography took place in Crema , Italy in May and June of 2016 . Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom shot Call Me by Your Name on 35 - mm film . </P>
<P> Call Me by Your Name had been in development since 2007 , when producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman optioned the screen rights to Aciman 's novel . Ivory had been set to co-direct the film but ended up writing the script and co-producing . Guadagnino , who came on board as a location consultant , became the sole director in 2016 . The film was financed through a variety of international sources . Principal photography took place in Crema , Italy in May and June of 2016 . Cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom shot Call Me by Your Name on 35 - mm film . </P>
where did they film call me by your name
where did they film call me by your name
Crema , Italy
Crema , Italy