South Africa Film Permit
When applying for a South Africa film permit, it helps to know your way around. Film Fixers is part of a strategic partnership with South Africa’s Home Affairs Ministry. This ensures that applying for a South African film permit is easier, and more user-friendly than anywhere else. We initiate the application process from our side, and we guarantee good turn-around time. This also means that we have sympathetic ears if we need to do things in a hurry, or if something goes wrong.
There is a small initial application cost, but Film Fixers will always absorb this ourselves. There is then an additional fee paid at the embassy of application, and this is the standard permit cost.
Once the visas are in place, all that remains is to secure any permits and permissions required for specific areas. National Parks and small areas of major cities may require specific permits, but these are easily obtainable through Film Fixers.
Besides being registered with SANParks, Film Fixers has a strong strategic relationship with them courtesy of a decade of television production where we have actively used strategic platforms to promote key South African assets (our National Parks) as tourism destinations.
Generally, permits are required for filming in the National Parks, costs for which will depend on the location, merit (benefit for SANParks) and timing (the more time, the more negotiating potential!). The process is quite laborious and time-consuming, but necessary – we take the hassle out of the process.