LOCATION: ZIMBABWE

Filming in Zimbabwe

If you use us as your Zimbabwe location fixer, we can unlock Zimbabwe locations that will provide amazing opportunities for your productions.

Despite all the challenges Zimbabwe has been through, it has always been open to business – and the friendliness of the people make Zimbabwe one of our favourite location destinations.

But you need to know what you are doing – and Film Fixers has established a strong infrastructure and support network that has made us one the chosen points of access to Zimbabwe for international crews.

Contact us for more information on Zimbabwe as well as details on the required film visas and film permits.

Customs and Equipment

Film Fixers have two relationships that make Zimbabwe far more accessible from an equipment perspective. The first is a partnership that has more than half the cost of the temporary importation of equipment – which makes it possible to bring in your own equipment without breaking the bank as it used to be. The second is a strategic partnership with an equipment house in Zimbabwe which provides seamless access to good quality video and audio equipment – and crew if need be. Do not expect Red or Alexa, but good 4k with good lenses is possible.

In addition, our relationship with South African equipment houses allows us to take equipment into Zimbabwe fully insured.

Access and Affordability

Access to Zimbabwe is quite straightforward – you fly. Either to Harare, Bulawayo or Victoria Falls – but air access remains the preferred option. There are road alternatives – depending on budget and content, but Beit Bridge or via Botswana end up being extremely time-consuming, which means money. New air access options from regional destinations and more low-cost carriers accessing Zimbabwe make it a fairly straightforward choice.

Transport within Zimbabwe is expensive if you use the formal sector. Film Fixers has established relationships that make access to vehicles and drivers extremely cost-effective by comparison. Whilst the era of continuous roadblocks is rapidly dwindling, it is still advisable to have a driver on-board. The road network is adequate but deteriorating. which means that it does take time commuting short OR long distances, although there is a serious effort being put into upgrading infrastructure.

Although Zimbabwe’s economy is US Dollar-based, the country is full of entrepreneurial enterprise. Whilst the US currency and the Zimbabwe Bond currency have the same face value, deals are to be had – and having the right strategic partners makes Zimbabwe VERY cost-effective. Food/groceries are on a par with South Africa, although fuel and other commodities are a little more costly. Transport on face value is expensive, but there are really good options if you know the right people – everything is negotiable! The same applies to accommodation – the Dollar-based tourism economy thrives, but there are options for really affordable accommodation for crews of all sizes.

Weather

Zimbabwe provides some world-class locations for production crews. From the world-renowned Victoria Falls and Greater Zimbabwe through to the hidden treasures of places like Matobo, Hwange,  Nyanga and Gonarezhou, there is a multitude of options available.

The lesser-travelled Zambezi Valley is without question one of the bigger wildlife magnets in the world, and if you are looking for easy access to typical Africa, Zimbabwe dishes it up in both the rural sense, as well as the urban hustle and bustle of the bigger centres of Harare, Bulawayo, Victoria Falls and the like, where you will experience entrepreneurial enterprise in action.

Why film in Zimbabwe

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