Fixers in Uganda
September 27, 2024
Fixers in Uganda
Fixers in Uganda- If you are planning to film or shoot in Uganda, it is important to have the assistance of a local fixer to help you with the entire process of getting the necessary permission and logistics to film in Uganda. Africa Fixers is a professional fixer company that works with crews and media companies that want to film in Uganda. Africa Fixers a sister company to Encounter Africa Safaris offers services such as Media accreditation, location permits, Location scouting, customs clearance, Location management, transportation services, local crew and equipment hire.
Media Accreditation in Uganda
Filming in Uganda requires you to have media accreditation. Every member on the crew has to be accredited by the Uganda Media Council. Africa Fixers is available to assist you through the entire application process. The first step is filling in a Form G application. Once this is done, you have to provide a certificate of good conduct, a copy of a passport, work permit and a passport sized photograph. When all this is gathered, our local fixers handle the application for you until the approval stage.
Once the application is made, a fee of 175 USD is paid per person for 30 days and 225 USD for a period of 60 days. The entire process can take about 3 to 7 working days if everything needed is submitted. Africa Fixers is well versed with this process and is available to assist. For more information please contact.
Work permit
Anyone intending to film in Uganda has to apply for a work permit which is issued by the immigration department of Uganda. The work permit is one of the requirements for you to get accredited by the Uganda Media Council. A work permit for film crews in Uganda costs 400 USD per person. For your work permit to be authorized to film in Uganda, you have to have a recommendation letter from the Uganda Media Council, an introductory letter and passport copy and a passport sized photograph. Africa Fixers is available to help you with getting work permits to film in Uganda.
Location film permits in Uganda
Filming in protected and private areas of Uganda such as national parks, would require you to have location permits from the respective authorities and management. The process of acquiring these location permits varies according to the location of interest. It is important that when planning to film in a private or protected location, permissions have to be applied in at least 3 weeks to avoid any sort of disappointment.
Customs clearance in Uganda
Customs clearance in Uganda is done through a bonded agent. If you plan on importing your filming equipment into the country, contact us with your kit list and our fixers will work hand in hand with our trusted bond agents to ensure that your kit clearance is done smoothly. Once the kit list is presented, a nonrefundable clearance fee is set to pay for the clearance. For more information and help clearing your equipment, feel free to contact us.
Visa for Uganda
An entry visa into the country is very important when planning to film in Uganda. We advise that your visa be applied for at least two weeks in advance to avoid any inconveniences. Uganda Visa must be applied and paid for online depending on the type of visa you will apply for. Africa Fixers are available to assist you with Visa processing on your behalf if you provide all the required documents. We however encourage all film crews to do it by themselves. For your visa to be approved, you need the following requirements for your visa to be approved.
- Passport copy (bio-data page) with at least 6 months validity.
- Letter of invitation.
- The immigration status of the host.
- Recent Passport-size Photograph.
- Vaccination Certificate (Yellow Fever)
- Hotel booking or reservation (if any other accommodation, provide an address)
- Status of host in Uganda.
Location scouting in Uganda
Africa Fixers also offers location scouting services for crews who are in the early stages of planning for a film. At Africa Fixers we understand the necessity of location scouting and our fixers visit these places to make sure that all the locations you have set fit your expectations. In addition to this, we also provide information and advice on locations that could be suitable for your project once contacted with all the details.
Local crew
Uganda has a good number of professional local crew to work with on your filming project. All you have to do is contact Africa Fixers with a list of crew you would want and their qualifications. Once this is done, we source out the best and give you options to choose from. Over the years, we have worked with several cinematographers, directors of photography, camera operators, sound engineers and so many more which gives us a wide span of options to offer to you. If you are looking for a local crew to help you film in Uganda, feel free to reach out to us.
Equipment hire
As your fixers in Uganda, Africa fixers help crews to hire equipment in the country. When you give us a list of the equipment you would like to hire, we source it out from the different gear houses to make sure that you get exactly what you want. In cases where the equipment is not available in the country, we can give you options that come close to what you want or get it imported from Kenya. It is important to note that if you are planning to have a big shoot, it is better to come with your equipment and all we have to do is help you go through customs clearance.
Transport and vehicle hire
Africa Fixers offers vehicle and transportation services to crews filming in Uganda. Our vehicles come with professional driver guides who are well conversant with locations in the country and also act as your go between to us while on the ground. Our vehicles are comfortable and spacious to care for you and your equipment.
For crews that are filming in long distance locations, we also help to book domestic flights to those locations and arrange pick up vehicles to take you to the filming locations or place of accommodation. Are you planning a shoot in Uganda, Let Africa Fixers organize your transportation in the Country
About Africa Fixers
Africa Fixers is a sister company to Encounter Africa Safaris that offers film fixing services to film crews in Uganda, East Africa and all over Africa. Africa Fixers has a stable working relationship with the responsible organizations that are in charge of issuing permits and all the necessary documents for filming in Uganda and the other countries we are based in. Africa fixers ensure that film crews have an easy process when filming in Uganda.
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