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Filming in Zimbabwe

 Your fixer in Zimbabwe

Hiring your fixer in Zimbabwe will make your work in the country easier and more predictable. You can always focus on the filming while our professionals will help you with the services and products you need. Filming in Zimbabwe is made possible by our experienced media professionals who know the country well, and have helped production crews like yours for years. With our help, your crew will benefit from all of the services a filming company needs when developing content in a foreign country.

Visa for Zimbabwe

While visas for all foreigners are available on arrival, take note that each crew member travelling to Zimbabwe for work will have to pay a fee to be able to work here. There is a $2000 fee for the crew as well as an extra $200 per crew member for accreditation. This application must be with you at all times during production. Ask your fixer for more details on visas and accreditation for filming in Zimbabwe.

Film Permits in Zimbabwe

Besides the on-arrival visa and the accreditation you and your crew apply for, you will also have to sort out film permits. Based on where you wish to film, the prices for filming permits will vary. Your fixer in Zimbabwe will negotiate the prices for you, and sometimes, it might be cheaper to film from private property than from the public one covered by the permit. Popular attractions like Victoria Falls are more expensive while filming in Harare or other cities is cheaper.

Special equipment renting info

While in Zimbabwe, should you run short of any piece of gear you were unable to ship to the country, Fixer Zimbabwe has got you covered. Ask your film fixer about local equipment rental shops where you can get the needed gear for local prices. Regarding drones, it is legal to fly them in Zimbabwe for your production. Yet flying the drone requires a letter of approval, as well as a certified observer if your flight takes the drone over 1000 meters in the air.

Cultural facts

While we are talking about the rules and regulations of filming here, such as obtaining film permits in Zimbabwe, it is also important to note some cultural aspects of the country and its inhabitants. For example, the people of Zimbabwe believe in mbira, an object that they use for governing the weather in times of drought or flooding. The traditional mbira is also capable of chasing away harmful spirits and curing sickness. Useful in all circumstances, the mbira is popular at weddings, ceremonies for new chiefs, as well as funerals.

Weather when filming in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is one of the hotter countries on the African continent. The rainy season lasts from November until April. Right at the end of the season, it is the right time to come and film in the country. During March, April, and May the landscape turns green and the Victoria Falls gets to its maximum capacity in terms of water flow. From June to October, the skies are usually blue and the temperatures are high, making it the perfect time for filming in Zimbabwe.

Tax rebate in Zimbabwe

Filming crews travelling to Zimbabwe for work will not benefit from a tax incentive, like other countries around the world are offering to productions of all sorts. At the time, there is no tax rebate available to foreign crews in Zimbabwe. The right way to go about tax rebates is to ask your fixer in Zimbabwe for any changes in the law while you work in the country. Laws regarding international relations and filming are subject to change from time to time.

Conclusion on filming in Zimbabwe

Filming in Zimbabwe requires a broad range of services that you will easily be able to get with the help of our fixers. Our local professionals are ready to help you with film permits, visas, finding the appropriate equipment rental shops, as well as other products and services you might need. Regardless of the issue that may appear during production, your fixer in Zimbabwe will be there to assist you towards a simple solution.

Fixer Zimbabwe has been helping filming crews just like yours for years with everything related to service production. Now we are ready to do the same for your and your crew. Send us an email with the details of your media production. A team representative will get back to you soon.