Bring a feature, a documentary or a branded film to Dubai and we produce the days around it: locations that photograph honestly, permissions through the official commission, a crew that shows up, and catering that keeps energy on set. You can book the whole production or only the department you are missing.
What is included
- Locations: scouting, photographs from your camera positions, access notes and a backup site.
- Permissions: script approval and the filming permit through the Dubai Film and TV Commission, with a licensed UAE house on the application.
- Crew and kit: camera, lighting, sound and grip, hired to the format you shoot, with or without operators.
- Logistics: scheduling, call sheets, transport, catering and supplier negotiation.
- Talent: cast, extras, stylists and photographers for stills.
- After the shoot: post-production to the delivery format you name, and crew visas when people must travel.
How a picture starts
- A brief: pages or a treatment, the cities, real dates, and whether the script has already gone to the commission.
- A scout: photographs from the angles you will actually shoot, including what sits just outside the frame.
- Paper: script approval, the filming permit, location letters and insurance, signed before a truck moves.
- The shoot: call sheet, catering, transport, and a producer on set who answers when the plan changes.
- Wrap: kit returned, locations handed back, and rushes delivered the way your editor asked.
What to send in the first email
The script or treatment, the number of shooting days, the cities, the camera package you prefer if you have one, and whether any scene involves drones, vehicles on public roads, weapons or crowds. Those details change the permissions more than anything else, so they belong in the first note, not the last.
Official filming rules
Professional filming in Dubai goes through the Dubai Film and TV Commission, and a foreign production applies through a UAE-licensed production house rather than in its own name. Scripted work usually needs script approval before the permit. Read how to film in Dubai for the full order of steps, and script approval in Dubai for what the commission reads.
Questions
- Do you only produce films in Dubai?
- We are based in Dubai and produce here. Other emirates have their own film offices and rules, so name the city in your brief and we will say plainly what we can run there.
- Do you write scripts?
- We produce rather than write. Send the pages or a treatment and we will plan the locations, permissions and crew around them.
- Can you hire equipment for a film shoot?
- Yes. Tell us the camera format, the number of days, whether you need sound, and whether you want operators with the kit or a dry hire.
- Does a documentary need a filming permit in Dubai?
- Professional filming, including documentary work, generally goes through the Dubai Film and TV Commission. Tell us where you plan to film and we will prepare the file with you.
Ready when you are.