Scouting and film fixing services in Uganda — Filming permits,media cards

Scouting and film fixing services in Uganda, Great Adventure safaris handles film crews and helps them scout the locations and places they wish to visit on their scheduled filming in Uganda. Our consultants offer the best advice in as far as fixer and scouting services is concerned. We help you acquire a Press Accreditation/Media cards in time and also pre-book all the required filming permits and permissions you need and temporarily clear in your kit in to the country.

We as well help you get all permissions to film in any of the ten National Parks of Uganda in case you wish to film our wildlife. We are in good relationship with the Uganda Wildlife Authority a government body in charge of all our National Parks and their reserves.

Media Cards/Press Accreditation

Uganda Media Council requires any film crew member to be accredited and we can secure media cards on your behalf in 3-4 working days if you follow the instructions. When contacted we will send you our form G for you to fill in which requires all the details by Media Council and return it by email and two passport size photos and a copy of your passport. Kindly note that if you are filming for more than one month, then the fees per media card will increase. Our long term relationship with Uganda Media Council has helped us to prosper in this field and that’s why we are in good position to handle the film crews in Uganda smoothly.

Film Crew Members and Custom Clearing

The Uganda government requires all film crews intending to come with their equipment to temporarily clear it at the immigration on arrival something that can waste much of your time and you end up incurring unexpected costs. We at Great Adventure Safaris Uganda we will request you to send through your Kit list including the name, serial number, and the value of each item which we shall send to our clearing agent for an evaluation and then after we let you know how much it will cost you to clear in your Kit which is always a certain percentage of the total cost of your Kit.

Visa for Film Crew Members

Visas for Film Crew Members can be obtained upon arrival at the airport, but to avoid wasting time in the line we can help you to obtain a Tourist Visa to Uganda on arrival. We simply send you a letter that you present to the embassy for them to issue you a Visa or you can choose to secure it on arrival after paying USD50 per person.

Uganda Wildlife Contract

Film Crews who wish to do their shooting in any of Uganda’s National Parks require signing a contract with the Uganda Wildlife Authority and securing permits for their filming. At Great Adventure Safaris Uganda, we process and obtain for you a Memorandum of Understanding from Uganda Wildlife Authority which will enable you carry out your filming in any of our ten National Parks. Filming the Mountain Gorillas will cost you more than filming the Chimpanzees or other wildlife. Our location fixers are well conversant with filming crew fixing fees at the Uganda Wildlife Authority and you won’t go wrong at any one time. To help you through this you will need to send us a letter with your company logo an details explaining who you are, which National Parks you wish to film, for how long and how your shoot will help Uganda as a tourist destination. This letter should also have details of all the crew members and their designations and if you want us to pick your copy when it is done with Uganda Wildlife Authority on your behalf then you will have to send us an authorized letter to enable us do that for you.

Scouting and Fixing Staff

Scouting and film fixing services in Uganda, Great Adventure Safaris Uganda has the best team of staff and most of whom have been working in prominent tour operators handling film crews. You will benefit from their wide knowledge and experience and should you require specialist personnel in the area of your shoot, kindly contact us and we will advise and arrange them for you as per your request.