{"id":1732,"date":"2022-02-22T19:05:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasiri.eu\/?page_id=1732"},"modified":"2022-02-22T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:05:16","slug":"film-permit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/?page_id=1732","title":{"rendered":"Film permit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  data-size='featured_large'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='fade'  data-ids='1733'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-hidden'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-default-height='42'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-hidden av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow   avia-fade-slider '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner' style='padding-bottom: 69%;'><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap'  ><img src='https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/88ECF744-B3A2-485E-9AF4-98ED8AE3CF94.png' width='500' height='345' title='88ECF744-B3A2-485E-9AF4-98ED8AE3CF94' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  av-animated-generic bottom-to-top  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:0px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2  blockquote modern-quote  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Requirements and Application for a Film Licence<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=' margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-left hr-icon-no  '><span class='hr-inner   inner-border-av-border-fat' style=' width:50px; border-color:#efbb20;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Requirements and Application for a Film Licence<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9705\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Department of Film Services (DFS) of Kenya licenses all local and foreign crews undertaking filming in the country. In order to obtain a license, one copy of the script and a story synopsis must be sent to the Film Licensing officer. For documentaries the licenses are issued within minutes of application and for feature films and dramas within two days of application.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All applications for licenses to film in Kenya should be addressed to:<\/p>\n<p>The Film Licensing Officer<br \/>\nDepartment of Film Services,<br \/>\nMinistry of Information and Communications,<br \/>\nP. O. Box 74934 \u2013 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.<br \/>\nTel: 254-20-650501\/650120\/1\/2\/3,<br \/>\nFax: 254-20-553003\/553849<br \/>\nE-mail:&nbsp;<i><span id=\"cloak67392\"><a href=\"mailto:licensing@filmservices.go.ke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">licensing@ filmservices.go.ke<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9727\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Local Filming Agents<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9713\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><span id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9712\" lang=\"EN-US\">1) Private production companies or individuals are requested to submit their applications through a local agent registered with the Ministry. This requirement is mandatory for all applications to make feature films or documentaries.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9729\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9716\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">2) Government agencies may submit their applications through the local agents or through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Immigration<\/b><br \/>\nThere are no restrictions in Kenya on how many expatriate crew members or artists can arrive per production. Advance notice is more of a courtesy than a requirement. Crew members and artists may arrive in Kenya on a visitor\u2019s pass prior to the film work permit being processed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Film License Form<\/b><br \/>\nThe Ministry would like to inform all foreign production companies that Kenya has a considerable number of experienced technical staff in filming techniques. We therefore recommend that producers should reserve as many places as possible for local crew.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, please visit this link:&nbsp;<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenyafilmcommission.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.kenyafilmcommission.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1505816446292000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9ETHaZf7C6pwgAIgQxLlxTAHeIA\">www.kenyafilmcommission. com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9724\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080m_8320049718193450380MsoNormalTable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9723\">\n<tr id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9722\">\n<td id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9721\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div id=\"m_-5700898756377539510yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1505394175433_9720\" class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"m_-5700898756377539510yiv5885962080MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/Film_license-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"alternate noopener noreferrer\">Click to download<\/a>&nbsp;an application form &nbsp;for a licence to film in Kenya<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":25,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1732"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1732"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1735,"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1732\/revisions\/1735"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embassyofkenya.it\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}