Fixing · Kenya Filming Permits (KFCB) Registered
Fixing services in Kenya & East Africa.
A decade of East African production logistics — permits, parks access, crew, vehicles and remote camps — for foreign and domestic productions across the region.
What we deliver
Two decades of East African production logistics in one shop.
MicroDrone Pictures is registered as a Kenyan film agent and is well equipped to assist with foreign and domestic fixing — from natural history and conservation projects through to commercials, drama and broadcast journalism.
Below is some of what we offer. Get in touch for rates, lead times and further information on anything that fits the brief.
01
Kenya Filming Permits (KFCB)
Filming licenses arranged in days, not weeks — for foreign and domestic productions.
02
Flights
Domestic and international, scheduled or charter — co-ordinated around your shoot calendar.
03
Parks & Reserves
Permits to film in National Parks, Reserves and private Conservancies across the region.
04
Drone Permits
We facilitate KCAA and KWS permits for cinema-payload aerial operations.
05
Stock Library
Terabytes of aerial archive footage to supplement principal photography and pickups.
06
Accommodation
From bush camps to five-star lodges — we negotiate rates better than most rate cards.
07
Special Passes or Work Permits
Kenya Work Permit Processing & Immigration Support
08
Customs Clearance
Carnet handling, freight forwarding and on-arrival customs flow for kit, drones and cameras.
09
Location Scouting
Recces across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda — stills, video and full reports delivered.
10
Remote Filming
Reactive remote shoots when timing windows are short and the crew can't travel.
11
Vehicle Hire
From production 4x4s and people-carriers to specialist camera vehicles and helicopters.
12
Guides
Vetted local guides with film-crew experience — wilderness, urban, conflict-sensitive areas.
13
Interviews & Access
Well-connected on the ground — we set up talent, government and community access.
14
Local Talent & Crew
Casting, wardrobe, art department, camera, sound and grip — booked from a trusted bench.
15
Equipment Rental
Drones, cameras, batteries, tripods, radios, lighting — sourced through our partner kit list.
16
Remote Camps
Tailored private camps in remote concessions with safe charging and equipment storage.
17
Security
Community liaison through to trained, armed close protection where the brief requires it.
In the field
What the services look like on the ground.
Drone Permits · KCAA & KWS
Cinema-payload aerial operations under KCAA-licensed crews. Permits cleared in parallel with your shoot calendar, not after the fact.
Local Crew · Guides · Vehicles
Local camera and grip crew, vetted guides and location vehicles — the relationships that make remote access actually happen.
Heavy-Lift Aerial · Equipment Rental
Cinema-payload heavy-lift drone operators and a full partner kit list — cameras, batteries, radios and lighting on tap.
Remote Camps · Accommodation · Security
From bush camps in remote concessions to five-star lodges — safe charging, equipment storage and trained protection where it's needed.
Working together
How a fixing engagement runs.
01 · Enquiry
Brief in, scope out
Tell us what you're shooting, when, where and which production house — for tight timelines WhatsApp is faster than email.
02 · Pre-production
Permits, scouting, crew
Kenya Filming Permits (KFCB) typically clear in 24–48 hours. KCAA and KWS drone permits run in parallel. Scouting and crew bookings firm up as the shoot date approaches.
03 · On the day
Production services
On-set fixing throughout the shoot — vehicles, guides, accommodation, security, customs flow and integrated drone unit where it makes sense.
04 · Wrap
Customs & archive
Customs clearance for footage and kit export. Stock archive access for supplementary coverage and pickups after the unit leaves.
Coming to Kenya? Let's talk.
The fastest path is direct email. If you've been referred by a production house we've worked with, mention them and we'll come back faster.