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KFCB Film Permits
We can arrange in just a day or two.
Services · KFCB-registered film agent
Fixing services in Kenya
& East Africa.
Highly Visual Limited is registered as a Kenyan film agent and is well equipped for assisting with foreign and domestic fixing for natural history and conservation projects. Below are just some of the fixing services we can offer — please get in touch for rates and further information.
What we deliver
Eighteen years of East African production logistics in one shop.
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Flights
Domestic or international, scheduled or charter.
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Parks & Reserves
Permits to film in National Parks, Reserves and Conservancies.
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Drone Permits
We facilitate KCAA and KWS permits.
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Stock library
A growing selection of archive footage to supplement your project needs.
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Accommodation
We will often be able to get you better rates than you can — try us out.
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Special Passes
We can arrange these for you in just a few weeks.
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Customs Clearance
We only use the best.
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Location Scouting
We know East Africa like the back of our hand and can suggest the best locations.
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Remote filming
We can arrange reactive remote filming to get the shots in a hurry.
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Vehicle Hire
From people-carriers to specialist camera vehicles, or even helicopters.
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Guides
With experience of film crews, whether it be in wilderness areas or the slums.
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Interviews & special access
We are well connected — set up interviews or special access.
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Local talent
From casting directors to wardrobe and art directors. Local crew from camera and sound to grip.
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Equipment rental and sourcing
From drones and cameras to batteries, tripods, radios and director chairs.
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Remote Camps
Tailored private camps in remote locations with safe charging and equipment storage.
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Security
Whether it be from the local community or trained and armed close protection.
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Carbon offsetting
We can arrange this to suit your production requirements with accredited and ethical suppliers.
In the field
What the services look like on the ground.
Cinema-payload aerial operations under CAA-licensed PfCO. Permits cleared in parallel with the shoot calendar.
Local camera and grip crew, vetted guides, location vehicles — the relationships that make remote access actually happen.
From the Mara to the Indian Ocean — the access, the timing window, and the in-region knowledge to get the unit on it.
Tailored private camps for crew in remote concessions — safe charging, equipment storage, and trained protection where it's needed.
What clients say
Fixing-specific feedback from productions we've supported.
During the Covid lockdown Barny filmed some stunning drone aerials in Kenya for our elephant sequence in Netflix's Wild Babies. It was a unique opportunity to capture footage of these animals when they were at their most relaxed. Barny was extremely professional, liaising on our behalf with the Director of the park to gain a filming permit and organising his own travel, food and accommodation. When filming, Barny always kept the drone at a respectable distance from the wildlife and as well as the animals, he was also able to capture some spectacular scenics. At the end of each day Barny would methodically update production on his progress and send over highlights of his footage. It was a great pleasure working with Barny and I would thoroughly recommend him for wildlife filming – in particular as a highly-skilled drone operator.
Along with having a great name, Barny is a great drone operator. He gets it and delivers. Sounds easy but not always the case. And along with that he knows the lay of the land and can be invaluable in securing permits and permissions. He's a great person to have on your team.
Working together
How a fixing engagement runs.
01 · Enquiry
Brief in, scope out
Email info@highlyvisual.com with what you're trying to shoot, when, where, and the production-house name if any. For tight timelines, WhatsApp +254 701 397 911 is faster.
02 · Pre-production
Permits, scouting, crew
KFCB permits typically clear in 24–48 hours when needed. KCAA and KWS drone permits run in parallel. Location scouting and conservancy access negotiations begin in week one; local crew bookings firm up as the shoot date approaches.
03 · On the day
Production services
On-site fixing during the shoot — vehicles, guides, accommodation, security, customs flow, and where it makes sense, primary cameraman / drone operator integrated into the unit.
04 · After the wrap
Carbon, customs, archive
Carbon offsetting through accredited and ethical suppliers. Customs clearance for export of footage and kit. Stock-archive access for supplementary coverage where useful.
Coming to Kenya?
The fastest path is direct email or WhatsApp. If you've been referred by a production house I've worked with before, mentioning who sent you helps me reply faster.