Film Consultants

From location scouting through to securing crews and equipment, film fixers are the driving force behind commercials, corporate videos, music videos, documentaries and feature films.

Namibia's profile has raised significantly with the success of the long-awaited action movie Mad Max: Fury Road.

Critically acclaimed and an international box-office success, the film spent 100 days shooting in the southern African country with a production base at Swakopmund on the Skeleton Coast. Mad Max director George Miller was drawn to Namibia’s vast desert landscapes as he sought the most dramatic vistas for his post-apocalyptic story. Likely inspired by the visual landscape of Mad Max, the upcoming reboot of The Mummy also decided to shoot in the Namib Desert.

Namibia is a politically stable corner of southern Africa and offers dense bush and rugged mountains alongside the desert terrain. There’s also easy access to South Africa, which is one of the continent’s most established production hubs.

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FILM FIXERS

  • Our film fixers are talented, enthusiastic and live and breathe film. We work with world-class crew with years of experience, local knowledge and industry connections.
  • Because all of our services we are fully bespoke and tailored to each individual client and their specific needs, this isn’t an exhaustive list of our services. But, it should give you a good idea of our capabilities.
  • Our location scouts know about locations you have only dreamed of. Their knowledge and familiarity with locations enables them to overcome language barriers and keep locals happy.
  • Every country has its own film commission, council and film permit application criteria. This involves a lot of complicated paperwork. Our fixers will handle it, relieving the production company of the stress of administrative work.
  • After years of working around the world, we’ve established strong working relationships with leading crews. This includes directors, DOPs, producers, script supervisors, camera operators, sound mixers, runners and many, many more. We can add individual crew members to your team, or we can put together a full crew that’s just right for the job.
  • Whether you need a single piece of equipment in Namibia or an entire kit, we can help. We have relationships with all the leading equipment rental houses in Namibia & South Africa.
  • Being in the tourism industry we will take care of all logistical arrangements in terms of accommodation, transport, catering & craft at unbeatable rates.

REMOTE FILMING & LIVE STREAMING

We offer film production companies, advertising agencies, brands, creators and broadcasters a solution to safe and simple remote viewing, across the world:
  • Direct from the camera to the viewer – see what your camera sees, in real time
  • View the shoot from anywhere in the world
  • Multi-camera, studio or location (Internet connection dependent).
  • End-to-end secure and encrypted data transmission
  • View & text chat live
  • Latency less than 0.5 second
  • Tech. support
  • Environmentally-friendly film production
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PERMITS & VISAS

Permission to film in Namibia can be obtained through us
  • Application form "Filming Permit in Namibia"
  • All foreign productions are required to work through a local registered facilitator and we take care of all the logistics including permits.
  • Application form for temporary work permit from the Ministry of Home Affairs, can also be done through us.
  • All foreign crews working in Namibia must have valid temporary work permits to work on a film set in Namibia, even if it is for only one day.
Filming in National Parks
  • Application for the creation of visual, audio or audio visual recordings and professional photography in national parks from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and once again we can facilitate this process.
Completion of Film Project
  • For record purposes we request to provide us with two copies of the finished product.

About Skeleta

We fulfill vacation dreams through our world-class service.
A small passionate team with 60 plus years combined experience.


Hein van Zijl
Head Tour Consultant & Film Professional
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Namibia Tourism Board
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Namibia Film Commission
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Hein Van Zijl and the team at Skeleta are pros.
They went above and beyond to make our shoot for Discovery Channel a success.
Breathtaking animals, stunning landscapes, rich local culture.

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Abe Sitzer
Producer, Relay Video, USA

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I was very fortunate to work with Hein and his team at Skeleta Safaris.
Their level headed approach and attention to detail were outstanding and made all our jobs much easier.
I hope I get to work with Skeleta Safaris again. Highly recommended!

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Steven Hanton
Survival and Health and Safety Consultant, Scotland

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I worked with Hein and his team on a video production where I crossed the Namib desert by foot.
He and his team are pros and everything went smoothly. The shooting and the video were a success. Thanks again :)

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François Calvier
Réalisateur, Mamytwink, France

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EXCELLENT TOUR GUIDES!
You can be sure of an unforgettable experience.

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Frikkie, Australia

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Thanks for an amazing tour!
Swakopmund and the desert were our favourite places.

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Erna Rossouw, South Africa

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Outstanding service!
Really got value for money and a trip I will never forget!

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Ben, Namibia

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