Film Licenses

Film Licenses are issued by the Department of Film Services.(DFS)
Fill out an application form and pay the application fee.
Documentaries, Dramas, Short Features Ads and stills licenses cost: Ksh. 5,000
Licenses are issued immediately

Full Length Feature Films and Reality TV shows: Ksh.15, 000
License issued immediately
There is also an extra Ksh. 1,000 per day for filming

To download the License application Form, click the link below

APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE TO MAKE A FILM OR TAKE COMMERCIAL STILL PHOTOGRAPHS

For more information log on to www.filmservices.go.ke

Removal of Current Import Duty 25% and VAT 16% on television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders

This was amended in the National Budget June 2009, effective date being 12^th June 2009.

The amendments done were:-

-          Removal of the current Import Duty of 25% and VAT of 16% on television Cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders.

-          Zero-rating for VAT and taxable goods and services offered to film producers.

-          Granting a one hundred percent (100%) Investment deduction on Capital expenditure Incurred by a film producer or purchase of any filming equipment.

To apply for zero rating for film producers, complete the FL1 form attached here and submit to the Department of Film Services.

FL1 Form