Creative Locations Cape Town and the Western Cape
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CREATIVE LOCATIONS CAPE TOWN AND THE WESTERN CAPE Film Ad – Call Sheet A4.indd 1 2016/09/12 12:29 PM WELCOME Welcome to the film-friendly City and Province of Cape Town and the Western Cape. We are proven to be packed with world-class locations, studios, facilitation companies and crew. The people of South Africa are famously welcoming, and this helps make talent feel at home – a job made easier with our award-winning hospitality industry. Our diverse locations offer a world in one place, from the winelands to the towering mountains, pristine beaches and dunes, sprawling cities and hundreds of architectural styles. The City of Cape Town is the jewel in our locations crown; as 80% of the world can be mimicked within an hour of the CBD. There are about 5 000 identified City of Cape Town locations, with more in the rest of the province, and even more natural assets under the protection of SANParks and Cape Nature. Add to this the abundant privately owned locations, and this drives the offering to be practically infinite. Cape Town and the Western Cape is a film-friendly destination, where the locations can be booked in advance by your team of scouts and award- winning location unit managers. Working within such an excellent regulatory environment means that proper planning can ensure a successful shoot for all; and our pristine assets are protected for your next film adventure. Our province is your stage, and we welcome you to add your film, TV series, or commercial to our ever-growing roster of exemplary work. Helen Zille Premier of the Western Cape CREATIVE LOCATIONS CAPE TOWN MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR REGULATORY BODIES To the film industry professionals from around the world, I welcome you to Please contact the following regulatory bodies for further information beautiful Cape Town. specific to your shoot - or contact your production team. We have been mandated to deliver on the promise of building the opportunity city of the future; and the film, TV, commercial and stills sector are exactly Contact: the kind of business we want to continue to attract to this one-of-a-kind city. Cape Town Film Permit Office The magnificence of Cape Town has long attracted the creative industries, City of Cape Town lured by our sunny climes, breath-taking architecture and diverse talent Tel: +27 21 417 4025 | Fax: 086 576 1933 base, and we urge you to use this unique locations register to ease the E-mail: [email protected] process of location scouting. Website: www.capetown.gov.za/en/visitcapetown/pages/filming-and- We have created this for you. A living, evolving asset directory that provides permits.aspx you with the essential information you need to make your shoot a success. Cape Town International Airport / ACSA We can’t wait to see what you create in our city. Relebohile Lethunya Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille Tel: +27 21 937 1376 | Fax: +27 21 936 2937 Email: [email protected] ACCESS Website: www.capetown-airport.com Cape Town International Airport is the epitome of a modern aerotropolis, but with the convenience of direct highway access and a slick and modern Average Daily Sunshine Hours: Cape Town Cape Nature design. There are abundant car hire options, as well as taxis and Ubers to Tel: +27 21 957 5900 | Fax: +27 21 945 3457 hail. Most international airlines fly directly to and from Cape Town, such as Month Hours Month Hours Website: www.capenature.co.za Cape Town Stadium Emirates, SAA, Etihad, Turkish Air, British Airways, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways January 11 July 6 and Ethiopian Airways. Travel between South Africa’s regional hubs, such as Department of Transport and Public Works Cape Town: R44, Chapman’s Peak Johannesburg, Durban, George, Nelspruit, East London and Port Elizabeth February 10 August 6 are easily accessed by a comprehensive flight schedule. Mr J Lombard Tel: +27 21 483 4177 | Fax: +27 21 483 2357 March 9 September 7 Email: [email protected] WEATHER Website: www.westerncape.gov.za/dept/tpw/services/1027/17833 February is the hottest month in Cape Town with an average temperature April 7 October 9 of 23°C (73°F) and the coldest is June at 13°C (55°F) with the most May 6 November 10 Peninsula Permits daily sunshine hours at 11 in December. The wettest month is July Kirstenbosch Gardens with an average of 100mm of rain. The best month for warm ocean June 6 December 11 Tel: +27 21 715 0011 | Fax: +27 21 712 9928 water is February when the average sea temperature is 21°C (70°F). Website: www.peninsulapermits.co.za PRASA Metrorail properties Tel: +27 21 419 5453 | Fax: +27 21 419 5499 Website: www.prasa.com SANParks Khumbulani Tshabalala Films, photography and events office: Parks division - South African Nation Parks (SANParks) Camps Bay Beach Tel: +27 21 712 0527 | Fax: +27 21 713 1542 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sanparks.org Transnet/Cape Town Harbour Tel: +27 21 449 4276 Email: [email protected] Website: www.transnetnationalportsauthority.net V&A Waterfront Tel: +27 21 408 7632 | Fax: +27 21 408 7505 Email: [email protected] Website: www.waterfront.co.za/film-locations/booking-form Water Catchment and Bulkwater Areas Tel: +27 21 487 2485 | Fax: +27 21 487 2592 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.dwa.gov.za Bo Kaap CREATIVE LOCATIONS CAPE TOWN ARCHITECTURE STYLE: This early 1970s building offers a graphic backdrop with a square/piazza area, that lends itself to many styles. ARTSCAPE THEATRE CENTRE The stairs have good lines, and are also suitable for acrobatic jumps as they have different levels and layers. This is a great city square for shooting, with an architecturelly interesting requirements. Each request to film has to be reviewed on an individual CONTACT GPS Coordinates -33.919984, 18.430513 and imposing building backdrop. It has been used for various different basis. Filming is not allowed on the stages or in the back-of-house areas Tel: +27 21 410 9946 looks, and is a versatile space with a great universal-feeling city background. (dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms etc.) as these areas are in constant Email: [email protected] Films Shot on Location: use throughout the year. The auditoriums are generally unavailable for Website: www.artscape.co.za Films 24 Hours to Live, Aashiqui 2 KEY INFORMATION shoots, and the roof tops are a no-go area for film shoots. TV Series Homeland S4, Plankekoors All filming requests are reviewed in terms of their operations – as they are Address: D.F. Malan St, Foreshore, such a diverse and busy theatre centre, and each shoot has its own unique Cape Town, 8001, South Africa Commercials Puma, Capitec, Telekom, Magnum, Qatar National Bank, Nutella, Peugeot, Mackays, Stills Next Catalogue Disclaimer: Filming policies do change. Please check with your unit manager, and stay in regular contact with your local production company. Disclaimer: Filming policies do change. Please check with your unit manager, and stay in regular contact with your local production company. CREATIVE LOCATIONS CAPE TOWN ARCHITECTURE STYLE: ATLANTIS DUNES White sand dunes that, with certain dressing, can pass for any arid location. one or sometimes two Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs). No Atlantis Dunes offers a gorgeous set of white sand dunes, with small CONTACT GPS Coordinates -33.598946, 18.451948 vegetation in some areas. It’s a great location for sand boarding, 4x4ing or plant species are allowed on site, therefore only artificial plants can be Tel: +27 21 487 2485 just a beautiful dune vista. used. A full list of restrictions and rules can be obtained from the permit Email: [email protected] Films Shot on Location: office for this location. Website: www.capetown.gov.za Films 10 000BC, The Scorpian King KEY INFORMATION TV Series Strike Back A permit is required even for recce, and there are various rules that have Address: Western Cape, South Africa to be followed as it is an eco-sensitive location, and each shoot must have Commercials Liqui Fruit, Hunters Disclaimer: Filming policies do change. Please check with your unit manager, and stay in regular contact with your local production company. Disclaimer: Filming policies do change. Please check with your unit manager, and stay in regular contact with your local production company. CREATIVE LOCATIONS CAPE TOWN ARCHITECTURE STYLE: BO KAAP The area is characterized by brightly coloured homes and romantic cobble-stone streets that date back to the 18th century. The distinctive, eye-catching hues of the former Malay Quarter offer a No filming or film-related activity in the precinct, Fridays 12h00 – 14h00. CONTACT GPS Coordinates -33.920715, 18.415296 vibrant and distinctive backdrop for short-form and long-form work. The To ensure that the content or subject matter of the film shoot is not in Cape Town Film Permit Office cobbled streets lend themselves to dreamy filmic escapades, and the area is conflict with the religious and cultural integrity of the area and its people by Tel: +27 21 417 4025 Films Shot on Location: increasingly popular for local and international commercials. not allowing: Email: [email protected] Films Brothers Grimsby, Yaariyan • Commercial shoots promoting alcohol, tobacco, nudity or gambling Website: www.capetown.gov.za KEY INFORMATION • Inaccurate depictions of the area, its culture and its people Commercials Nokia Lumia Film companies must be in possession of a current and valid permit at all • Inappropriate use of the Mosques and Kramats – as locations or Address: Bo Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa times and must abide by the stipulated conditions.