Organising overseas filming

Organising overseas filming can be incredibly challenging; dealing with difficult visas and carnets as well as having to organise flights and accommodation for your crews and much more. By the end of the course you will understand the extra organisation required to set up a foreign shoot and where to go for resources and support.

Course content:

• Applying for visas and permissions
• Finding fixers
• Organising recces
• Booking travel and accommodation
• Specialist kit and creating carnets
• Additional kit and purchases
• Creating a call sheet
• Risk assessments
• Additional paperwork required
• Considerations for remote and hostile filming
• What to do when the crew get back
• What to do when things go wrong
• Implications of Brexit

Tutor

Hannah Gosney is an experienced Head of Production/senior production manager. She has extensive knowledge and experience in setting up foreign shoots in most countries in the world as well as remote and hostile environments. These include places such as Afghanistan, the Arctic, the Amazon Rainforest, the Oman Desert as well as countries such as Russia, America, Dubai, India, China, Laos, Vietnam and countless others.

Course duration

Two days

10:00 - 17:00 UK time each day

Location

Online - via Zoom

Class size

5 - 15 people

Cost

£300

Next course

19 and 20 May 2026

Bursary applicable

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About this listing

This training course is not funded or commissioned by ScreenSkills, but has been reviewed to ensure it is meeting agreed standards such as industry-led diversity targets, appropriate business insurance, and evidence of previous quality training provision.