Film New Orleans

Locations. Resources. Incentives.

Filmmakers
- Guide To Film Production
- Apply for a Film Permit
  Want to film in New Orleans? Start here. Film New Orleans acts as a liaison for all film and video projects working in the city. The City of New Orleans generates a blanket, free of charge film permit that is required to acquire all additional permits through other city agencies.
- Current Productions
- Crew & Resource Directory
  A searchable directory of local people and services. Search or browse the entire directory or by a specific sub-category.
- Tax Incentives
  Details Louisiana’s tax incentive program. Find answers to your most common questions and understand part of what makes New Orleans such a film friendly city.
- Production Essentials
  The central knowledge base for any film project. Each section represents a required step in the process of beginning a production in New Orleans.
Local Community
- Get Listed In Our Database
  The easiest way to connect to the film industry. Fill out our form add your business or location to the Film New Orleans database.
- Training & Education
  Still looking for more information? We can connect you to some great outside resources.
- I Want to Be an Extra
  Extras or ‘background actors’ are the people hired to fill out a set to make a scene more realistic. There are MANY opportunities to work as an extra throughout South Louisiana. All you need is some free time and initiative! We offer information on finding jobs as an extra, how to conduct yourself on set and some helpful rules of thumb.
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Apply for a Film Permit

To apply for a Film Permit with the City of New Orleans

Please contact the office to begin planning your work in the city as early as possible. Office staff is available to consult and assist even in the initial stages of project development. Certain requests and activities such as pyrotechnic effects, street closures, parking requests, or filming in the historic French Quarter and Garden District may require permitting through city agencies other than the Film Permit and may take longer to permit. Please allow extra time to facilitate these requests. Film New Orleans will act as your project’s personal liaison and will provide one-on-one consulting to determine what permits and agencies you will need to make your project a success.

Film Certificate Application Requirements:

Applicants are required to complete a Filming Application.
Projects filming in Orleans Parish will be required to submit a Certificate of Insurance.
A signed copy of the Guide to Film Production in New Orleans
Confirmed location list and shooting schedule. All materials must be received no later than 3 business days prior to filming.

Applicants should submit a completed application as soon as the production has formalized its location choice in New Orleans.

The Film Certificate is issued by Film New Orleans and is a prerequisite for all other City permitting.