Film New Orleans

Locations. Resources. Incentives.

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For Filmmakers.
- Permitting
  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.
- 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.
- Crew & Resource Directory
  A searchable directory of local people and services. Search or browse the entire directory or by a specific sub-category.
- FAQ
  The most common questions posed on the site about us and the city at large.
- 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.
- Regional Film Offices
  Find contact information for each of Louisiana’s three major production hubs: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport.
For the Local Community.
- FAQ
  Start here! Answers to the most common questions posed by locals.
- Filmed in New Orleans
  The history of film in New Orleans film is rich and extensive. Take a look at our filmography or a full listing of past projects or see Current Productions to find out what’s upcoming or filming now.
  - Current Productions
  - Filmography
- Get Listed
  The easiest way to connect to the film industry. Fill out our form add your business or location to the Film New Orleans database.
- Getting Started in the Industry
  One of the most difficult things about breaking in to the film industry is securing your first job. We outline steps to make the process easier.
- Becoming 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.
- Training & Education
  Still looking for more information? We can connect you to some great outside resources.
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Home •• For the Local Community. •• Getting Started in the Industry •• Connect Your Location

Connect Your Location

List your property as a Location for filming.

If you would like your home, business, historic property, etc, listed as a potential location for filming, do the following:

Take 5-20 pictures of your property, of the exterior(the back, front, sides, etc), the interiors (the rooms, bathrooms, porches, etc) and the grounds (lawn, pool, statue, anything interest, etc). If the photos aren’t taken with care, they will not be listed.
Write a one paragraph description, focusing on the physical attractions of the property. Try to limit intangible historical details.
Email the photos, description and contact info to be listed to kagunnell@nola.gov.

Film New Orleans maintains an in house photo database of locations. We send these photos out to specific productions based on their location needs.

List your house/apartment as Housing for film crew.

Click Get Listed and fill out the application. Your “Company Name” should be the street address of the house/apartment for rent. Be sure to include your contact information and a link to pictures of the property if you have them.

If this is your first time renting to the film industry, keep the following in mind:

Leases will be short term. Rather than a standard 6-12 month lease, films will look to lease for less time. Usually somewhere between 2-4 months.
“Turnkey” properties are the most attractive. Films have to find housing up to 100 people for three months in a very short period of time. Offering a “turnkey” property means that the price includes everything, a furnished apartment with all utilities included (Internet is optional, but a HUGE plus). Even if the price is higher, this is preferable because the entire cost is known up front, and the hassle of setting up utilities and renting furniture for 50 people is avoided.
Pictures sell your property. Including a link in the description to several pictures of your property let films know a lot!