At Icon Art Production, we guide you through the essential script approval process required for filming in Dubai. Ensuring your script complies with local regulations is crucial for a smooth production experience.
Script Approval Process:
Why Script Approval Matters: Obtaining script approval ensures your project adheres to legal and cultural norms, avoiding potential delays and complications during production.
For detailed information on the script approval process and to submit your script, please contact Icon Art Production. We are here to assist you in every step, ensuring a seamless and compliant production in Dubai.
Script approval must be obtained prior to submitting an application for a filming permit
For all films and TV series filming in any public, semi government or private locations, script approval must be obtained prior to submitting an application for a filming permit.
Script Approval Form (for scripted films, TV series and documentaries only) Download
Arabic productions must submit a full script in Arabic. All other productions must submit full scripts in English. The entire script should be submitted, even if only a sequence or song is filmed in Dubai. One spirally bound hard copy of the script and one soft copy (on CD or USB) must be submitted to the address below. The soft copy also may be submitted by email to info@filmdubai.gov.ae with “Script Approval Request” in the subject line.
Dubai Film and TV Commission
Script Approvals Department
P.O. Box 53777
Dubai, UAE
Script approval takes up to 25 business days to be issued. Please note that in the UAE, business days are Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as weekend days. The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) will contact you as soon as an approval has been granted. DFTC strictly ensures the confidentiality of each script. For more information regarding script approvals, see Terms and Conditions section.
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