Fixer in Dubai: Reliable Production Support for Foreign Crews and Journalists in the UAE

Fixer in Dubai is a team of qualified media professionals providing essential local support to foreign crews and international journalists. We offer all-around production assistance either directly or through our network of local partners.

Our Dubai fixers have been working with international crews on projects in the Emirates for years and we can provide references.

Fixer in Dubai is a branch of Storytailors, an international network of reliable media professionals providing production fixer and general services worldwide.

Fixer in Dubai provides production services such as:

General assistance for production in the United Arab Emirates for international TV crews and journalists
Sourcing and hiring of affordable local technical and non-technical crew in the Emirates
General production research and permits processing

As a member of your production crew, our team of fixers in Dubai can take up specific roles including:

Production assistance
Production management
Location scout/management

Our team of fixers in the United Arab Emirates are available for work everywhere in the country. We also have an extensive network of local partners which makes it easy to provide for your production needs anywhere in the Emirates.

Our team has full knowledge to help foreign crews filming in Dubai, but also journalists working on press pieces. While film permits are generally processed quickly, you need a local partner to do so. The UAE government is supportive to filmmakers offering a 30% cash rebate on production done in the country.

Contact Fixer in Dubai if you need any information about filming in the UAE. We will gladly provide initial consultation and research for free.

We are trusted by

Production Service

Support for international journalists

Research, quick fact checks, logistics and general assistance

TV commercials

Logistics, locations scouting, crew hiring

General production assistance

Fixer in Dubai provides all-around local support for foreign filmmakers

Film production

Affordable and quality fixer service for films and documentary productions

Equipment rental & crew sourcing

Rent production gear and hire local crew anywhere in the UAE

Location scouting & permits processing

Access to all production locations anywhere in the country

Our Regional Work

Katinka | Documentary about Katinka Hosszu aka the Iron Lady

Field producer, local access, local crew, kit management

A New Day | Corporate film made for Friesland Campina

Location scouting, local producer, transportation, permits

Chris Harris Drives The Aston Martin Valkyrie | Top Gear

Local field producer, location scouting, permits

Light guides me on a mother’s journey | Kabrita | نور يُرشدني رحلة أم – كابريتا

Creative execution, local producer, local access, local crew, kit, permits, cast, location

Married to the Game | Inside Riyad Mahrez & Taylor Ward’s new house in Saudi Arabia

Sound engineer, local production, equipment, transportation

BBC News: Big Zuu goes to Mecca | Documentary

Local production, permits, car rental, sound kit

UNESCO | Interview with Princess Dana Firas

DoP, Local producer, equipment rental, and accommodation

BEFRS | Lebanon $100 Street Food Challenge – Super Cheap Middle East Feast

Local producer, drone operator, permits, transportation

Our Team

Ayman

Producer

Production professional working in the industry since 1999 servicing various international clients in his home city of Dubai. Ayman is quite versatile and did various roles in projects ranging from commercials to feature films, docs and news. He helped produce content for clients such as The Guardian, Fox News, Canal 5 France and was the government liaison for Mission Impossible 4 (2010) and among the location management team for Fast & Furious 7 and Location Manager/Government Liaison on Kung Fu Yoga.

Zeina

Senior Production Specialist

Lebanese director & producer with extensive international experience. Zeina manages over 40 territories of the Storytailors network overseeing production projects across 5 continents. Previously she directed and produced a number of high profile TV commercials and documentaries filmed in the Middle East and North Africa for clients in various countries including the UAE. Past projects include “Mel Akheer”, staring the number 1 Libyan comedian Hatem Al Kor and shot in 2006 in Tripoli – Libya, a 15-episode comedy broadcast by one of North Africa’s main TV stations and rated top 3 in viewer preference.