Film production
Film production companies have shot a variety of films and documentaries in the East African region, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. The wide variety of landscapes, abundant wildlife, magnificent silver-white tropical beaches and diverse cultures is a film producer’s dream come true.
Africa Partners in Safari has a highly trained and experienced staff with in-depth knowledge of the East African region who handle the logistics of film production. The innovative team that is committed to high ethical standards and professionals with many years of practical experience assists in the location of the sites and advises on the unique characteristics of our region according to your needs in film production and video production.
FILM INDUSTRY IN KENYA
Film production companies have long identified Kenya as a popular destination for both film and video production. In the film “To Walk with Lions” (the biopic of famous conservationist George Adamson), Kenya has shown that easily accessible exotic wildlife, captivating landscapes and diverse traditional cultures highlight the perfect movie setting. Other domestically produced films include the Oscar-winning Out of Africa, a real-life murder mystery White Mischief of the happy valley.
More than 80 international films have been shown in Kenya, the most important of which include Out of Africa, King Solomon’s Mines, Born Free, Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, Mugambo, The Wilby Conspiracy, Master of the Game, The Color Purple (second unit ), Kitchen Toto, Cry Freedom (second unit), White Mischief, The Life of Hemmingway, Besieged, Forbidden Territory, Constant Gardener, White Maasai, Congo (second unit), I Dreamed of Africa (second unit) and To Walk With Lions .
Survivor Africa is the most recent, successful staging of the hit CBS Series. Survivor Africa Mark Burnet’s flagship reality series Survivor III with Shaba Game Reserve rekindled interest in film production and is considered the most successful of the series, particularly by the production team, who were frequently and pleasantly surprised by the cooperation of the Kenyan government and the familiar ease of shooting in an isolated and secluded location. Tomb Raider II: Cradle of Life has its action sequences filmed in Amboseli National Park in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro and Hell’s Gate National Park. Starring Angelina Jolie in her role as Lara Croft, African actor Djimon and directed by Dutch director Jan de Bont.