SHARE Film Permits **PLEASE READ AND NOTE ALL REQUIREMENTS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION ** Film permits are required for all production projects filming in Greater Fort Lauderdale. Although film permits are free, please note that the production is responsible for the cost of any additional city services needed. Depending upon the scope of the project, specific permits may be necessary, such as: tent, pyrotechnic, firearm, or environmental. The following list outlines the requirements needed to secure a film permit for most of the governmental interests in Broward County. We are currently experiencing technical issues with our permitting system. Please allow a minimum of 3-5 business days' notice for processing once your permit request and all corresponding documentation have been received. Some municipalities require 5 business days' notice. Our team's hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (EST). NOTE: County and municipal offices are closed on weekends and holidays (some municipalities are also closed Fridays). Recent staff changes and hours of operation may also have an impact on permit approval time. A Certificate of Insurance is required to additionally insure the municipality in which you choose to work. Broward County requires a specific clause for additional insured. The exact preferred verbiage is provided below along with other specific insurance requirements.* PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING. A locations breakdown including times, dates, rain dates, special arrangements or needs for parking, and city/county services requested. The permit must be submitted by an authorized representative of your company and include size of cast and crew, number and types of vehicles, and approximate budget. Depending on the size of the project, a script or story board will help officials in determining what special services may be needed. No fees are required for film permits in Broward County. Please note that although the Broward County parks do not charge location fees, you may like to make a donation to the Parks Foundation of Broward County and/or earmark the donation for the park you are visiting. To make a donation, visit browardparksfoundation.org. Prior to the issuance of the permit, you will discuss your project directly with our office and the designated city contact or facility manager. At your request, our office will provide contacts' name and phone number for additional city service needed (Ex: police detail, parking, fire, etc.). Filming in residential areas requires a Film Permit, even if you will remain contained to the private property. Some private, commercial areas also require Film Permits. If the location is in a neighborhood, we request that you distribute a letter to all affected neighbors as far in advance as possible. If near stores/shops please do the same. You can obtain a Filming Notice sample letter by either e-mailing or calling our office. We are happy to provide you with a Visit Lauderdale logo for location credit. Insurance Requirements Our office is eager to ensure that all productions filmed in the county are in compliance with the local laws and that the shoot is conducted as safely as possible for the production crew and property owners. A film permit requires a Certificate of Insurance that additionally insures the jurisdiction in which you plan to film (see below for certificate holder address details). Insurance certificates must also includes the following details: The name of the insured production company The name of the insurance company A policy which provides at least $1,000,000 of Comprehensive General Liability for each instance of claim If the company is using company owned vehicles, $300,000 Automobile Liability The statutory limits for workers compensation and employers liability (this is required for productions with 4 or more cast/crew) The policy number and dates of policy coverage, including an expiration date that falls after the shoot date The following clause must be included under “Description of operations/locations/vehicles" section: * FOR GENERAL LIABILITY: THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER IS NOTED AS ADDITIONAL INSURED WITH RESPECT TO LIABILITY. Please upload your certificate where indicated within the application. I HAVE READ THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND WILL APPLY THEM TO MY PERMIT SUBMISSION. Certificate Holders: BROWARD COUNTY 115 South Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 CITY OF COCONUT CREEK 4800 West Copans Road Coconut Creek, FL 33063 CITY OF COOPER CITY 9090 SW 50th Place Cooper City, FL 33329-0910 CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS 9500 West Sample Road Coral Springs, FL 33065 CITY OF DANIA BEACH 100 W Dania Beach Boulevard Dania Beach, FL 33004 BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE Department of Fire Rescue & Emergency Services 2601 West Broward Blvd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 TOWN OF DAVIE 6591 SW 45th St. Davie, FL 33314 CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH 150 NE 2nd Avenue Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE 100 North Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 TOWN OF HILLSBORO BEACH 1210 Hillsboro Mile Hillsboro Beach, FL 33062 CITY OF HOLLYWOOD 2600 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, FL 33020 CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES 4300 NW 36th Street Lauderdale Lakes, FL 3319 TOWN OF LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA 4501 Ocean Drive Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33308 CITY OF LAUDERHILL 5581 W Oakland Park Boulevard Lauderhill, FL 33313 CITY OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT 2200 NE 38th Street Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 CITY OF MARGATE 5790 Margate Boulevard Margate, FL 33063 CITY OF MIRAMAR 2300 Civic Center Place Miramar, FL 33025 CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE 701 SW 71st Avenue North Lauderdale, FL 33063 CITY OF OAKLAND PARK 3650 NE 12th Avenue Oakland Park, FL 33334 CITY OF PARKLAND 6600 University Drive Parkland, FL 33067 TOWN OF PEMBROKE PARK 3150 SW 52nd Avenue Pembroke Park, FL 33023 CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES 601 City Center Way Pembroke Pines, FL 33025 CITY OF POMPANO BEACH 100 West Atlantic Boulevard Pompano Beach, FL 33060 TOWN OF SOUTHWEST RANCHES 13400 Griffin Road Southwest Ranches, FL 33330 CITY OF SUNRISE 10770 West Oakland Park Boulevard Sunrise, FL 33351 CITY OF TAMARAC 7525 NW 88th Avenue Tamarac, FL 33321 CITY OF WILTON MANORS 2020 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors, FL 33305 @VisitLauderdale The official site of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau 101 NE Third Avenue, Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 | 954-765-4466 Contact Us Partners Broward County FAQ Privacy Policy Site Map Choose your Language English Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Azerbaijani Basque Belarusian Bengali Bulgarian Catalan Chinese - Simplified Chinese - Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Esperanto Estonian Fillipino Finnish Français Galician Georgian Deutsch Greek Gujarati Haitian - Creole Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italiano Japanese Kannada Korean Latin Latvia Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Español Swahili Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukranian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish © 2021 GFLCVB All rights reserved. I Agree This site uses cookies for measurement, ads and optimization. By continuing to use our site you agree to our privacy policy.