Location Management Services

Here is how this works in practice. We give location running that handles each practical aspect of filming at a site once it is secured. Our team plans access and parking, unit base placement, power and water for remote desert locations, crew and gear movement, and the cleanup and reinstatement that location agreements need. We set up with provincial wilaya authorities, manage relations with site owners and surrounding communities, and arrange security where crowds, gear or heritage sites are involved.

Here is the breakdown. On the ground, Location running in Morocco means planning around real conditions: desert heat above 40°C, sandstorms, the geography of a country that spans Sahara, Atlas Mountains and Atlantic coast, and the trilingual planning, Arabic, French and English, that a global shoot needs. All of this is run alongside the CCM-licensed production-services firm managing the production.

Here is the short of it. Strong location running is what allows Morocco's spectacular but demanding locations to be filmed smoothly. Aït Benhaddou, the most-filmed location in the country, the Ouarzazate studio sets, the dunes of Merzouga and Erg Chebbi, the medieval medina of Fez and the souks of Marrakech each present their own access and logistical challenges, and shoots from 'Gladiator' and 'Kingdom of Heaven' to HBO's 'Game of Thrones' have tested they can be managed. We draw on that set up know-how and on relationships with regional bodies such as the Ouarzazate Film Commission, so a production gets locations that are well prepared, communities that are onside, and a unit that can move efficiently across Morocco's different terrain.