On this page
- What can you ask when you contact Film Permit Bali?
- What should your message include?
- Can the desk issue a permit or visa?
- What happens if an offer follows?
- How should you share sensitive details?
- Can you report an error on this site?
- What else do people ask before writing in?
- Which sources support this page?
- How do I reach the desk?
By Film Permit Bali Editorial Desk
To contact Film Permit Bali, message WhatsApp +62 811-3941-4563 or email bd@juaraholding.com with your dates, locations, crew and purpose. The desk answers questions about filming in Bali and can discuss paid help. It is not a government office, and it does not issue permits or visas.
What can you ask when you contact Film Permit Bali?
Most useful questions concern a real project and a real date. You might ask which approval comes first, whether a location has a manager to approach, or why a page on this site did not match your situation. The desk can read a plan and tell you which parts look unresolved. A narrow question is fine too, such as which embassy instruction applies to a crew flying from a particular country.
Subjects can include:
- the order of paperwork for a foreign production;
- visa wording that seems to conflict between official pages;
- location consent at temples, villages, beaches and private property;
- drone questions linked to a specific flight, place and date;
- how a shoot schedule fits around Balinese holidays;
- whether a page on this site is out of date.
Replies are general information based on the sources this site cites. They are not legal, immigration or aviation advice, and they are no substitute for an answer from the office that decides. Where a question can only be settled by a mission or a ministry, the desk will say so and point you there. If you have not yet read the basics, the Bali film permit overview comes first, how to get a film permit in Bali covers the sequence and film permit requirements in Indonesia covers who and what is involved.
What should your message include?
The facts below give the desk what it needs to answer without a round of follow-up questions. Short notes are fine. A list typed on a phone is as useful as a formal brief.
- What you are making. Feature, series, advertisement, documentary, news item, photo shoot or personal project, with a working title if you have one.
- Who is behind it. The name and country of the company, broadcaster, school or client. Say so if you are an individual, because the regulation's definition of a foreign party turns on this.
- Whether you have an Indonesian partner. Name them if you already have one, or say you have none yet.
- Dates. The shoot window, how fixed it is, and the date the crew lands.
- Locations. Be as exact as you can. "A temple in Ubud" and a named temple lead to different answers, because each manager decides separately.
- Crew. Number of foreign crew, their nationalities, and where each will apply from.
- Equipment. A rough list, and whether anything unusual is coming, such as drones, underwater housings or large lighting packages.
- Your actual question. One sentence saying what you need to decide.
If you are further along, the checklist comparison on the requirements page shows what a mission asks for, and having a synopsis and schedule ready makes any early conversation easier.
| Type of project | Add this to your message |
|---|---|
| Documentary | Main subject, and any community or agency involved |
| Advertising or branded content | Client's country, and how the film will be used |
| News or current affairs | Organisation, deadline and story topic |
| Student film | Institution and the person who can sign for it |
| Drone work | Aircraft weight, place, date and who will fly |
| Personal or travel filming | Your visa type, and whether anyone pays you |
Can the desk issue a permit or visa?
No. Both come from government, and no message to this site changes who decides. Regulation 48/2018 places the Location Use Permit with the minister responsible for culture, and visas go through e-Visa.
Who sponsors you matters too, and the film fixer page explains what embassies ask of that company. Nothing on this site should be read as a claim that the desk holds a guarantor ID or appears on that list. Whoever you consider, including anyone discussed through this desk, ask for evidence of the listing and check it with your mission.
What happens if an offer follows?
A question can simply end with an answer. Some lead to a conversation about paid help. A request here can end in a paid booking, which gives us a commercial interest, so keep that in mind when you weigh what you read.
If a service is proposed, it comes as a written offer. Before you agree to anything, that offer should state the price, any fee, what is included, and the company that contracts with you. The website is not a contracting party, and a chat message or a sentence on a page is not an offer. Only the written offer binds. Asking a question commits you to nothing, and no offer can promise that a government office will approve an application, because that decision belongs to the office. Read a proposal with these questions in mind:
- Which company is signing, and in which country is it registered?
- Which amounts go to a government office, and which go to the company?
- What happens to the fee if an approval is refused or delayed?
- Which approvals are outside the scope?
More about how the site is run is on the about page, and the disclaimer sets out the position on figures and guarantees.
How should you share sensitive details?
Keep the first message light. The desk does not need passport scans, ID numbers or payment details in order to answer a general question, so leave them out. Nationality and a rough crew count are enough at this stage. If documents become relevant later, ask who will receive them, why they need them and how they will be sent. The same habit is sensible with any company you approach about a shoot. If your project is confidential, describe it in general terms and say that it is, for example "a European advertising shoot in early 2027 at two temples".
Can you report an error on this site?
Yes, and corrections are welcome. Rules, fees and office names change, and official pages sometimes disagree. Send the page address, the sentence you think is wrong, and a link to the document that shows why. A link to an official source helps most. If you work for a site manager or an office named on a page and have a current rate or rule, that is especially useful, and you are welcome to say so in your message.
What else do people ask before writing in?
Who can I ask about filming in Bali?
For a decision, ask the Indonesian mission handling your application, the location's manager, or the relevant ministry. For a first reading of a plan, you can write to this desk, which offers general information and makes no official decisions.
Is the desk part of the Indonesian government?
No. The desk belongs to this guide, which sits under Juara Holding Group. It is neither a film commission nor a government body, and a reply from it carries no official weight.
Can I ask a question without hiring anyone?
Yes. A question does not commit you to anything. If paid help is discussed later, the terms appear in a written offer, and you decide whether to accept it.
How quickly will the desk reply?
This page promises no fixed reply time. Put your dates at the top of the message so an urgent deadline is obvious, and do not hold a filing date while waiting for an answer here.
Can the desk sponsor my film permit or visa?
This site makes no claim to be a registered sponsor. Embassy guidance says a sponsor must be a listed company, so check the status of any company you are considering with your mission.
Which sources support this page?
How do I reach the desk?
Two channels reach the desk: WhatsApp at +62 811-3941-4563 and email at bd@juaraholding.com. WhatsApp suits a short question. Email is better when you are attaching a schedule, a location list or a longer brief.