In order to simplify the procedures for local and foreign filmmakers to apply for filming in Macao, the Cultural Affairs Bureau, in collaboration with a number of public services, launched the trial “Coordination Service for Filming Permit Application” from 31 May. The Cultural Affairs Bureau shall serve as the responsible public service in receiving all filming applications submitted by the filmmakers and refer the corresponding applications to the participating public services in the network for follow-up.

The “Coordination Service for Filming Permit Application” is jointly coordinated by a total of ten public services: the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Sports Bureau, the Customs Service, the Fire Services Bureau, the Public Security Police Force, the Judiciary Police, the Transport Bureau, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Marine and Water Bureau, and the Cultural Affairs Bureau. The Cultural Affairs Bureau shall serve as the responsible public service in receiving all filming applications submitted by the filmmakers and provide services such as consultation, application guidelines, application collection, document referral, enquiry, and online enquiry about application status; while the participating public services in the network shall contact the applicants directly in regards of the reply of the filming applications.

The trial “Coordination Service for Filming Permit Application” is available until the end of this year. It provides a unified service for application collection, in order to save the applicants’ time for visiting a number of public services, as well as to allow the applicants to trace the application status. The trial service will be gradually optimised based on the actual practice. For more information about the “Coordination Service for Filming Permit Application”, please visit under the “Services—Coordination Service for Filming Permit Application” at the Cultural Affairs Bureau webstie (www.icm.gov.mo) or the Macao Cultural and Creative Industries Website (www.macaucci.gov.mo). For enquiries, please contact Ms. Wong, staff member of IC through tel. no. (853) 2871 0306 during office hours.