A list of Tunisian embassy around the world, where you can find the email and the phone numbers of the embassy. TO get a film permit you can contact the Tunisian Embassy or Council in your county. For ore information contact us
Country : City Address Phone Fax Email Algeria : Alger 5, Rue de Bois – Hydra, Alger. (00213) (0)216.913.88
(0)216.915.67
(0)216.927.450021321692316 ambassade@ambtunisie-dz.com Argentina : Buenos Aires Cuidad de la Paz 3086/3088 Buenos Aires – 1429. (005411) 45.44.26.18
45.45.51.4900541145456369 atbuenosaires@infovia.com.ar Austria : Vienne Opernring 5/3, 1010 Wien (00431) 581.51.81
581.52.82
Consul Serv. :(00431) 581.52.80004315815592 at.vienne@aon.at Bahrain : Manama Villa 54 – Road 3601 Cité 336,Adlya Manama B.P : 26911. (00973) 71.41.49 0097317715702 atmanama@batelco.com.bh Belgium : Bruxelles 278, Avenue de Tervuren, 1150 Woluwe Saint Pierre Bruxelles. (00322) 771.73.95
770.51.05003227719433 amb.detunisie@brutele.be
at.belgique@diplomatie.gov.tnBrazil : Brasilia Shis- QI 09 Conjunto 16, Casa 20, CEP 71 625 160 Brasilia – df. (005561) 248.72.77
248.73.6600556132487355 tn.adm.brasilia@gmail.com
tn.brasilia@gmail.comCameroun : Yaounde Rue Rotary de Bastos 1811 Bastos, B.P 6074 Yaounde (00237) 22.20.33.68
(00237)22.20.35.230023722210507 at.yaounde@camnet.cm Canada : Ottawa 515, O’Connor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3P8. (00613) 680.8781
(00613) 421.147800161323777939 etottawa@bellnet.ca China : Pekin 1, San Li Tun Dong Jie, BEIJING, 100600. (008610) 65.32.24.35
65.32.24.36
65.32.05.4700861065325818 at_beijing@netchina.com.cn Côted’Ivoire : Abidjan Avenue de Lafosse Prolongée Plateau Immeuble Pelieu 6ème étage, Abidjan. (00225)20.226.123 0022520226124 ambtunisie.abj@aviso.ci Czech Republic : Prague Nad Výšinkou 1325/7 150 00 Praha 5 (420) 244 460 652 / 3 420 244 460 825 at.prague@diplomatie.gov.tn
amt.prague@volny.czDR of Congo : Kinshasa 67-69, Avenue du Cercle, Kinshasa Gombe. (00243) 88.03.901
directe line : 88.40.37100243813010920 atkinshasa@yahoo.fr Egypte : Cairo 26, Avenue El Guezirah, Street Zamalek, Le Caire 11211 Egypte. (00202) 735.49.40
736.89.62
Ligne Directe : 735.20.32 tunisiacairo@link.net Ethiopia : Addis-Ababa Woreda 18, Kebele 27, House N°127 P.O Box : 100069 Addis Ababa. (00251) 11 66 12 063
11 66 21 84000251115517577
00251116621841amb.tun.addis@ethionet.et Finland : Helsenki Liisankatu 14 B 31, 00170 Helsinki, Finlande. 00358 9 680 396 14 00358 9 680 396 10 at.helsenki@kolumbus.fi France : Paris 25, Rue Barbet de Jouy , 75007 Paris (00331) 45.55.95.98 0033145560264 atn.paris@wanadoo.fr Germany : Berlin Lindenallee, 16 – 14050 Berlin. (004930) 308.206.73
308.206.7400493030820683 at.berlin@t-online.de Greece : Athenes 2, Rue Antheon Palaio Psychico, 15452 Athenes, Greece (0030210) 671.75.90
674.97.9100302106713432 atathina@otenet.gr Hungary : Budapest Budakeszi UT 77.II/11 1021 Budapest. (00361) 200.89.29 003613257291 at.budapest@t-online.hu India : New Delhi A-42, vasant Marg, Vsant Vihar, New Delhi, 110057 – India. (009111)2. 614.53.46
614.53.49
614.53.5100911126145301 tunisiaembassy@airtelmail.in Indonesia : Jakarta Wisma Dharmala Sakti, 11ème étage, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, KAV 32, Jakarta 10220. (006221) 52892328
52892329
528923340062215255889 atjkt@uninet.net.id Irak : Baghdad Mahalla 617 Zuqaq 49/1, Hay Andalus, Mansour. Satellite : (00873) 762.730.840
(008737) 627.30.840
Consul Serv. :542.45.690096415428585 at.baghdad@diplomatie.gov.tn
amb.tun_irq@yahoo.comIran : Teheran Avenue Shahid Lavasani, n°12 Farmanieh,19366 Teheran Iran.. (009821) 270.41.61
270.41.62
270.66.98
270.66.9900982122631994 at-teheran@neda.net Italy : Rome Via Asmara N°7 – 00199 Roma. (003906) 860.30.60
(003906)860.30.68 (5 lignes)00390686218204 at.roma@tiscali.it Japan : Tokyo 3-6-6 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-Ku, 102-0074, T Japon (00813) 35.11.66.22
35.11.66.23
35.11.66.24
35.11.66.250081335116600 at.tokyo@tunisia.or.jp Jordania : Amman Jabal Amman Zahran Street, B.P. n°17185 Amman, 11195 Jordanie (009626) 567.43.07
567.43.080096265922769 atamman@go.com.jo Kowait : Koweït-City Al Oudailia, St. Issa Abderrahman, Al-Sanoussi, Bl 3-Jeda, Villa 13 – Po Box 5976 Safat 13060. (00965) 25.26.261
25.42.14400965258995 at_kuwet@qualitynet.net Lebanon : Beyrouth Martakla, Hazmia – BP 352 Hazmieh – 7397 Riadh Solh Beyrouth. (009615) 457 431
547 430009615950434 ambtn@inco.com.lb Mali : Bamako Korofina Nord Rue 161 Angle : 102 Porte 377 2488 Bamako. (00223) 20.23.17.54 002232235665 Chancellerie@ambatun-mali.org.ml Malte : La Valette Valetta Road, BZN 03, Attard. (0035621) 417.070
417.171
directe line: 342.8980020227362479
0035621413414at.lavalette@maltanet.net Mauritania : Nouakchott Ambassade de Tunisie BP 631 , Nouakchott, Mauritanie. (00222) 525.28.71
524.21.24002225251827 ambatun@op.mr Morocco : Rabat 6, Avenue de Fès 10000 Rabat. (00212) 37.73.06.36
37.73.05.76
37.66.02.5100212537730637 at-rabat@maghrebnet.net.ma Netherlands : La Haye 98, Gentsestraat – 2587 HX – Den Haag – La Haye. (003170) 351.22.51
D : 354.84.36
Serv. Consulaire 355.07.000031703514323 ambassadetunisie@ziggo.nl /
at.lahaye@diplomatie.gov.tnNigeria : Abuja 09, Usuma Street, off Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria. (00234-9) 41.32.966
41.32.967
(00234-9) 41.32.9680023494132860 at.abuja@yahoo.com Norway : Oslo Fridtjof Nansens 9, N°0160 Oslo. (0047) 22417200
22417201004722417204 at.oslo@online.no Oman : Muscat Al Inchirah Rue N° 1522 Immeuble 1446 Medinat Qabous, Mascat. (00968) 603.486
603 4960096824697778 atmascat@omantel.net.om Pakistan : Islamabad House 221 Street N° 21, E-7, P.O. Box 1913 Islamabad (009251) 26552781
26523870092512653564 atisl@comsats.net.pk Palestine : Ramallah Rue Nazaha Ramallah– Palestine. 0097022950190
0097022950191
00970229501920097022950446
0097222950431tunispal@planet.com Pologne : Varsovia UL Misliwiecka 14, 00-459 Varsovie. (004822) 628.25.86
628.63.300048226216295 at.varsovie@ambtun.pl Portugal : Lisbonne Rua Rodrigo Rebelo, 16 1400-318 Lisboa Portugal. (00351) 21.301.03.30
21.301.91.70
21.302.08.0500351213016817 at.lisbonne@netcabo.pt Qatar : Doha Doha P.O Box 21185Cité Hazem MarkhyaDoha. (00974) 4128188
4128232/4213158009744128938 at.doha@quatar.net.qa Republic of Korea : Seoul Ambassade de Tunisie 1-17 Dongbingo-Dong, Yongsan-Gu, 140-230 Séoul Corée du Sud (00822) 790 43 34
790 43 35
D 798 56 76008227904333 ambtnkor@kornet.net Romania : Bucarest Str. Mihai Eminescu 50-54. (0040) 21.210.11.97
21.211.06.860040212101114 at.bucarest@b.astral.ro Russia : Moscow 28, Rue Malaya Nikitskaya,113105 Moscou. (007095) 291.28.58
291.28.69
directe 291.59.580074952917588 atmos@post.ru Saudi Arabia : Riyadh Diplomatic District, P.O. Box 94-368, Riyadh 11693 (009661) 488.79.00 0096614887641 amb.tunisie.riyadh@saudi.net.sa Senegal : Dakar Rue Alpha Hachamiyou Tall B.P : 3127 Dakar. (00221) 823.47.47
823.46.90
Directe : 823 45 0600221338237204 at.dakar@sentoo.sn Serbia : Belgrade Vase Pelagica 19, Belgrade. (00381.11) 36.91.961
36.90.19400381112651848 at.belgr@eunet.yu
at.belgrade@diplomatie.gov.tnSoudan : Khartoum 35, Avenue n°15 El Emarat, Khartoum. (0024911) 48.79.47
48.79.4900249183487950 at_khartoum@yahoo.fr South Africa : Pretoria 850 Church Street, Arcadia 0083,BP 56535 Pretoria. (002712) 342.62.82
342.62.830027123426284 at.pretoria@iburst.co.za
at.pretoria@mweb.cozaSpain : Madrid 3, Plaza de Alfonso Marinez, 28004 Madrid. (003491) 447.35.08
447.35.12
448.13.06 / 447.79.540034915938416 ambtnmad@terra.es Sweden : Stockholm Narvavägen 32, S-11522 Stockholm. (0046) 545.855.23
545.855.20
D : 663.12.75004686621975 at.stockholm@swipnet.se Swiss : Bern Kirchenfeldstrasse, 63 – 3005 Berne. (0041-31) 352.82.26
352.82.270041313510445 at.berne@diplomatie.gov.tn Syria : Damas 6, Jadet Chafei Mezzeh, BP 4114, Damas. [Standard] (00963-11) 61.32.700
613.27.01
Consulaire Service (00963-11) 61.32.703
Ambassader Secretaria (00963-11) 61.32.70200963116132704 at.damas@tarassul.sy Turkey : Ankara Kuleli Sokak N° 12 Gaziosmanpasa 6700, Ankara. (00312) 437.77.20
437.78.1200903124919634 at.ankara@superonline.com UK : London 29, Prince’s Gate, London SW 7 1QG. (0044) (207) 58.48.117
58.10.94600442075843205 London@tunisianembassy.co.uk UAE : Abu-Dhabi Avenue Corniche , villa n°A11, Al khalidia, Abou-dhabi. (009712) 68.11.331 0097126812707 pol_ambtunad@eim.ae USA : Washington 1515 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington D.C 20005. (001202) 862.18.50 0012028621858 at.washington@verizon.net Yemen : Sanaa Rue N°04st 38/ Av ,Algérie B.P 2561 Sanaa-Yémen (00967) 1 471844
(00967) 1 471845009671471840 at.sanaa@y.net.ye
The best time to film in the desert of Tunisia is from November to May, The oasis region of Tozeur and Kebeli is “the door” of the Sahara Desert locations. Chott el Djerid is a endorheic salt lake very well known for its moonscape looks. With a surface area of over 7000 km2 The Dahar region were you can find the Troglodyte homes, traditional olive oil press, traditional Amazigh “Berber” villages like the villages of Tamazret, Toujen, Cheneni, Matmata, as seen in the first Star Wars film, is a location of note in this region. Transport and accommodations No need for a 4X4 Hotels, gite and auberge with troglodyte rooms are available in the Dahar region like Toujane, we recomande Diar Toujane. Diar Barbar is a good hotel with several accommodations situated in the village of old Matmata.
The Tunisian Jewish community in the island of Djerba in Tunisia is a very conservative community. The Jewish community in Tunisia are around 1500 persons, must of them, around 1200 are living in Djerba. To film in Tunisia you need a film permit. It allowed you to film in all the cities specified in this permit. Otherwise a permanent police checkpoint is based in the 2 mains entrance of the Jewish area in Djerba and you will be controlled every time you enter the area. So you need to put this in your schedule. The must important Jewish area in Djerba is the Hara Kebira “Greater Neighborhood”, with the Jewish school, kosher restaurants, kosher public oven. The jewelry shops in Houmt Souk, the capitol of Djerba Island. The Ghriba synagogue, the first synagogue built out of Jerusalem. The must important Jewish event in Tunisia and specially in Djerba is the Ghriba annuel pilgrimage it happens around May. It’s a very important message of peace, where Tunisian Muslims and Jewish coming from all around the world for this event celebrate the Ghriba visit. Filming Shabbat in Harra Kbira in Djerba is very unique. It’s a kind of « curfew », you will see some person walking around the city. The preparation of Shabbat is also a great moment where you see all the families preparing the food and bread and bringing it to the bakeries. 
Security and police
The religious events
Tunisia is an easy country where you can come and film without troubles and citizens are very open to be filmed and they used to do that since years. With a lot of taxes facilities and accessible airport and ports. You need simply to get a film permit. Tunisia is a small country with a variety of landscapes (sea, beach, forest, mountain, waterfall, desert, sand dunes, rocky desert, natural region, lake, river, plain, grassland, salt lake). Airport and customs You need around 9 hours driving to go from the northeast point (Bizerte governorate) to the southeast point of the country (Tataouine governorate). Airport and customs With more then 8 international airports, serving the must important European, Mena region and Canada airports with direct flights. With 08 airports around the country, so you can fly directly to your shooting location without any need to drive for long hours. Tunis is around 01 hour flying from Rome and Lyon and around 02 or 03 hours from almost all the European capitols. In general using an ATA carnet helps save time when going through customs. Taxes and cash For the local purchasing you need to pay the VAT (19%) since 2018. The foreign company are excluded from the general invoice taxes. Must number of the hotels, rental car companies and restaurant accept the electronic cards Visa and Master Cards. Otherwise, the American Express is not very well widespread in Tunisia. Anyway you need to bring cash with you to pay the small purchases. You can discuss with your fixer about that point Archeological sites and museum In Tunisia you find Roman, Phoenician, Punic and Islamic archeological sites must of them are World Heritage of UNESCO since many years. Several museum are around the country the must famous is Bardo Museum based in the capitol Tunis. Climate and weather Tunisia is an open-air film set. With a soft climate, a sunny and blue sky almost all the year and the quality of the light is exceptional. Endowed with a soft climate, Tunisia is filming friendly in summer and winter alike. Religion 99% of the are Sunnite Maliki Muslims, The 1% left are split between Jewish and Christians, must of them are foreign. You can find Mosques all around the country, the must famous are Uqba mosque and Zitouna Mosque. Cathedrals also exist all around the country the must famous are the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Pau a Roman Catholic church, Russian Orthodox Church in Tunis and Greek Orthodox Church in Tunis. SAINT FÉLIX Church in Sousse a catholic church and many others. Synagogues exist in Tunisia like the Great Synagogue at Tunis El Gheriba Synagogue in Djerba and the Synagogue Keren Yéchoua in La Marsa, Tunis. Crew and technician Tunisia has a very experimented technicians (English, French and Italian speaking) in all shooting departments. Technicians have many years of experience with local and international shooting. Crews work 06 days a week and the working day is 09 hours with 01 hour break for lunch. Casting Tunisia has a very talented actors in different age and profile, speaking different languages (English, French, Arabic, Italian). Also with experienced casting director with an updated casting database, you can find also several Facebook groups and page to help you in your casting for amateurs and beginner. Extras Due to the geographical position of Tunisia, the Tunisian population are a panoply of various civilizations, you can find almost all the human races : Arabs, Amazigh “Berber”, Europeans (blond hair and colored eyes” Asian and black. Visas and Work permits Crews coming in Tunisia with Western passports don’t need a visa and can stay up to 90 days. No need for work permits to film in Tunisia. For more details about your passport and you legibility for the visa please visit this link.
Are you a filmmaker, aerial photographer, or drone enthusiast? Are you looking to shoot a movie, documentary, or other aerial footage in Tunisia? If so, you need to get permission from three ministries before you can legally fly your drone. The Interior, Defense, and Equipment (responsible for airports and ports) Ministers all need to approve your application before you can take to the skies. Additionally, you’ll need to get a general filming permit and have your paperwork in order 45 days before your planned flight. For the permit, you’ll need to provide the location, GPS coordinates, and exact flight time of your drone. You’ll also need to provide a copy of the drone pilot permit and the synopsis of your movie or documentary. Once you have the proper paperwork, you can then apply for the permit and hopefully get approved. For Tunisian companies, there is a permanent drone permit available that can be renewed every month. All you need to do is provide information on when and where you plan to use the drone. Unfortunately, importing a drone to Tunisia is not allowed. Any drone you bring into the country will be detained by customs. You can get them back when you leave the country, but if your exit airport is not the same as the one you used for entry, you must notify the authorities in writing to ensure the drone is released. At Gladiators Media Agency, we have the knowledge and experience to help you get your drone permit in Tunisia. Our friendly team can provide the necessary paperwork and help make sure the process goes as smoothly as possible. Contact us today to learn more about our services.
Are you planning to film in Tunisia? Do you need a film permit? Look no further than Gladiators Media Agency! We can help you get the right film permit quickly, with no hassle. According to Tunisian law, you will need a film permit to shoot in Tunisia. This process usually takes around two weeks to complete. To get a film permit, you must provide the following documents to the Tunisian Embassy or Council in your country or city: 1. A copy of the crew members passports. 2. A copy of the press card (if applicable). 3. A film permit request written on an official paper with your organization stamp and the responsible signature. 4. An equipment list of all the “big equipment” you are planning to bring with you, such as cameras, wireless equipment, drones, SNG, live video streaming and transmission equipment and other transmission equipment. You will also need to specify the locations and dates you want to film in Tunisia, as well as the topic you want to cover. Getting a film permit for Tunisia can seem like a daunting task, but with the help of Gladiators Media Agency, it doesn’t need to be! We can help you navigate the process and make sure you get your permit in a timely, hassle-free manner. If you need more information about drone importation, please visit our Drone permit blog or contact us. At Gladiators Media Agency, we understand the importance of getting the right film permit for your project. We are here to provide you with the expertise you need to make sure your project is a success. So don’t hesitate to get in touch and let us know how we can help you get the right film permit for Tunisia!