If you're trying to make a movie about a country's government, do you need to fly a plane to that country, take a taxi to the government's offices, and pay them a few million dollars? (or you could make a movie about it and not get in trouble?)
2007-09-20 23:19:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
I'm talking about Djibouti if you don't know. Djibouti of Africa. It's a democracy and it's fictional.
2007-09-20 23:27:35 · update #1
I checked. There ain't a film organzation for Djibouti. It's a third world country and there are no movies about Djibouti or by Djibouti or in Djibouti.
2007-09-20 23:38:58 · update #2
Woah! Heavy question. Depends on a ton of things. Like what country are you talking about? Most countries have a film consulate. I'd get in touch with someone there, definitely. And is it a documentary or a fictional story about their government? Who do you plan to interview? All things to consider. You don't need to fly to the country, though it might be necessary research. Contact their film consulate as a good starting place.
2007-09-20 23:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by Katey B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can make a movie about anything you want, however, using other people's footage or copying anyone else's work is infringement. If it's all original, or you have permissions, or you get a company or someone to sponser you and get rights to certain things, interview over the phone important witnesses, the subject, or others connected, there is nothing illegal about making a film, no subject is taboo.
2007-09-28 14:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by MsW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Examples:
Mission to mars wasn't filmed on mars.
Cry Freedom, a feature film about the apartheid era of South Africa, was shot in neighboring Zimbabwe,
2007-09-20 23:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋