Film Office Rates

Oakland Film Office Rates for film permits, film shoot parking, City services, and City locations for filming. There is a Technology and Enhancement fee of 12.5% of your application fee added to each permit cost. All permitting fees are non-refundable, but a credit can be applied if our office receives notification of a cancellation prior to the shoot date.

Film Permit Services & Rates - as of July 1, 2024

Film Permit Services & Rates - as of July 1, 2024

Film Type	Rate per day
Feature	$245.00
Television	$306.00
Commercial	$306.00
Industrial or Web	$245.00
Music Video	$122.00
Short Subject	$61.00
Still Photography	$92.00
Student Projects	Fee Waived - Letter from school required
PSA (Public Service Announcement)	Fee Waived - Letter from organization required

City Services	Rate per day
Fire Permit	$ depends on the project
Firefighter Services	$ depends on the project
Police Services	$120* per hour (approximation) 5 hour and 2 Officer minimum
City Hall Engineers	$100* per hour (approximation)
Security Guard	After hours $35 per hour (approximation)

City Property Locations	Rate per day
City Hall	$1,000
City Hall Plaza (exterior)	$1,000
Dalziel Building	$1,000
Wilson Building	$1,000
State Building	Not Permitted by our office.
City Center	Private Property, not City owned - Rates subject to change
City Parks	To reserve the park, please submit the rental application found here via email to: cru@oaklandca.gov to secure your location and pay fees.

Parking	Parking
City Street Parking	Rates as listed in PDF
Please click here to download a PDF of Oakland Parking Rates

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