Kent Film Office


The Kent Film Office is a Kent County Council initiative which was set up in 2006 to promote filming in Kent and attract inward investment into the Kent economy from the film and broadcast industries.
Based in Invicta House, County Hall, Maidstone, the Kent Film Office has two staff members who provide a dedicated Film Commissioning Service including a location finding and research service, obtaining film permits, facilitating traffic management requests, sourcing local crew and trainees and mediating any disputes.
The Kent Film Office has the following three priorities for the county of Kent:
Since its launch, filming activity has brought over £40 million into Kent, with the Kent Film Office assisting many high profile productions including:
Feature films:
TV Dramas:
The Kent Film Office works closely with national partners Creative England and is a member of the Film Offices UK group.
Locally, the Kent Film Office collaborates with organisations including The Maidstone Studios and Screen South.
In 2008, the Kent Film Office worked with all of Kent’s county and district councils, Kent Police and private stakeholders to launch the , pledging Kent to be a Film Friendly County.

Kent Development Fund 2009 – 2012

In 2009, the Kent Film Office launched a to support film and television projects with script development and productions wishing to locate their filming in Kent. The fund invested in productions including Strawberry Fields and Age of Heroes and closed in 2012.

Film Tourism

The Kent Film Office has an interactive which details feature films and TV dramas filmed in Kent, dating as far back as 1940 film Contraband, which featured Ramsgate. The has over 200 productions which have filmed across nearly 300 locations.
The Kent Film Office also has themed trails including , , , and , with a special Tudor Trail to be released in 2016.