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Cape Town filming permits rose 22% in a year, to 4,757
4,757permits 2023/24 · Highest
More filming took place in the city, even though investment tied to the national film rebate fell sharply. The two figures count different things.
From our storiesCape Town's Film Economy: 2026 Data AnalysisRead the full story →
Method and sources
Each bar is the number of filming permits issued by the City of Cape Town in a financial year, as reported in the article.
2022/23: 3,910. 2023/24: 4,757, which the article marks as up 22% in one year.
This is Panel A of the article's two-panel chart. Panel B, national rebate-linked investment, is credited to industry figures reported by a news outlet and is left out here.
The article notes permit counts include every shoot that needs a street closed, including commercials that never apply for a rebate.
The article gives financial years without exact dates, so the period uses the City's financial year, 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024.
Sources: City of Cape Town Film Permit Office (https://www.capetown.gov.za/)
Figures as published in our article on Cape Town's film economy (chart last checked 14 September 2026): City of Cape Town Film Permit Office permit counts. The link is to the publisher, not the exact table.
Chart updated · 27 Oct 2026. The observation dates above describe the data, not today’s conditions.
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