What is a fixer?
A fixer is a local producer or production manager. Being a professional production fixer in Israel takes years of training in various areas. He or she work for the local production company, and they manage a specific production. A production fixer usually runs the local aspects of the shoot, from the prep phase until the end of filming. The fixer is in charge of our local camera crew, of getting the required film permits and coordinating the shoot with anyone involved in it.
For many years we objected the term “fixer”. It has some kind of a sleazy, derogatory meaning. But the term have become internationally acceptable, and we had to accept it as well. There are many kinds of fixers in the production world – our fixers in Israel can be also titled production managers, field producers or unit production managers.
Documentary & News Fixers in Israel
Highlight Films provides experienced fixers and field producers for international documentary, news, and TV productions shooting in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.
What Our Fixers Do
- Location research, scouting, and advance visits
- Interview access — contacting and securing subjects across all sectors
- Film permits from Israeli authorities and local municipalities
- Security assessment and risk management advice
- Translation and interpretation (Hebrew, Arabic, English)
- Driver-fixers and production logistics
- Journalist and press card facilitation
- Liaison with IDF Spokesperson Unit for military embeds
- Gaza and West Bank access coordination
Types of Productions We Fix
- Documentary and long-form journalism
- Daily and breaking news for major international networks
- Reality TV and entertainment formats
- Investigative and current affairs programmes
- Travel and lifestyle content
- Educational and NGO productions
Our Experience
Since 1998, we have provided fixer services to virtually every major international broadcaster — BBC, CNN, PBS, Channel 4, NHK, TBS, Arte, DW, France 24, ESPN, CBS, NBC, and many more.