Guide · Places we've filmed
Bali filming locations
Rice fields, clifftops, sea caves, the volcano, temples, villas and beach clubs: the places we've shot across Bali, and what each one takes.
The island is the set.
In a day you can go from a rice field to a clifftop to a beach club. These are the places we've filmed, grouped by the kind of shot they give you, each with the film we made there.
Most need some kind of permission, and crews from abroad need a film permit and visas first. That's all at the end.
Rice fields
Rice fields still run between the beach towns, so you don't have to drive far for one.
Sardine, Seminyak
A sunset DJ set in the rice field for K-Club Records: Jonas Saalbach, filmed from the decks to the drone.
Rice fields are working farms. Ask whoever owns or farms the land before you set up.
Clifftops, beaches and sea caves
The clifftops
Cupshe's 2021 swimwear campaign: matching sets and skateboards, with the sea behind them.
Sea caves and the coast
Soneya, Rahul Vaidya's music video with Jiya Shankar, from the sea caves to sunset.
Uluwatu
Thess Fischer's set at the Expression festival.
On the beach
Bali Bloom's festival film: the beach, the music and the fire.
The volcano and the forest
From the volcano to the ocean
Running with the Wolfpack follows Mark Baker around Bali, from the volcano to the ocean.
The forest
Lily Jean's campaign, Where the Wild Things Are, shot in the forest.
Batur and Penelokan are conservation areas, like Batukau, Buyan-Tamblingan and Sangeh. Foreign productions pay a shooting fee there and need a Simaksi entry permit arranged in advance.
Ubud and the temples
Gedong Family House, Ubud
QVLN and Sunny Z's Balinese temple show: live instruments, vocals and a DJ set.
Kabana, Ubud
Jordan John headlining Kabana's Holiday Festival, and his live set back at Kabana.
Donna, Ubud
Social films for the restaurant and tapas bar: candlelit dinners and signature cocktails.
Temples need permission from the temple and the village, and ceremonies always come first.
Villas
Private Jet Villa
EDX's 700th NoXcuses episode: a live set with the island all around.
Morabito Art Villa
The Martinez Brothers' artist film.
A villa and its pool
Cloud Slides' e-commerce shoot: every colourway by the pool, on the grass and at the villa.
Beach clubs
Atlas Beach Club, Canggu
Wiz Khalifa's night at Atlas Beach Fest.
Savaya, Uluwatu
The Southern Tribe films, and Nicole Moudaber's live show for Beatport.
Morabito, Berawa
Thess Fischer's set on the beach.
Café del Mar
Victony's Asia tour stop, and the Island Fighters League's fight nights.
La Brisa, Canggu
HÖR Berlin's five-day pop-up, and a Boiler Room night.
Potato Head, Seminyak
The Boiler Room night we streamed live.
Komune
Istoria's day of DJs, Balinese dance, fire, yoga and sound healing.
Beach clubs set their own terms. Book them like any location, with a location agreement.
Clubs
Red Ruby, Seminyak
The seventh-birthday film, and Stella Bossi's night.
Vault
Almost every one of Vault Bali's social films for five years, and Club Conscious's 38-hour livestream.
Beyond Bali
Flores
CRO's two music videos and two YouTube Music live sessions, all from one trip.
Jakarta
See You All the Way Up, the film that launched Vault Jakarta.
Kuala Lumpur
Thess Fischer's three-hour set at W Kuala Lumpur.
Singapore
King Promise's first Asia tour.
Hong Kong
A Mixmag Lab session.
The Scottish Highlands
Apostle Tactical's first promo film: three days, three locations.
Planning a shoot
Most of these places need permission of some kind, from a venue agreement to a conservation-area permit. Crews from abroad also need a film permit and C14 visas before anything else.
Or leave it to us: we know these places, and we'll find the right one for your story.
Questions
Where can you film in Bali?
Almost anywhere, with the right permission: rice fields, clifftops, beaches, sea caves, forests, temples, villas, beach clubs and clubs. Conservation areas and temples have their own rules.
Do you need permission to film at a Bali beach club or villa?
Yes. Venues set their own terms, so book them like any location, with a location agreement. Crews from abroad also need the national film permit and C14 visas.
Can you film at a temple in Bali?
Yes, with permission from the temple and the village. Dress codes and ceremonies come first, so plan around them.
What does it cost to film at Batur or other Bali conservation areas?
Rp 20 million per project for a foreign production, plus Rp 2 million for a drone, with a Simaksi entry permit arranged in advance.
Sources
Checked Nov 2026- Antara Bali, BKSDA Bali on entry permits for conservation areas (February 2026): bali.antaranews.com
Contact
Go ahead, SHŌ off.
Tell us what you're planning.
Or email film@sho.media.
Our production team answers every message, and our director builds every quote. We shoot across Asia, from Jakarta and Singapore to Hong Kong.
