Your Production Support in France and Belgium
Permits, crew, locations, and on-the-ground coordination — from a fixer with 12 years of access to places most productions never reach.
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Our Services
Everything your production needs on the ground
From a single-day interview to a multi-week documentary — we handle permits, crew, logistics, and access so you can focus on the story.
Filming Permits & Access
Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Élysée Palace, Notre-Dame, EU institutions. We handle the full permit chain — including access most fixers can't get.
Crew Sourcing & Coordination
Bilingual DOPs, sound, lighting, PAs, drone pilots. 100+ trusted professionals across France and Belgium, available at short notice.
Translation & Cultural Liaison
On-set interpretation in French, English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Interview coordination, cultural protocol, document translation.
Location Scouting
Iconic Parisian landmarks, rural France, Belgian countryside, EU quarter. We find locations and manage permissions end to end.
Equipment & Logistics
From camera & lighting rental coordination to transportation, accommodation, catering and on-the-ground support.
Case Studies
PBS - 2023
Interviewing President Macron at the Élysée Presidential Palace
Full production coordination for a remote presidential interview — security clearance, historical monument logistics, live link to Los Angeles.
CBC News - 2024
Exclusive Notre-Dame access before reopening
Secured rare entry to the Notre-Dame restoration site weeks before the Paris Olympics lockdown — coordinated for CBC News/Radio-Canada.
CBC News - 2026
Interpreting for Gisèle Pélicot
On-site interpreter and fixer for CBC News coverage of one of France's most significant criminal trials of the decade.
How we work
Step 1
Tell us about your project
Brief, timeline, locations, crew needs. We scope everything and come back with a clear plan and budget.
Step 2
We handle the ground
Permits, crew, logistics, access. You focus on the story — we make sure the production runs smoothly.
Step 3
On-set support
Available throughout the shoot — translation, coordination, problem-solving. We stay until it's wrapped.
“A valuable asset to my reporting efforts, Virgile deeply understands how journalists operate, how they think, what they need and how to best support their work. He is an excellent interpreter, can work fast and stays cool in a crisis.”
Recent Projects
CBC News — Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Brief: Support a major news operation during a complex international event in Paris.
Role: Local production support, coordination, and logistical assistance for coverage around the Olympics .
What we handled: On-the-ground planning, local coordination, & fast response to shifting production needs.
Result: A reliable local setup that helped the team focus on reporting rather than logistics.
Read the case study →
Delta Air Lines — Why We Dream / D-Day 80
Brief: Support a documentary-style project with historical significance and international client expectations.
Role: Location finding and production assistance for the project in Normandy, France.
What we handled: Scouting, permitting, local coordination, and practical support around filming requirements.
Result: Access to the right setting and a more efficient production workflow.
Airbnb x Smurf Movie — Airbnb experience
Brief: Help deliver a branded cultural experience tied to the release of an animation movie.
Role: Location scout
What we handled: Location scouting and location-related support, local production logistics, and communication across stakeholders.
“Virgile came highly recommended from colleagues in the company, having had previously worked with CBC News as a fixer/local producer on numerous occasions, including the Paris 2024 Olympic.””
Virgile at the Paris 2024 Olympics for CBC News © Fab Fixers
About
FAB FIXERS is an international production company founded by Virgile Demoustier, with hubs in Paris and Brussels.
Our dual perspective — production logistics AND visual storytelling — means FAB FIXERS understands your creative vision and find solutions that serve the story, not just the schedule.
CBC News/Radio Canada recently hired FAB FIXERS to cover the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and to gain exclusive access to the construction site of Notre-Dame-de-Paris before its grand reopening in December 2024.
In 2023, FAB FIXERS coordinated an exclusive interview with French President Macron at the Elysée Presidential Palace in Paris, for the acclaimed PBS docu series A Brief History of the Future.
FAB FIXERS’ work includes coordinating production for the documentary Why We Dream commissioned by Delta Air Lines for DDay 80 (2024), overseeing the making of Airbnbx Musée d’Orsay experience for the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics (2024), and covering Red Bull’s Road to BC1 breakdance competition (2022).
FAB FIXERS has worked with prominent news organisations like National Geographic, the Washington Post, the Economist, PBS, the BBC, Vice News and ABC Australia, and brands like the NBA, Apple TV, Chanel, the Lonely Planet or EA Sports.
Since 2014, FAB FIXERS has coordinated productions in Paris, Brussels, Normandy, the French Riviera, Lyon, Provence, and across France and Belgium.
Get in Touch
Planning a shoot in France or Belgium?
Send us your brief — timeline, locations, crew needs. We'll get back within 24 hours with a clear scope and quote.
Contact us at virgile@fabfixers.com for more information.