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Our Services

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We take you to places no one could.

We Are Ora is a Tahiti-based production agency built for some of the most demanding filming environments on earth. We produce for international brands, agencies, and studios working in French Polynesia — on land, in the jungle, and in water conditions most crews aren't equipped to handle.

Every production we run is grounded in respect for the places and communities we film in. Cultural knowledge and environmental care aren't a separate value statement for us; they're part of how we plan every shoot, from permits to protecting the reef and coastline we depend on.

What we do

  • Pre-Production

    We handle every detail before cameras roll, from campaign concept, art direction, and creative briefing through casting, team sourcing, and budget management. Our pre-production planning covers shot lists, props sourcing, and full logistics coordination, so your team arrives on location ready to shoot.

  • Production

    On the ground, we manage talent and crew, coordinate logistics from transportation to studio rentals, and oversee wardrobe, on-set decoration, and budget reconciliation in real time. We also facilitate strategic brand partnerships with hotels, airlines like Air Tahiti Nui, and other partners, and cover advance payments so your production keeps moving without delay.

  • Creative Direction

    We shape the visual and narrative direction of your campaign, ensuring every shot serves the story you're telling. Our creative team works alongside yours to keep concept, tone, and execution aligned from first idea to final frame.

  • Post Production

    We carry your project through to delivery with editing, talent release documentation, and full wrap administration, including invoices and document storage. When needed, we also support ambassador programming and produce final advertising assets and print designs for your campaign.

  • Events & Activation

    We plan and execute on-the-ground events and brand activations across French Polynesia, from concept through live delivery. Our local network ensures every activation runs smoothly, whatever the scale or setting.

  • Location Scouting & Permits

    We identify and secure access to the right locations, handling all permitting and approvals so your team can focus on the shoot itself. Our local relationships open doors to sites most international productions can't reach on their own.

  • Tax Rebates

    We guide productions through French Polynesia's tax rebate process, helping clients maximize eligible incentives. Our team manages the documentation and requirements so you capture the full financial benefit of filming here.

How We Work

From first brief to final wrap, ORA provides a clear and tailored production process built around the specific needs of each project.

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Tell us what you want to create.

Send us your creative brief, treatment, preferred dates and production requirements. We assess the project, its feasibility and identify the key production needs in French Polynesia.

01 — Brief

We turn your brief into a production plan.

Our team researches locations, crew, equipment, logistics, permits and local resources to build a tailored production solution for your project.

Detailed production research, feasibility studies, location research, crew sourcing and technical breakdowns may be subject to a Production Development Fee.

02 — Build

We make it happen.

Once the project is confirmed, ORA handles the pre-production process — from crew and equipment bookings to casting, permits, locations, travel, accommodation, transportation, marine logistics, safety and production planning.

03 — Prepare

You create. We run the ground.

From arrival to wrap, our team manages the production on location, coordinating crew, equipment, logistics and operations so your creative team can focus on the work.

From brief to wrap, ORA is your production partner in French Polynesia.

04 — Produce

Work with Ora

Three ways to work with us, from ground support to the most remote islands in the Pacific.

Ground

For lean international crews shooting in French Polynesia.

Designed for photographers, directors, content teams and small international productions who already have their core creative team and need a trusted local production partner on the ground.

From touchdown to wrap, ORA handles the ground.

Custom production estimate based on scope, crew size, locations and equipment requirements.

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Ideal for:

Editorial Shoots

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Fashion Campaigns

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Social & branded content

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Small commercials

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Documentaries

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Music content

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Photo productions

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Editorial Shoots | Fashion Campaigns | Social & branded content | Small commercials | Documentaries | Music content | Photo productions |

Full Scale

Your production partner in French Polynesia.

From the first creative brief to final wrap, ORA provides complete production services for international agencies, brands and production companies shooting across the islands.

One local production partner. 118 islands of possibilities.

Every production is individually budgeted according to creative scope, crew, equipment and logistics.

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Ideal for:

International advertising campaigns

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Commercials

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Fashion & beauty campaigns

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Film & television productions

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Documentaries

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Music videos

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Large-scale branded content

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International advertising campaigns | Commercials | Fashion & beauty campaigns | Film & television productions | Documentaries | Music videos | Large-scale branded content |

Beyond

When the location is the challenge, that's where we begin.

French Polynesia is ocean, mountains, reef passes, rivers, jungle and some of the most isolated islands on Earth. ORA specializes in productions where access, environment and logistics require deep local knowledge.

Built for Difficult Locations

From Teahupo'o to the outer islands, ORA builds the infrastructure required to bring international production standards into remote environments. We coordinate the people, transport, equipment, communications and safety systems required to operate where conventional production logistics stop.

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Ideal for:

Surf & action sports

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Automotive & adventure campaigns

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Outdoor brands

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Feature films

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Documentaries

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Expeditions

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Ocean productions

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High-end commercials

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Remote-location campaigns

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Surf & action sports | Automotive & adventure campaigns | Outdoor brands | Feature films | Documentaries | Expeditions | Ocean productions | High-end commercials | Remote-location campaigns |

Equipment List

Available in Tahiti

Through our network of trusted local partners, ORA can source professional cinema, photography, lighting, grip, underwater and aerial equipment directly in French Polynesia.

Selected equipment available locally.
Full equipment list available upon request.

ARRI Alexa Mini
RED V-RAPTOR 8K
Freefly Ember 5K High-Speed
Sony FX9
Sony FX6
Sony FX3
Canon R5

Camera System

ARRI SkyPanel
Aputure 1000C / 700X / 400X
Godox LED systems
Underwater lighting

Lighting

RED V-RAPTOR Water Housing
Freefly Ember Water Housing
Nauticam Camera Housings
Underwater Strobes & Lighting
Underwater Photo Systems
Underwater camera systems
Strobes & LED lighting

Underwater

Sony G Master
Sigma Art
Canon lenses
Additional lens packages available upon request

Lenses

C-Stands
Overhead frames
Camera carts
Production carts
Cases & camera accessories

Grip & Support

Power & Communication

V-Lock battery systems
Portable power stations
30+ professional production radios

DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine

Additional drone systems available upon request

Aerial

Looking for a specific setup?
Send us your equipment list and our production team will source your technical package locally.

Film Incentives in
French Polynesia

Produce locally. Benefit from dedicated production incentives.

French Polynesia offers a dedicated incentive framework designed to attract major international film and audiovisual productions while supporting local employment, expertise and production resources

Through the DSA–SPACE scheme, eligible productions may benefit from significant tax exemptions and financial support when producing in French Polynesia.

0% VAT

On eligible local production expenses.

Approved productions may benefit from a VAT exemption on eligible goods and services directly required for the production, including:

  • Local cast & crew

  • Technical services

  • Equipment rental

  • Studios & sets

  • Transportation

  • Accommodation

  • Catering

  • Post-production

  • VFX and other eligible production services

15-20% Production Support

Through the SPACE grant.

Productions generating at least 100M XPF in eligible local expenditure may qualify for financial support representing:

15%

of eligible local expenditure

or up to

for productions spending at least 200M XPF locally and showcasing French Polynesia, its culture, heritage or territory.

20%

Financial support is capped at 100M XPF per project.

Duty Free Equipment Import

Eligible international productions may also benefit from facilitated duty-free temporary importation of production equipment, helping international crews bring specialized technical equipment into French Polynesia.

Local Production Partner

International productions seeking access to the DSA–SPACE scheme must work through an eligible production company registered in French Polynesia.

ORA can support international producers in navigating the local production environment, structuring their production needs and coordinating with the relevant institutions and eligible local partners.

Planning a production in French Polynesia?

Send us your project, preliminary budget and production requirements. We can help assess the local production structure, resources and potential incentive opportunities available to your project.

Eligibility, approval and final incentive amounts are subject to applicable French Polynesian regulations and approval by the relevant authorities. Incentives apply to qualifying audiovisual and cinematographic works and do not currently apply to advertising productions.