World Fixer

22/02/2022

Apologies to anyone trying to login over the past few days. We were conducting some maintenance and had some issues but are back up and running now.

14/07/2021

A survey is being conducted about how broadcasters work with fixers around the world. The goal is to improve working practice accross the board so if you have time please do take a look and leave your thoughts. It is quite short but extremely useful:

The TV Industry Human Rights Forum in the UK has commissioned research to understand the experience of fixers (among other third parties) in documentary making, news and sports broadcasting, with a particular focus on how fixers are treated and safety and security of fixers. The purpose is to unders...

29/08/2020

Notting Hill Carnival was cancelled this year due to COVID but has gone online with three days of films, interviews and performances.

We're extremely grateful that the dedicated team at NHC trusted Fixation with the production of this content, shot over the last six weeks in the UK, Caribbean and Nigeria.

The show is live now until 31st here:

28/06/2020

From Hong Kong to Oklahoma City, 32 sound recordist joined worldfixer.com in the last week. View profiles and contact them for free!

23/06/2020

World Fixer is now hosting DOP's on the site. We hope it proves a useful tool for people looking to get their work out there.

Welcome to James Ducker who signed up yesterday - do take a look at his reel - amazing work!

worldfixer.com/profile/a0a18263-c6d6-4190-8798-5b155900858e

18/06/2020

World Fixer has launched a new website, it's still totally free but has expanded membership to include DOP's, shooting PD's, directors, sound, and drone operators.

Featuring feeds to display your new work, SMS alerts when you try to contact someone, and thousands of registered clients globally looking to hire crew.

Anyone looking to produce remotely will be able to find the producers and crew they need.

Take a look here: https://worldfixer.com/ where you can browse without signing up.

21/05/2020

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-insights-from-world-fixer-were-talking-film-toby-tobias/?trackingId=QllbW8XIQNm%2F6ynsQdzwKA%3D%3D

27/01/2020

The National Press club in Washington DC are live streaming a panel about working with fixers around the world. It's a live stream so should be of interest to anyone working in media internationally:

If you read an international news story today, it likely was reported with the aid of a fixer -- a local, on-the-ground guide who worked with American journalists abroad. On Thursday, Jan. 30 from 3 to 4:15 p.m., learn from the vast network of locally-based media employees who serve as guides to for...

15/01/2020

Happy 2020 to everyone! We'll be launching a new platform in feb which will improve the way you communicate with clients but also offers a 'social media' style wall so you can promote yourselves and your work. We've fixed alot of bugs and issues users were having and improved the mobile experience.

We'll be in touch as soon as it's live!!

03/12/2019

At Focus exhibition in Islington today. If you’re around come and say hi - you’ll find us in the green zone with Albert, an initiative by BAFTA to encourage sustainability in production

09/10/2019

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/interview-lindsay-palmer-author-fixers-mike-garrod

After posting about the release of Lindsay's book in which she interviewed 75 fixers from 39 countries we had a huge response from our social audience. We followed up with her to find out a little more about why she wrote the book and what she discovered along the way.

04/09/2019

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rugby-world-cup-japan-mike-garrod

From September 20th to November 2nd Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup. World Fixer have supplied several local producers to ITV Sports to help them with their coverage and are working with other production companies to create content around the tournament.