Welcome To The Town Of Dennis 

Located on beautiful Cape Cod, Dennis is one of New England's most sparkling coastal communities. Dennis is less than a two-hour drive to international airports in Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island. The Town of Dennis is blessed with a wide range of seascapes, landscapes, streetscapes, buildings, and character for a variety of film genres.

Dennis is considered the "Heart of Cape Cod", and is blessed with beautiful beaches, rivers, ponds, hiking and biking trails, and bucolic vistas. Framed by Nantucket Sound and Cape Cod Bay, Dennis is comprised of five distinct villages: Dennis Village, East Dennis, South Dennis, Dennis Port, and West Dennis. The arts and culture environment is prominent  and includes the famed Cape Playhouse, Cape Cod Museum of Art, and the beautiful Cape Cinema. The Cape Playhouse is the oldest summer theater in America and has attracted top Hollywood and Broadway talents such as Julie Harris, Humphrey Bogart, Betty Davis, Art Carney, Hume Cronyn, and others.

Cape Cinema

In June 1930, just three years after successfully launching the Cape Playhouse for legitimate stage productions, young Raymond Moore opened the Cape Cinema, "a new miniature talking picture theater deluxe." Designed by Alfred Easton Poor, to Moore's specifications that it is "intelligent and artistic," the Cinema's facade is modeled on the Congregational Church in Centerville, Mass., with sides that give the appearance of a cow barn.

The Cape Cinema is not only an architectural gem on the outside, its interior is spacious and comfortable. The Cinema's crowning glory though is the mammoth ceiling mural, designed and executed by Rockwell Kent, one of America's most original and controversial artists.

In his lifetime Kent did only five murals of which three are still in existence: two for government buildings in Washington (the post office and the Marine Bureau of Fisheries) and the one in the Cape Cinema in Dennis. The Cape Cinema would be the perfect theater to premiere your film, especially one that was made in Dennis!

For other amenities, attractions, and resources, please get in touch with the Dennis Chamber of Commerce.

Town of Dennis Film, Videography and Photography Policy 

Commercial Film, Video and Photography companies and productions may be permitted to use Town property for approved projects. 

Film, Videography and Photography Policy updated 11.04.2025 

Film, Videography and Photography Permitting Process

Film production permits for the Town of Dennis are granted by the Dennis Select Board. Applications must be submitted to the Licensing Office at minimum 60 days prior to the start of filming. Submittal of application does not guarantee approval. 

To Apply for a Film Permit complete the application below and submit to the Licensing Office with a Location Information Form for each location requested and the application fee. Applications submitted without all required material will be considered incomplete.  

Film, Videography and Photography Application 

Location Information Form