Filming a Petaling Jaya event across sections and venues

Petaling Jaya began as a planned township, with the first houses built in 1952, and it became a city on 20 June 2006. It is split into numbered sections, and the section tells us where the crew is going far better than the town name does.

How do Petaling Jaya addresses work?

Locals say “Section 19”, “SS2” or “Section 14”. Many “SS” areas, including SS2 and Kelana Jaya’s SS3 to SS7, take the name from Sungai Way-Subang, and the same road number can repeat across sections. Copy the address exactly as printed on your invitation or venue letter, with section and postcode.

Which part of Petaling Jaya is your venue in?

The city has several belts, and each suggests a different kind of day.

Petaling Jaya also has more than 25 universities and colleges, including UiTM in Section 1, IIUM’s foundation campus in Section 17 and UNITAR in SS6, so convocations and campus events are common. Ask the campus office who approves filming.

Hotels and halls differ more than the map suggests. The Le Méridien in Kelana Jaya lists a Grand Ballroom and three smaller ballrooms, so ask which one you have booked and how it is divided.

The city council runs Dewan Sivik MBPJ and Laman MBPJ. In June 2026 it held a week-long festival for 20 years of city status, with the main night on its own grounds. A public event like that brings crowds, a stage and fireworks, so lighting and camera areas are settled with the organiser.

A listed business and convention centre on Jalan 19/1 in Section 19 offers rooms from about 300 to 3,600 square feet, for up to 500 people, with audio-visual equipment and broadband.

Is the venue in Petaling Jaya or Kuala Lumpur?

The two share a boundary, and addresses near it can confuse. KL became a Federal Territory in 1974 and Petaling Jaya stayed in Selangor. If your hall is near the Federal Highway, check the postcode and send us the full address. For a day that crosses over, see Kuala Lumpur and the Selangor page.

What changes when the day has several venues?

A morning ceremony at a home in Old Town, lunch in a hall and a dinner in a hotel in Kelana Jaya become three coverage blocks. Give each address, arrival time and loading rule. Overlapping parts may need two crews, which the simultaneous coverage planner helps you see. The venues guide lists what to ask each place.

A short film for the evening depends on when it is shown, how long the programme runs first and where the footage is edited. Work back from the screening time with the same-day edit planner; the same-day edit service page explains the option.

A planning checklist

1. List every venue with section number, postcode and arrival time.
2. Ask each venue about loading, power and the sound system.
3. Mark the moves between venues and who travels with the main guests.
4. Choose films for each part: highlight, full recording, clips.
5. Name moments that should stay unfilmed.

Nearby pages: Subang Jaya for Sunway-area events, Shah Alam for state-capital halls and Kajang. See also our event videography service and the event video brief builder.