
One of the most frequently used filming locations in the city is the already notorious Tempelhof Airport.
11 Locations
Berlin is a favourite film location, its streets and landmarks appearing in productions from around the world. From Cold War thrillers to blockbusters, a film location here might be a famous square, a hidden courtyard or a stretch of former Wall. This overview gathers Berlin locations tied to the screen.
Iconic backdrops like the Oberbaum Bridge, Museum Island and the old Tempelhof airport have featured in countless films, while the Babelsberg studios nearby have shaped cinema for a century. Guided tours trace famous scenes, and some cafes and clubs trade on their movie cameos. The city itself often plays a starring role.
Browse the venues below to find a film location across Berlin, from landmark scenes to hidden sets.

One of the most frequently used filming locations in the city is the already notorious Tempelhof Airport.


In Volkspark Rehberge, in the heart of Berlin's Wedding district, a listed open-air stage from the 1930s transforms every summer into one of the city's most atmospheric open-air cinemas. Here, you sit under the open sky, surrounded by old trees, watching films on an inflatable screen.
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The modern building of the Berlin animal shelter has often served as a film and photo set.









Charlottenburg has a secret star: the orange-tiled underpass at Messedamm. What seems like a grubby, forgotten pedestrian tunnel next to the ICC in everyday life has already seen more Hollywood productions than many Berlin landmarks. Featuring: The Bourne Conspiracy, The Hunger Games, and Atomic Blonde.



Rum-soaked sugar cones and the classic film "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (The Fire-Tongs Punch) are the focus of the atmospheric Winter Film Festival in the Nikolaiviertel in Berlin-Mitte.

A film that attracted a lot of attention during its filming was "Valkyrie" in 2007.

In Tom Tykwer's "Run Lola Run," Franka Potente, with fiery red hair, pants her way through the arches of the Oberbaum Bridge.

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For the 1981 film "Christiane F. - We Children from Bahnhof Zoo", director Bernd Eichinger captured the authentic atmosphere of the original location behind the station building.


'The Legend of Paul and Paula' is one of the ultimate East German film classics!

In the "Weltrestaurant Markthalle," Christian Ulmen played Herr Lehmann from Sven Regener's novel of the same name.