11 Locations
A film set feels close in Berlin, a city with a long cinematic history and world-famous studios nearby. From Babelsberg to iconic streets and landmarks, a film set backdrop turns up across the capital, where countless movies and series have been shot.
This overview gathers Berlin locations connected to a film set, from studio tours to real-life shooting spots and film-themed attractions. Some focus on behind-the-scenes visits, others on famous locations from screen history.
Browse the places below to find the best film set locations in Berlin, compare tours and opening hours, and plan your visit.
Hotel Zoo Berlin on Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg is Berlin's elegant answer to the design boutique hotel: an 1891 Gründerzeit building, reinterpreted by US designer Dayna Lee, with 141 rooms, a legendary bar, and a rooftop terrace that showcases Berlin's rooftops on one level.
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.
One of Brandenburg's best-preserved medieval castles is enthroned in the Hoher Fläming Nature Park southwest of Berlin: Rabenstein Castle in the district of the same name, Rabenstein/Fläming, combines medieval architecture, lively castle tours, and an active falconry to create an excursion destination where history truly comes alive.
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 a former 'Konsum' retail store in Friedrichshain, you can view, buy, and exchange GDR products here.