Film and TV locations in Zagreb
48 places to shoot in Zagreb, Croatia: 11 theatres, arenas and venues, 9 transport and infrastructure locations, 8 offices, schools and public buildings and 20 more. 19 have a photo and 10 carry practical details the location publishes itself.
What is here
- Theatres, arenas and venues 11
- Transport and infrastructure 9
- Offices, schools and public buildings 8
- Hotels and interiors 6
- Bars, restaurants and shops 4
- Forests and lakes 2
- Film studios and backlots 2
- Industrial and derelict locations 2
- Churches and monasteries 1
- Castles and estates 1
- Mountains and wilderness 1
- Historic towns and streets 1
Academy of Music, University of Zagreb
Office, school & public building
The University of Zagreb's music academy building on Gundulićeva ulica in the city centre, listed by the Zagreb Film Office among schools and universities.
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Arena Zagreb
Theatre, arena & venue
Large modern indoor arena in Zagreb's Lanište district, built for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a sports hall filming location.
Art Pavilion Zagreb
Office, school & public building
Steel-framed exhibition hall on Zagreb's Zrinjevac park, originally built for the 1896 Budapest exhibition and re-erected in the city, now an art gallery with a domed central hall.
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Bundek Park
Forest & lake
Lakeside park in Novi Zagreb with two lakes, a bathing area, barbecue spots, playgrounds and a cycling and skating track around the water.
545,000 m2 park with 470,000 m2 of green area, 50,000 m2 of lakes, 10,000 m2 of paths, 10 free barbecue areas and a 1,650 metre cycling and skating...
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Church of St Mark, Zagreb
Church & monastery
A medieval parish church on St Mark's Square in Zagreb's Upper Town, known for its tiled roof, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as an Old Town location.
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Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Theatre, arena & venue
Neo-baroque opera and drama house on the Republic of Croatia Square in Zagreb, opened in 1895, with a gilded auditorium, foyer and working stage still in daily use.
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Dolac Market
Bar, restaurant & shop
Zagreb's main open-air produce market on a raised square above the central square, with rows of red umbrellas, fruit and vegetable stalls and an indoor hall, run by the city market company.
Dom Sportova
Theatre, arena & venue
Multi-hall indoor sports and events complex in Zagreb with three separate arenas, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a sports hall filming location.
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
Theatre, arena & venue
Indoor arena at Zagreb's Cibona sports complex with seating for around 5,400, home court of KK Cibona and a regular venue for concerts and other events.
Capacity: 4640
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Esplanade Zagreb Hotel
Hotel & interiors
Art Deco hotel opened in 1925 next to Zagreb's main station to serve Orient Express passengers, with a marble lobby, period ballroom and historic guest rooms.
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Grič Tunnel
Transport & infrastructure
Pedestrian tunnel cut through Zagreb's Grič hill in the 1940s, linking the Ilica and Mesnička areas of the Upper Town, with bare concrete walls and arched side chambers.
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Kazalište Komedija
Theatre, arena & venue
A musical theatre on Kaptol in Zagreb's old town, staging operettas, musicals and cabaret in a roughly 500-seat auditorium, operating since 1950.
Lauba
Industrial & derelict
Former Zagreb textile and later arms factory converted into an open art house, with a large column-free exhibition hall, glass additions and a sculpture garden.
Capacity: 2000 · 1,350 sq m of exhibition space; the venue states it can host groups of 20 to 2,000 guests, for dinners, concerts, conferences, weddings, workshops,...
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Mimara Museum
Office, school & public building
Neo-Renaissance former school building on Roosevelt Square in Zagreb, now home to the Mimara Museum's collection of European paintings, sculpture and applied art.
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Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb
Office, school & public building
A decorative-arts museum on Trg Republike Hrvatske in central Zagreb, its historicist building and galleries listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a filming location.
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National and University Library in Zagreb
Office, school & public building
Croatia's national library, a large modernist building from 1995 with reading rooms, book stacks and a central atrium, serving as the country's main research library.
Stadion Maksimir
Theatre, arena & venue
Zagreb's largest football ground, home of GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the national team, with open bowl seating for more than 35,000 next to Maksimir Park.
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The Westin Zagreb
Hotel & interiors
High-rise hotel in central Zagreb with a casino, indoor pool and spa, conference and banqueting rooms, and a restaurant and bars used for hospitality shoots.
340 rooms and suites, 13 multifunctional congress and banqueting rooms, indoor swimming pool, spa and casino
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Zagreb Bus Station
Transport & infrastructure
The city's main long-distance bus terminal on Avenija Marina Držića, a working transit hub catalogued by the Zagreb Film Office for traffic-connection scenes.
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Arena Centar, Zagreb
Bar, restaurant & shop
A large shopping centre in Novi Zagreb next to the Arena Zagreb hall, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as an architectural filming location.
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Botanical Garden of the University of Zagreb
Office, school & public building
University-run botanical garden next to Zagreb's main railway station, with greenhouses, ponds and around 5,000 plant species laid out as an English-style landscape park.
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Britanski Square Market
Bar, restaurant & shop
Small neighbourhood square and daily market in Zagreb's Britanski trg area, with market stalls and street-level cafes catalogued by the Zagreb Film Office as a shooting location.
Domovinski Most (Homeland Bridge)
Transport & infrastructure
A cable-stayed road bridge over the Sava on Zagreb's eastern bypass, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a traffic-connection location.
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Dvorac Podolje (Hamor Castle)
Castle & estate
A small noble manor house in the Hamor part of Samobor, near Zagreb, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a castle-and-manor location.
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Franjo Tuđman Airport
Transport & infrastructure
Croatia's main international airport south of Zagreb, with a passenger terminal built in 2017, an aircraft apron, control tower and cargo facilities.
Hendrix Bridge, Zagreb
Transport & infrastructure
A pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Sava in the Kajzerica district, catalogued by the Zagreb Film Office among the city's bridges.
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Hotel International Zagreb
Hotel & interiors
Business hotel in Zagreb with 207 rooms, six multifunctional meeting rooms, a casino and a lobby bar with terrace, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a filming location.
Capacity: 207 · 207 rooms, restaurant, lobby bar with terrace, fitness room, casino, six meeting rooms
Hotel Jadran, Zagreb
Hotel & interiors
A bed-and-breakfast hotel on Vlaška ulica between Zagreb's Upper and Lower Town, with 49 rooms and a restaurant, listed by the Zagreb Film Office.
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Hotel Panorama Zagreb
Hotel & interiors
Business hotel near Zagreb's fairground with conference rooms, a restaurant, lobby bar and fitness studio, used for corporate and hospitality scenes.
280 rooms and suites, 9 multifunctional meeting rooms, restaurant, lobby bar with terrace, fitness studio and sauna
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Jadran Film
Studio & backlot
Film studio founded in 1946 with stages and backlot grounds in Zagreb's Dubrava district, host to well over a hundred international co-productions.
Seen in: Winnetou series (1962-1968), The Tin Drum (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982)
Nine stages totalling 8,000 m2; the largest are Studio 2 (1,200 m2, 47 x 23 m, over 10 m high) and Studio 4 (1,200 m2, 60 x 20 m, 8 m working height),...
Jankomir Bridge
Transport & infrastructure
Road bridge carrying the Zagreb bypass over the Sava river on the city's western edge, a steel and concrete structure used for traffic and industrial-area shots.
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Lake Jarun
Forest & lake
Recreational lake and park complex in western Zagreb built for the 1987 World Student Games, with rowing lanes, beaches, cafes and cycling paths around the water.
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Medvednica Nature Park
Mountains & wilderness
The forested mountain range above Zagreb, with the ruined medieval Medvedgrad fortress, a former ore mine open to visitors, hiking trails and the Sljeme peak and ski area.
Oktogon Passage
Historic town & street
A covered shopping arcade with a vaulted glass roof linking Ilica and Trg Petra Preradovića in central Zagreb, catalogued by the Zagreb Film Office as an architectural location.
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Opatovina
Bar, restaurant & shop
Pedestrian street and square in Zagreb's Upper Town lined with restaurants and bars, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as a filming location for street scenes.
SD Trešnjevka
Theatre, arena & venue
Municipal sports hall in Zagreb's Trešnjevka district, listed by the Zagreb Film Office among the city's sports halls available for filming.
Sheraton Zagreb Hotel
Hotel & interiors
A 306-room hotel on Ulica kneza Borne in central Zagreb with two restaurants, a piano bar, casino and indoor pool, listed by the Zagreb Film Office.
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Sljeme Tunnel
Transport & infrastructure
A road tunnel through the Medvednica hills north of Zagreb, listed by the Zagreb Film Office under traffic-connection locations.
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ŠSD Dubrava Sports Hall
Theatre, arena & venue
Multi-purpose school sports hall in Zagreb's Dubrava district, used for handball, basketball and other indoor sports, with bleacher seating and changing rooms.
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Svetice Sports and Recreation Centre
Theatre, arena & venue
A public swimming pool complex in eastern Zagreb with several basins, run by the city's sport and youth office and listed for filming by the Zagreb Film Office.
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Tenis Centar Maksimir
Theatre, arena & venue
A working tennis and squash club in the Maksimir neighbourhood of Zagreb, listed by the Zagreb Film Office under sport objects.
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Tvornica Kulture
Industrial & derelict
Former factory building in Zagreb converted into a concert and events venue, with a large and a small performance hall and an on-site bar, hired out for concerts, conferences and corporate events.
Veliki pogon (large hall) and Mali pogon (small hall) performance spaces, on-site bar
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Theatre, arena & venue
Zagreb's main concert hall on Trg Stjepana Radića, with a large auditorium and smaller performance space, listed by the Zagreb Film Office as an architectural filming location.
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West Railway Station, Zagreb
Transport & infrastructure
A smaller working railway station in the Črnomerec district of Zagreb, listed in the Zagreb Film Office catalogue alongside the nearby Hendrix and Youth bridges.
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Zagreb Faculty of Law
Office, school & public building
Main building of the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law, listed by the Zagreb Film Office among the city's school and university buildings available for filming.
Zagreb Fair
Office, school & public building
Mid-twentieth-century trade fair ground south of the Sava with modernist exhibition pavilions, large halls and an open showground used for trade events year round.
132,000 sq m of pavilion space and 6,000 sq m of open-air space; the Technology Park occupies pavilion 12, at 5,000 sq m.
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Zagreb Film
Studio & backlot
Croatia's veteran animation studio, producing shorts and features since 1953 across three Zagreb premises with artist studios, shooting equipment and a small theatre.
Seen in: Surogat, Professor Balthazar
Stop-animation studio at Savska cesta 9-11 in central Zagreb with 452 m2 of working space for building sets, puppets and props, plus a separate...
Zagreb Main Railway Station
Transport & infrastructure
Zagreb's principal railway station, an 1892 Austro-Hungarian building on Tomislav Square with a domed main hall and platforms facing the city's museum quarter.
What Croatia pays back
Croatia runs the Filming in Croatia Production Incentive Programme, worth 25% (up to 30% in less-developed regions). Work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
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