Film studios and backlots to film in Germany
25 of them, 1 with a photo and 23 with practical details the location publishes itself. 5 have a documented shooting history. Every entry links to the location or to the body that manages it.
Sound stages, backlots, water tanks and virtual production volumes you can hire, with the crew base and power that go with them.
Shooting in Germany pays back through the DFFF I / DFFF II / GMPF (30%): work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
Studio Babelsberg
Studio & backlot
The world's oldest large-scale film studio, in operation since 1912, with sound stages, workshops and permanent backlot sets.
Seen in: Metropolis, Inglourious Basterds, Bridge of Spies
21 sound stages totalling 300,000 sq ft on a 42-acre lot, largest Stage 20 at 75,826 sq ft (7,041 m2) and Stage 19 at 59,998 sq ft; indoor water tank...
069 Westside Studio
Studio & backlot
A large rental film and photo studio in Frankfurt, about nine minutes from the airport, equipped with a robotic camera rig and rail system plus extensive lighting gear.
300 m2 studio floor with a 5 m ceiling and a 22 m drivable cyclorama, entrance height 2.40 m, 63 A three-phase power, business fibre with synchronous...
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101 Studios
Studio & backlot
A rental photo and film studio in Frankfurt's Eschersheim district, with blackout windows and roller shutters, a make-up room with shower, a kitchen and on-site parking.
Three hire studios in Frankfurt-Eschersheim: Studio 101, 105 sqm, one large room with an open side room, makeup room with shower, 4 to 6 m ceiling and...
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Bavaria Studios Cologne
Studio & backlot
Four sound stages from about 760 to 1,560 square metres at Bavaria Studios' Cologne-Bocklemund site, used for film and TV production in the region.
Studio BS1: 1,535 m2, BS2: 758.4 m2, LS1: 1,561 m2, LS2: 953.7 m2.
Bavaria Studios Munich
Studio & backlot
Twelve sound stages from 150 to 3,150 square metres at the Bavaria Filmplatz in Grunwald near Munich, including the large Wolfgang Petersen hall, for film, TV and commercial shoots.
Capacity: 1500 · Studio 1: 550 m2; Studio 2: 875 m2; Studio 3: 875 m2; Studio 4/5: 2,100 m2; Studio 6: 750 m2; Studio 7: 750 m2; Studio 8: 300 m2; Studio 9 (Wolfgang...
Black Forest Studios
Studio & backlot
Film and photo studio complex at Kirchzarten near Freiburg, with stages, a cyclorama and production rooms at the edge of the Black Forest.
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CCC Filmstudios Berlin-Haselhorst
Studio & backlot
Four sound stages from 350 to 1,200 square metres at the CCC Filmstudios in Berlin-Haselhorst, a studio site in continuous production use since the early 1950s.
Seen in: Dark, The Queen's Gambit
Filmatelier Artur Brauner 1,200 m2 (12.40 m ceiling), Filmatelier Romy Schneider 640 m2 (10.60 m), Filmatelier Curd Jurgens 600 m2 (7.60 m),...
FTL Filmautobahn
Studio & backlot
A private closed motorway loop of 2,300 metres at an industrial park in Aldenhoven, built as a standing backlot for high-speed car chase and highway filming.
Seen in: Alarm fur Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei
Two 1,000 metre lanes separated by an 81 cm barrier, with turning loops at both ends for a 2,300 metre total closed circuit; entrance and exit ramps,...
Havelstudios Berlin
Studio & backlot
Three sound stages from 95 to 600 square metres with cycloramas up to 11 metres high at Havelstudios on the river Havel in Berlin, with production offices and dressing rooms.
Stage 1: 600 m2, 11 m ceiling, U-shaped cyclorama (12+15+5 m wide, 8 m high); Stage 2: 215 m2, 6.5 m ceiling, 10 x 5.5 m cyclorama; Stage 3: 95 m2,...
Hinterbergwerk
Studio & backlot
The largest rental studio in Wiesbaden, combining older building character with modern technical fit-out for photo and film production in the Rhine-Main area.
Studio for photography, film and events with a 180 degree cyclorama rounded at top and bottom, 14 metres in diameter and 5 metres high, and a camera...
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LEDcave Mannheim
Studio & backlot
Virtual production stage in Mannheim built around an LED volume with camera tracking, used for in camera visual effects work.
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Ludwig Studio Berlin
Studio & backlot
A 930 square metre sound stage with an 11 metre ceiling in Berlin-Tempelhof, with truck-rated flooring, a pre-rigged truss grid and a terrace on the Teltow canal.
930 m2 stage (almost 1,000 m2 total floor area), 11 m ceiling height, sealed concrete floor rated for trucks, pre-installed green/black truss and...
MAINSTUDIO.TV
Studio & backlot
A rental film and television studio in Dreieich near Frankfurt, used for image films, commercials, product videos, livestream productions and photo shoots.
225 m2 column-free studio floor of 15 x 15 m with a 3.80 m ceiling, a truss system, three-phase power connections and full blackout; 32 m2 of green...
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Media City Atelier Leipzig
Studio & backlot
Five studios from about 50 to 1,500 square metres, including a greenscreen stage and a daylight glass hall, at Media City Atelier on a former slaughterhouse site in Leipzig.
Seen in: In aller Freundschaft
Studio 3 combines a 420 m2 event area with the 384 m2 standing Riverboat set at 8 m height, in a hall with a gross area of 1,575 m2, a floor rated 20...
Metropolis Halle
Studio & backlot
A 3,034 square metre television studio hall with an 11 metre ceiling at Filmpark Babelsberg in Potsdam, dividable into two halls and used for TV production and corporate events.
Capacity: 3500 · 3,034 m2 hall with 11 m clear height, divisible into Studio Ost (about 1,600 m2) and Studio West (about 1,400 m2) by a sound-insulating partition...
Metropolitan Backlot (Studio Babelsberg)
Studio & backlot
A more than 15,000 square metre outdoor street backlot next to Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, with four street sets that can be redressed as different European or American cities.
Seen in: Babylon Berlin, Mute, A Hidden Life
Over 15,000 m2 backlot (opened 2016, replacing an earlier 7,000 m2 set demolished in 2013) with four street configurations in different architectural...
MMC Studios Cologne (Coloneum)
Studio & backlot
Twenty film and TV studios on a 157,000 square metre former airfield site at MMC's Coloneum in Cologne-Ossendorf, including a daylight studio and set-building workshops.
MMC's own studio factsheet gives dimensions for 19 stages at the Coloneum, Am Coloneum 1, Cologne: Studio 30/31 2,565.00 m2 (scene area 2,117.92 m2)...
Nivre Film & Studio
Studio & backlot
A 220 square metre film and greenscreen studio in a converted former milk-storage building in Weimar, with a production office, control room and dressing rooms.
220 m2 studio within a 330 m2 building, ground-level roller-door access, high ceiling, break room, costume/makeup area, production office and control...
Penzing Studios
Studio & backlot
Six sound stages from about 290 to 5,540 square metres, including a 478 square metre LED volume, on a former airbase near Landsberg am Lech, with backlot space across the 270 hectare site.
Stage 1: 1,580 m2, 7.9-8.9 m; Stage 2: 291 m2 (20.32 x 14.32 m), 5.43 m, with a 478 m2 LED wall at 2.6 mm pixel pitch (Hyperbowl virtual production...
Studio Balan
Studio & backlot
Munich rental stage of 320 sq m with a cyclorama 7 metres high, wide and deep, a full height window wall for daylight work, full blackout and level drive in access for vehicles.
320 sq m stage, 7 m cyclorama, open kitchen and catering area, public car park opposite, 16 A, 32 A and 64 A power
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Studio Berlin Adlershof
Studio & backlot
Ten sound stages from 630 to almost 2,400 square metres on the Adlershof media campus in Berlin, with two control rooms for studio-based TV and drama production.
Studios A 968 m2, B 634 m2, C 636 m2, D 636 m2, E 636 m2, F 633 m2, G 2,392 m2, H 2,374 m2, K 1,689 m2, L 1,381 m2, plus two control rooms (Regie 1...
Studio Hamburg
Studio & backlot
Six sound stages of roughly 500 to 1,000 square metres at Studio Hamburg's Tonndorf site, built for TV drama, entertainment shows and commercial production.
Studio A1 731.9 m2, A2 801.4 m2, A3 1,006.2 m2, A4 847.0 m2, A5 796.1 m2, A6 505.1 m2 (six stages between 500 and 1,000 m2).
STUDIOPARK KinderMedienZentrum
Studio & backlot
Four production studios from 165 to 954 square metres at the STUDIOPARK KinderMedienZentrum in Erfurt, next to the MDR and KiKA broadcast centre, built for children's and family TV.
Studio A: 954 m2 (34 x 28 m), 7 m usable ceiling height, 6 m horizon, horizontal rail cyclorama system, 44 lighting positions; plus Studios B and C...
Volucap Max (Studio Babelsberg FX Center)
Studio & backlot
A 170 square metre volumetric video capture stage at Studio Babelsberg's FX Center in Potsdam, recording performers from multiple angles at once for virtual production.
170 m2 volumetric capture stage (Volucap Max) inside Studio Babelsberg's FX Center, with over 65 megapixels per camera and more than 3,000 combined...
Westerham Factory
Studio & backlot
Loft studio in a former paper mill south east of Munich, with a column free hall, exposed concrete floor and a glazed gallery at 4 metres.
250 sq m ground floor plus 50 sq m gallery, parking in front of the hall, lorry access to the hall, 16 A and 32 A power
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Film studios and backlots elsewhere in Europe
Other kinds of location in Germany
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- Industrial and derelict locations 48
- Offices, schools and public buildings 42
- Transport and infrastructure 35
- Hospitals, prisons and institutions 24
- Hotels and interiors 20
- Bars, restaurants and shops 12
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