Theatres, arenas and venues to film in Poland
22 of them, 6 with a photo and 13 with practical details the location publishes itself. 1 have a documented shooting history. Every entry links to the location or to the body that manages it.
Auditoriums, concert halls, opera houses, cinemas, arenas and event spaces, with the backstage, foyers and dressing rooms that come with them.
Shooting in Poland pays back through the Polish cash rebate (PISF) (30%): work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
Cavatina Hall
Theatre, arena & venue
A large glass-fronted concert and conference hall in Bielsko-Biala, opened in 2023, shortlisted as a finalist in the regional Silesian Film Location 2024 competition.
Rentable spaces include the main hall, chamber hall, patio, foyer and dressing rooms (own site).
Centennial Hall
Theatre, arena & venue
A UNESCO-listed 1913 reinforced-concrete domed hall in Wroclaw, seating up to 6,000 beneath a 42-metre ribbed concrete dome, set in surrounding park and garden grounds.
Total floor area of about 14,000 m2, used for congresses, conferences, trainings and business and promotional meetings, with room for a main event...
Spodek
Theatre, arena & venue
A saucer-shaped 1971 sports and concert arena in central Katowice, its suspended roof spanning a hall seating up to about 11,500 for events.
Szczecin Philharmonic
Theatre, arena & venue
An angular glass and white concrete concert hall in Szczecin, winner of the EU Mies van der Rohe architecture award, with a large symphonic hall plus smaller chamber and multimedia halls and a hall rental service.
Teatr Muzyczny im. Danuty Baduszkowej
Theatre, arena & venue
A musical theatre building on plac Grunwaldzki in Gdynia with the largest musical stage in Poland alongside a new stage and a chamber stage, staging large scale musical productions.
Wielka Krokiew
Theatre, arena & venue
A ski jumping hill and stadium on the edge of Zakopane, host of the Four Hills Tournament and of televised New Year's Eve concerts broadcast live from its outrun and stands.
City Baths, Teatralna Street, Wrocław
Theatre, arena & venue
An 1897 eclectic municipal bath house in Wrocław, now a spa centre with three swimming pools, a steam bath, glazed vaulted ceilings and a distinctive water tower, listed as a historic monument since 1977.
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Expo Lodz exhibition hall
Theatre, arena & venue
A modern exhibition centre in Lodz with conference rooms alongside its main trade-fair hall, used for events and available for filming.
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ICE Krakow Congress Centre
Theatre, arena & venue
A congress centre on the Vistula riverbank in Krakow run by the city's development agency, with an auditorium hall, a theatre hall and a chamber hall used for conferences, concerts and theatrical productions.
Juliusz Slowacki Theatre
Theatre, arena & venue
A late 19th-century municipal theatre on plac Swietego Ducha in Krakow, with an ornate main auditorium plus the smaller Dom Machin and MOS stages, offering building tours and venue hire.
MOSiR Sports Hall, Lodz
Theatre, arena & venue
A 1957 socialist-realist sports hall in Lodz nicknamed the Palace of Sport, seating around 9,000 and also used for concerts, trade events and religious gatherings.
Seen in: Cold War, Commissioner Alex
Capacity: 9000
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National Forum of Music (NFM)
Theatre, arena & venue
A 2015 concert hall complex on plac Wolnosci in Wroclaw, run jointly by the city, the region and the ministry of culture, with a main hall plus red, black and chamber halls available to hire.
Four halls (Main Hall plus three chamber halls) plus a foyer and a VIP room available to hire, within about 50,000 m2 of event space. Includes...
Opera Lesna (Sopot Forest Opera)
Theatre, arena & venue
An open-air amphitheatre cut into wooded dunes above Sopot, seating around 4,300 beneath a part-covered stage, home to the annual Sopot Festival.
Pałac Kultury Zagłębia (Palace of Culture of Zagłębie)
Theatre, arena & venue
A 1950s culture centre in Dąbrowa Górnicza designed by Zbigniew Rzepecki, with a cinema hall, theatre stage, wedding hall and gallery still in public use.
PGE Narodowy
Theatre, arena & venue
Warsaw's national stadium of 2011, built on the site of the former Tenth-Anniversary Stadium, with a retractable roof and a facade patterned on the Polish flag.
Over 50,000 m2 of business space, including what the venue describes as the largest conference and congress centre in Warsaw (own site).
Polish Theatre, Bielsko-Biała
Theatre, arena & venue
An 1890 eclectic theatre building in Bielsko-Biała designed by Viennese architect Emil von Förster, with a Big Stage, a Small Stage and a smaller studio stage.
Electricity, water and parking on site
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Poznan International Fair (MTP)
Theatre, arena & venue
Poland's largest trade fair complex in central Poznan, dating from 1921, with 15 pavilions, a congress centre, banqueting spaces and an event plaza used for exhibitions and large-scale events.
15 exhibition pavilions, congress centre, underground parking, on-site hotels and restaurants
Silesian Trade Centre, Hall 3, Chorzow
Theatre, arena & venue
An empty 40 by 100 metre steel-framed exhibition hall at a trade centre next to Silesia Park in Chorzow, with a loading ramp and two vehicle entrance gates, ready to be dressed for a build.
Electricity on site, parking in front of the hall, loading ramp and two vehicle entrance gates
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Stadion Slaski
Theatre, arena & venue
A bowl stadium built in 1956 on a reclaimed slag heap in Chorzow, rebuilt with a membrane roof and seating around 54,000 for football, speedway and concerts.
Capacity: 54378 · Maximum stand capacity 54,378 (about 30,000 for concerts on the pitch), 2,092 business seats, 384 VIP box seats (22 boxes for 16 people, 1 box for...
Teatr Polski, Poznań
Theatre, arena & venue
An 1873-1875 theatre in Poznan built by public subscription, with a restored auditorium and boxes, its main facade partly original though foyer detail has since been altered.
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Tor Poznan racing circuit
Theatre, arena & venue
A car and motorcycle racing circuit near Poznan built in 1975-1977, with an adjoining karting track, small grandstands and a mix of open and wooded surrounding terrain.
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Tychy Municipal Sports and Leisure Centre, Indoor Pool
Theatre, arena & venue
A modern municipal indoor pool complex in Tychy, with a 25 by 12.5 metre competition pool with a diving tower and a separate warm-up pool.
Electricity, water and parking on site
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Theatres, arenas and venues elsewhere in Europe
- United Kingdom 47
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Other kinds of location in Poland
- Industrial and derelict locations 28
- Offices, schools and public buildings 18
- Transport and infrastructure 17
- Hospitals, prisons and institutions 10
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