Filming in public green spaces

Hardly any other major city has as many green spaces as Berlin. More than 2,500 public green spaces and recreational areas with a total area of ​​around 6,400 acres offer Berliners and numerous tourists a widely-used local recreation area.
The respective district green space offices are generally responsible for the protection, care, maintenance and development of the green spaces and thus for special permits for filming in them.
Many parks (see below) are now managed by the state-owned Grün Berlin GmbH group of companies.

In Berlin, special permits for filming in green spaces and recreational areas are issued by the district nature conservation and green space offices responsible for the location. The application deadline varies from district to district; the current application deadlines and any green spaces that may be excluded can be found under News, as far as is known.

ATTENTION: The districts of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg do not permit filming in green spaces!! 

The following application form must be sent by email to the relevant green spaces department along with a sketch showing the exact location of the filming project/planned structures: 

• Application form

The permit costs consist of an administration fee (65€, as of 04.02.25) and the fees for the use of green spaces: 

• a) Areas up to 100 m²: €85.00
• b) Areas over 100 m² up to 500 m²: €250.00
• c) Areas over 500m²: 400.00€ + 0.40 € per additional m²

The fee rates apply for the calendar day started.

The following additional requirements must generally be observed: 

• All filming must be carried out in such a way that there is no danger to those seeking recreation or visitors to green spaces.
• The areas affected must be returned to their original condition after filming has finished.
• Any damage to paths and vegetation caused by the use of the facility will be repaired at the expense of the permit holder.

Approval must be obtained directly from the state-owned Grün Berlin GmbH group of companies:  

• Application form - Grün Berlin GmbH

This affects the following parks:

Britzer Garden / Park at Gleisdreieck / Schöneberger Südgelände Nature Park / Tempelhofer Feld / Kienberg Park / Gardens of the World / Park at the Nordbahnhof 

The application should be sent to Grün Berlin GmbH 2 weeks before filming.

EXCEPTION: In the case of the Park am Gleisdreieck (including Dora-Duncker-Park), Grün Berlin GmbH must also consult the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district office , which is why an application period of 3-4 weeks must be planned for here.

In the state of Brandenburg, exemption permits for public green spaces within municipal boundaries are issued by the municipal or community administration, and outside these boundaries by the respective district. 

• Brandenburg Municipal Directory
• Counties

Many of the publicly accessible palaces and parks in the state of Brandenburg – especially in Potsdam – and Berlin belong to the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation . 

The permit must be applied for directly at the SPSG: 

• Application: Photo/Film Recordings

Please note that processing times may take up to 6 weeks!

• Nature conservation and green space offices of the districts
• Grün Berlin GmbH
• Brandenburg Municipal Directory
• Contact person for green spaces in Potsdam
• Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation