Please note
To receive filming permits, the forms must be filled out in German. if you need assistance please find a list of production and location manager in our database.
Basics
Filming on water and waterways generally needs to be approved.
Bodies of water and waterways in Berlin and Brandenburg belong to different areas of responsibility.
Federal waterways
If you need a filming permit, please apply for it informally with the following information from the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping:
Water and Shipping Office Berlin
State waterways
Berlin
The approval authority for state waterways in Berlin is the Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection
Brandenburg
The approval authority for state waterways in Brandenburg is the State Office for Building and Traffic Department 2, Department 24 (LBV).
Waterways and bodies of water under county or local government
In Brandenburg, individual bodies of water are administered by the districts or cities.
Private water
Individual waters are also privately owned. The owner should be contacted for filming permits.
Contacts
Federal waterways
State waterways
Waterways and bodies of water below