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:

If you need a filming permit, please apply for it informally with the following information from the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping:

• information about the applicant company
• locations, motif, date, time
• the reason for the film shoot (brief description of the concept)
• number of people involved
• equipment information
• contact details

Water and Shipping Office Berlin

Berlin and Märkische waterways (federal waterways)

The Havel-Oder waterway

Berlin

The approval authority for state waterways in Berlin is the Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection

• Contact to the Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection
• Information about Berlin inland navigation and ports
• Overview map of the state waters of Brandenburg
• List of state waters
• Brandenburg Water Act (BbgWG)

Brandenburg

The approval authority for state waterways in Brandenburg is the State Office for Building and Traffic Department 2, Department 24 (LBV).

• Contact
• Information about Brandenburg inland navigation
• Overview map of the Brandenburg state waterways 
• List of state waters
• Berlin Water Law (BWG)

In Brandenburg, individual bodies of water are administered by the districts or cities.

• Brandenburg local governments

Individual waters are also privately owned. The owner should be contacted for filming permits.