Filming locations near Johannesburg

14 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Carlton Hotel, 1 km east; the most filmed is Ponte City Apartments with 3 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Johannesburg itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 14 8 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 6 towns & cities Closest · Carlton Hotel · 1 km Most famous · Pretoria

Within 25 km of Johannesburg

1. Carlton Hotel · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — District 9. Building in South Africa

2. Carlton Centre · 1 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — District 9. Skyscraper in Johannesburg, South Africa

3. Johannesburg CBD · 1 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Avengers: Age of Ultron. Place in Gauteng, South Africa

4. Ellis Park Stadium · 2 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Invictus. Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa

5. Ponte City Apartments · 2 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   3 productions — District 9, Chappie. Skyscraper in South Africa

6. Morris Isaacson High School · 18 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Sarafina! Government school in Mphuti Street, Central Western Jabavu, Soweto

7. Soweto · 20 km west · Towns & cities

   2 productions — Tsotsi, Wolf Warrior 2. Township of South Africa

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Cradle of Humankind · 46 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — The Grand Tour. Paleoanthropological site near Johannesburg, South Africa

2. West Rand · 48 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Gold. Place in Gauteng, South Africa

3. Pretoria · 53 km north · Towns & cities

   5 productions, per Wikipedia — Pumping Iron, Io sto con gli ippopotami. Administrative capital of South Africa located in the Gauteng province

4. Hartbeespoort · 53 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Place in North West, South Africa

5. Tshwane University of Technology · 54 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Bakgat. Multi-campus university in South Africa

6. Hartbeespoort Dam · 57 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Dam in South Africa

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Cullinan · 76 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Salvation. Town in South Africa

Nearby city guides

Pretoria · 53 km

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