Movie Scene Map

Towns & cities

Sofia

capital city of Bulgaria

Bulgaria · 42.6979, 23.3217

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Sofia is recorded as a filming location for 6 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Sofia, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 60 more.

1 place inside Sofia has a page of its own: listed below. Everything shot at it is already named above, recorded against Sofia as well.

“When the trucks break through glass to exit the airport, the scene is entirely digital and was filmed on Chroma screens in the middle of Sofia.”
The Expendables 2 (2012) · Wikipedia

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Sofia
Photo: Deensel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Movies filmed in Sofia

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Sofia as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

And 8 more, per Wikipedia:

Filming locations inside Sofia

1 place inside Sofia, with a page of its own. Every production shot at it is already listed above, because Wikidata records it against Sofia too.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Sofia?

74 productions are recorded as filmed in Sofia, including Survivor (2015), Prey for the Devil (2020) and Ghosts of War (2017). 68 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Sofia?

Survivor (2015), covered by 22 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Sofia?

Sofia is in Bulgaria. Its coordinates are 42.6979, 23.3217. The day trip guide for Sofia lists 13 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Sofia?

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (under 1 km), Nu Boyana Film Studios (7 km south), Bistritsa (13 km south), Vitosha (15 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Deensel, CC BY 2.0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Sofia: 13 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.