The film industry has discovered Aachen. Entire films or at least large sequences have now been shot in Aachen and the surrounding area. "Aachen offers opportunities that are otherwise not so easy to find," says director Andreas Kleinert, for example, who shot scenes for the Schimanski episode "The Golem" for Colonia Media in Aachen. And Gabriele Goiczyk, production manager at Calypsos, agrees: "We are increasingly coming to Aachen because there are numerous unused motifs here."
They are not the only ones. Production companies such as Endemol or Scorpio Production or professional motif seekers such as Stefan Möller now know and appreciate Aachen's possibilities.
That proves it: Aachen has something: it offers what filmmakers are looking for: historic buildings from different eras and modern architecture, magnificent town houses and housing from the 1970s, industrial sites and high-tech, untouched landscapes and forests, urban life and village romance, subculture and bourgeoisie, open-minded people and much more.
Unused motifs
The most important thing: everything is unused. Not the Cologne Cathedral or the Brandenburg Gate for the thousandth time. And the special plus: Aachen is a border city to Belgium and the Netherlands, very close to Maastricht or Liège, for example, with completely different motifs and all together as a background and starting point for lively stories.
Fast filming permits
But filmmakers know: unused, attractive motifs are one thing, filming permits are another. Aachen's city administration guarantees fast filming permits wherever possible. It works together with filmmakers and supports them in all matters.
Cooperative partners
Producers and directors can find cooperative partners in the Communication and City Marketing department (see address below). Professional support in terms of equipment and buildings is offered by local architects and craftsmen, exhibition stand construction companies and designers. Competent public relations staff and people looking for motifs complete the offer.