Saxony

MDM Film Commission

Contact: Bea Wölfling
Hainstraße 17-19
04109 Leipzig
Tel. ++49 341 / 2 69 87 16
Fax ++49 341 / 2 69 87 65

bea.woelfling@mdm-online.de
www.mdm-online.de

Saxony
The historical significance of many of Saxony’s cities is reflected by wholly preserved groups of buildings such as the splendid royal residences in and around Dresden from the Baroque era, the imposing upper-class houses of Görlitz from various centuries, and prominent examples of art nouveau and modernism in Chemnitz. Just as impressive are some of the facilities that bear witness to the Saxon industrial culture. They mark a contrast to the picturesque Elbe river scenery along Saxony’s wine route and the rugged beauty of nature in the Sächsische Schweiz (“Saxony’s Switzerland”) mountains and the Zittauer Gebirge mountains.

Within all of Mitteldeutschland, comprising the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, the Saxon city of Leipzig is the prominent media business location. It is home to numerous service providers for TV, film and other media channels, including the largest and most state-of-the-art studios of the region, located at MCA (Media City Atelier).

Saxony’s high-capacity freeways A9 and A13 connect Leipzig and Dresden to Berlin/Potsdam and Munich, two long-standing major hubs of film production within Germany. The Leipzig/Halle Airport offers capacity for intercontinental freight and passenger traffic.
Reference projects, shot in the region
The Grand Budapest Hotel / Wes Anderson / 2013
Cloudatlas / Tom Tykwer, Lana & Andy Wachowski / 2011
Measuring the World / Detlev Buck / 2012
Lore / Cate Shortland / 2012
In Darkness / Agnieszka Holland / 2010
The White Ribbon / Michael Haneke / 2008
Inglourious Basterds / Quentin Tarantino / 2008
The Reader / Stephen Daldry / 2007

Saxony

MDM Film Commission

Saxony

Reference projects, shot in the region

Saxon Switzerland

Land of Castles

Main broadcaster MDR