Filming locations and history
Browse images of locations within the Brisbane City Council area that are popular locations for filming activities and view the history of where Brisbane has been featured in film.
Locations
Brisbane is an iconic river city with a wide range of streetscapes, landscapes, seascapes and parklands that are in high demand as film locations. Brisbane also offers looks that duplicate other parts of the country and world. Filmmakers have discovered Brisbane as an economical alternate to achieve the feel of shooting in such diverse areas as San Francisco and the Bahamas.
Photo galleries
View examples of Brisbane's diverse range of locations:
- Council's Flickr account
- Brisbane Marketing's videos and images of Brisbane.
Popular locations
- South Bank
- City Botanic Gardens
- Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
- Fort Lytton National Park
- central parks
- Queen Street Mall
- King George Square.
Brisbane in film
Brisbane has supported and provided services for many films, television series, commercials and student films. Some popular and critically acclaimed productions that have taken place in Brisbane are highlighted below.
| Production | Type | Year | Areas featured |
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| Tidelands | Netflix drama series | 2018 | Multiple locations around Brisbane |
| AIYAI: Wrathful Soul | Feature film | 2018 | Multiple locations around Brisbane |
| Myall Creek | Feature film | 2018 | Newstead |
| Safe Harbour | TV drama | 2017 | Multiple locations around Brisbane |
| At Last | Feature film | 2017 | Multiple locations around Brisbane |
| Pacific Rim - Maelstrom | Feature film | 2017 | Brisbane CBD |
| Creature Report | Feature film | 2016 | Brisbane CBD |
| Hoges | Mini-series | 2016 |
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| Nest | Feature film | 2016 |
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| Australia Day | TV series | 2016 |
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| Wanted | TV series | 2015 |
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| Space/Time | Feature film | 2015 |
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| Unbroken | Feature film | 2014 |
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| San Andreas | Feature film | 2014 |
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| The Railway Man | Feature film | 2013 |
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| Secrets and Lies | TV series | 2013 |
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| The Strange Calls | TV series | 2012 |
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| Terra Nova | TV series | 2010 |
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| Daybreakers | Feature film | 2009 |
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| K9 | TV series | 2009 |
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| Fool's Gold | Feature film | 2008 |
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| Swimming Upstream | Feature film | 2003 |
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| Inspector Gadget 2 | Video | 2003 |
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| He Died With a Felafel in his Hand | Feature film | 2001 |
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| Jackie Chan's First Strike | Feature film | 1996 |
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