Barcelona is straight out of the movies

Barcelona is currently at the center of attention of the film industry, both for famous actors and actresses, and internationally-renowned directors. The proof lies in the sheer number of films that have used the city as its set and location.

Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar, Manuel Huerga, Tom Tykwer, Cédric Klapisch, Giovanni Veronesi, Michelangelo Antonioni, Peter Greenaway, Alejandro Amenábar, and Fernando Trueba are just some of the directors who have made movies in Barcelona.

• The Passenger, Michelangelo Antonioni (1975)
• Uncovered, Jim McBride (1994), adapted from the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
• All About My Mother, Pedro Almodóvar (1999)
• Auberge Espagnole, Cédric Klapisch (2002)
• The Machinist, Brad Anderson (2004)
• Fragile, Jaume Balagueró (2005)
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Tom Tykwer (2006)
• Manual of Love 2, Giovanni Veronesi (2006)
• Salvador, Manuel Huerga (2006)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen (2007)
• REC, Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza (2007)
• Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Isabel Coixet (2009)
• Biutiful, Alejandro González Iñárritu (2010)
• Tres metros sobre el cielo, Fernando González (2010)
• Mientras duermes, Jaume Balagueró (2011)
• Tengo ganas de tí, Fernando González (2012)
• Los últimos días, David & Àlex Pastor brothers (2013)
• La enfermedad del domingo, de Ramón Salazar (2017)
• Superlópez, Javier Ruíz Caldera (2018)

The Barcelona Film Commission, a division of the City Hall, promotes Barcelona as an ideal location for both Spanish and international productions. This is a public and free service directed towards the audiovisual sector, which works to promote movie shoots in the city, manage administrative matters, and grant filming permissions.

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