Croatia Solidifies Position as Premier European Filming Destination, Attracting Record International Projects
ZAGREB, CROATIA – Croatia is experiencing a surge in international film and television production, fueled by a robust incentive scheme and diverse landscapes, solidifying its status as a leading European filming location. A growing number of high-profile projects – from Hollywood blockbusters to international series and autonomous films – are choosing Croatia for production, boosting the local economy and driving screen tourism.
The Croatian Audiovisual Center’s (HAVC) incentive program has been instrumental in attracting this investment. In 2023, projects supported included here We Go Again by Ol Parker, Season 2 of succession by Jesse Armstrong, The witcher by Lauren schmidt Hissrich, and Hotel Portofino by Matt Baker, further positioning Croatia as a key European filming destination. This trend continued into 2024, with 16 international and domestic projects benefiting from the scheme, and extending into 2025 with a diverse slate of productions.
Recent projects demonstrate Croatia’s expanding global appeal. in 2025, filming took place on the children’s animation tree & Bee (Recircle Studio), the UK crime series A Taste for Murder (Drugi Plan), and the German TV film Split Homicide (PAKT Media). Productions from the Netherlands (Golden Hour S2,Nukleus Film) and India (You Are Mine,I Am Yours,Blenda) joined recent U.S. projects La Corinthians (MP Films) and Betamax (Embassy Films).
2024 saw the German feature film Momo (PAKT Media), the UK series Debutante S2 (MP Film Production), the U.S. series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (Embassy films),and Tidepools (4 Film) all utilize the incentive. A landmark moment occurred with SORE, Wife from the Future by Yandy Laurens, indonesia’s first-ever project filmed in Croatia and later selected as the nation’s Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film.
Beyond international productions, the scheme also supports croatian co-productions, including Spacehead (PomPom Film), God Will Not Help (Kinorama), and Petty Thieves (Kadromat). Projects like Empress S2 and Dražen have leveraged the incentive for post-production work.
