🎬 1. BBC Studios (UK)
Website: https://www.bbcstudios.com
BBC Studios is one of the most influential British production companies working across drama, documentary, and high-end television. In recent years, several BBC-linked international productions have used Serbia as a filming and service production base, particularly for crime dramas and historical reconstructions.
Serbia is often chosen for its cost efficiency, experienced crews, and ability to double for various European and Middle Eastern locations.
🎬 2. ITV Studios (UK)
Website: https://www.itvstudios.com
ITV Studios is a major British television production and distribution company. Through international co-productions, ITV projects have occasionally used Serbia for shooting logistics and secondary unit filming, especially in crime and thriller formats.
The company benefits from Serbia’s rebate system and strong regional production infrastructure.
🎬 3. Channel 4 Productions (UK)
Website: https://www.channel4.com
Channel 4 commissions and co-produces a wide range of drama and documentary content. Independent UK producers working with Channel 4 have used Serbia for European-location shoots, particularly for gritty drama series and documentary reconstructions.
🎬 4. Lionsgate Television (UK/US-Europe productions)
Website: https://www.lionsgate.com
Lionsgate Television has expanded into European co-productions and has recently shot major series in Serbia, including the upcoming Robin Hood adaptation, using Serbia as a stand-in for medieval England.
The company uses Serbia due to strong studio infrastructure near Belgrade.
🎬 5. HBO Europe / Warner Bros. Discovery (EU division)
Website: https://www.wbd.com
HBO Europe (now under Warner Bros. Discovery) has supported multiple Central and Eastern European productions. Serbia has been used as a production base and secondary filming location for crime dramas and regional co-productions like Besa through partner companies.
🎬 6. ARTE France / ARTE Germany
Website: https://www.arte.tv
ARTE is a Franco-German cultural broadcaster specializing in auteur cinema, documentaries, and European drama. Through co-productions, ARTE-funded projects have filmed in Serbia, especially politically and socially driven dramas.
Serbia is attractive for its authentic Balkan landscapes and lower production costs.
🎬 7. ZDF (Germany)
Website: https://www.zdf.de
ZDF is one of Germany’s largest public broadcasters. It frequently co-produces European TV films and series, some of which have been shot in Serbia as part of Balkan crime dramas and historical reconstructions.
ZDF often works through international production service companies in the region.
🎬 8. ARD Degeto (Germany)
Website: https://www.daserste.de
ARD Degeto produces TV films and series for German television. Serbia is used in co-productions for crime, war drama, and historical storytelling due to its diverse architecture and cost advantages.
🎬 9. StudioCanal (France)
Website: https://www.studiocanal.com
StudioCanal is one of Europe’s largest film production and distribution companies. It has participated in multiple European co-productions that have used Serbia for location shooting and service production.
Its projects often require flexible international locations, which Serbia provides.
🎬 10. Pathé Films (France)
Website: https://www.patheinternational.com
Pathé is a historic French film company involved in production and international financing. Some European co-productions connected to Pathé have used Serbia for cost-effective shooting and Balkan settings.
🎬 11. TF1 Studio (France)
Website: https://www.tf1studio.fr
TF1 Studio produces and distributes European television films and series. Serbia has been used in co-production workflows for TV dramas requiring Eastern European settings.
🎬 12. Canal+ Group (France)
Website: https://www.canalplusgroup.com
Canal+ is a major European pay-TV and production company. Through Canal+ Original productions and co-financed films, Serbia has been used as a shooting location for thrillers and crime dramas.
🎬 13. RAI Cinema (Italy)
Website: https://www.raicinema.it
RAI Cinema is Italy’s main public film production company. Several Italian–Serbian and European co-productions have filmed in Serbia, often in historical or war-themed projects.
🎬 14. Mediaset Group (Italy)
Website: https://www.mediaset.it
Mediaset produces television films and series distributed across Italy and Europe. Serbia has been used in co-productions requiring affordable European locations and strong local crews.
🎬 15. TV2 Denmark (Nordic EU production)
Website: https://tv2.dk
TV2 Denmark is a major Nordic broadcaster that participates in European co-productions. Serbia is often used for thriller and crime series filming because it offers versatile urban environments.
🎬 16. NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation)
Website: https://www.nrk.no
NRK participates in Nordic-European co-productions, and Serbia has occasionally been used for international crime dramas and historical reconstructions due to budget efficiency.
🎬 17. SVT (Sweden)
Website: https://www.svt.se
Sweden’s national broadcaster SVT co-produces European dramas. Serbia is used for cost-effective filming of crime and political thriller formats in cooperation with EU partners.
🎬 18. YLE (Finland)
Website: https://yle.fi
YLE is Finland’s public broadcaster involved in Nordic co-productions. Serbia appears as a filming destination for European crime dramas and international TV series partnerships.
🎬 19. Film i Väst (Sweden – EU co-production hub)
Website: https://www.filmivast.se
Film i Väst is one of Europe’s most important co-production hubs. While based in Sweden, it regularly partners on productions that shoot parts in Serbia through European incentive schemes.
It specializes in international arthouse and festival films.
🎬 20. Eurimages-supported European co-productions (Council of Europe fund)
Website: https://www.coe.int/en/web/eurimages
Eurimages is a major European film fund that supports cross-border co-productions. Many Eurimages-backed films have used Serbia as a shooting location or co-production base, especially Balkan-European collaborations.
It is one of the strongest drivers of Serbia’s international film involvement.
