Eleven fantastic European film locations are competing for a European Location Award organized by Filming Europe - European Film Commissions Network in cooperation with Cineurope.

Besides Dubrovnik and Kaštel Gomilica (Kaštilac), on the list thanks to Game of Thrones, the selection also includes the Greek island Antiparos (Suntan, film), the City of Wroclaw in Poland (Bridge of Spies, film), Germany’s Görlitz (Hotel Grand Budapest, film), La Isla Minima, Spain, (Marshland, film), San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, also in Spain, (Game of Thrones, TV series), Terme di Caracalla, Rome, (La Grande Bellezza, film), Val Senales Glacier, South Tyrol, Italy (Everest, film), Valldalen, Norway (Ex Machina, film), and Vienna, Austria (Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, film).

The nomination process took place in two stages - EUFCN members first chose and suggested their locations (a specific place used for film or TV series), after which a group of experts - Cineurope film critics – decided on the finalists.

The selected cities, forts, islands, historical and archeological locations, spectacular mountain valleys and landscapes make up the 11 best European locations where popular films and TV series were shot in the last ten years and are fighting for the title Best European Film Location of the Decade.

All European citizens can vote for their winner until October 25th on Cineurope’s website, and can also win a 3-day trip for two people to the location which receives the most votes.

The winner will be announced during the awards ceremony taking place in the European Parliament in Brussels on November 7th. More information can be found on the official websites of Filming Europe and Cineurope.

Cover photos: filming of Game of Thrones in Dubrovnik (HBO, author: Paul Schiraldi); filming of Game of Thrones in Dubrovnik (HBO, author: Macall B. Polay); scenes from Game of Thrones filmed in Kaštel Gomilica (Kaštilac) (HBO)