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Movie Scene Map – 13,312 films, series, games, anime and manga

Ever wondered where your favorite scenes were shot? Movie Scene Map provides an interactive atlas of over 15,000 real filming locations for films, TV series, games, anime, and manga across 166 countries. Built entirely on open data from Wikidata and Wikipedia, this impressive resource appeals to the HN crowd's love for meticulously compiled information and open-source projects. It offers a fascinating geographical dive into cinematic history, enabling users to explore locations or contribute missing data.

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The Lowdown

Movie Scene Map is a free, interactive web application that visualizes the actual filming locations for a vast array of media. It covers an impressive 15,535 locations across 166 countries, providing a unique geographic perspective on the production of films, television series, video games, anime, and manga. Users can explore a dynamic map to discover where specific scenes were filmed or where fictional stories are set.

  • The platform details locations for 9,262 films and series, 2,153 video games, 407 anime, and 366 manga.
  • It distinguishes between filmed locations for live-action productions and setting locations for drawn media like anime and manga, clearly labeling each.
  • The data is meticulously sourced from open data initiatives, primarily Wikidata filming location statements, supplemented by Wikimedia Commons for imagery and Wikipedia articles for additional context.
  • Users can browse by production, type of place, or country, and view lists of the most filmed places and most widely covered productions.
  • The project is not only free to use with no ads or paywalls, but its entire dataset is also downloadable in GeoJSON or CSV formats under a CC0 license, with a read-only API available for AI assistants.
  • The creator actively encourages community contributions; missing locations can be added by updating the relevant Wikidata items, thereby enhancing the map's coverage.

This comprehensive and open-source project serves as a fantastic resource for film enthusiasts, geographers, and anyone curious about the real-world backdrops of their favorite fictional universes.