List of film production companies
This is a list of film production and distribution companies. A production company may specialize in producing their in-house films or own subsidiary development companies. Major production companies often distribute films from independent production companies. This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies. Active production companies are either run by themselves or as a subsidiary.
Film studios also create television programs for broadcast syndication.
Notable production companies
Company | Country | Headquarters | Est. | Notes |
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Aleph Producciones | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1990 | |
Argentina Sono Film | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1933 | |
BD Cine | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1995 | |
Guacamole Films | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 2002 | |
Patagonik Film Group | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1996 | |
Pol-ka | Argentina | Buenos Aires | 1994 | |
Disney Studios Australia | Australia | Sydney, New South Wales | 1998 | Parent is Walt Disney Studios |
Efftee Studios | Australia | Sydney, New South Wales | 1933 | Founded in Melbourne. Defunct in 1935. |
Rising Sun Pictures | Australia | Adelaide, South Australia | 1995 | |
Village Roadshow | Australia | Melbourne, Victoria | 1954 | |
Village Roadshow Studios | Australia | Gold Coast, Queensland | 1991 | Parent is Village Roadshow |
Working Dog Productions | Australia | Melbourne, Victoria | 1993 | |
Jaaz Multimedia | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2011 | |
Monsoon Films | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2010 | |
Impress Telefilm | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 1996 | |
Belarusfilm | Belarus | Minsk | 1928 | |
Studio 100 | Belgium | Schelle | 1996 | |
Globo Filmes | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | 1998 | |
Nu Boyana Film Studios | Bulgaria | Sofia | 1962 | |
Allude Entertainment | Canada | Vancouver | 2012 | |
Atopia | Canada | Montreal, Quebec | 2000 | |
Bleeding Art Industries | Canada | Calgary, Alberta | 2002 | |
Breakthrough Entertainment | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | 1986 | |
The Bridge Studios | Canada | Burnaby, British Columbia | 1987 | |
Brightlight Pictures | Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2001 | |
Cloud Ten Pictures | Canada | St. Catharines, Ontario | 1994 | |
DHX Media | Canada | Halifax | 2006 | Children's television |
Entertainment One Films Canada | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | 1995 | |
Leda Serene Films | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | 1999 | |
Malofilm | Canada | Montreal, Quebec | 1983 | |
National Film Board of Canada | Canada | Montreal, Quebec | 1939 | |
Paperny Entertainment | Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1994 | |
Shaftesbury Films | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | 1987 | |
Shavick Entertainment | Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1993 | |
sisu production | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | 2013 | |
Suneeva | Canada | Toronto, Ontario | 2005 | |
Alibaba Pictures | China | Zhejiang | 2014 | |
Asia Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1909 | Defunct in 1914 |
Beijing Enlight Pictures | China | Beijing | 2000 | |
Beijing Galloping Horse Group | China | Beijing | 2003 | |
Changchun Film Group Corporation | China | Changchun, Jilin | 1950 | |
China Film Group Corporation | China | Beijing | 1999 | |
Cinema Popular | China | Hong Kong | 2009 | |
Diantong Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1934 | Defunct in 1935 |
DMG Entertainment | China | Beijing | 1993 | |
Fantasy Pictures | China | Beijing | 2005 | |
Film Workshop | China | Hong Kong | 1984 | |
Fly Films | China | Shanghai | 2004 | |
Fundamental Films | China | Shanghai | 2008 | |
Golden Princess Film Production | China | Hong Kong | 1987 | |
Great Wall Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1920 | Last known film was 1930 |
Hengdian World Studios | China | Dongyang | 1996 | |
Heyi Pictures | China | |||
Huayi Brothers | China | Beijing | 1994 | |
Imar Film Company | China | Beijing | 1997 | |
L'est Films Group | China | Beijing | 2008 | |
Laurel Films | China | Beijing | 2000 | |
Lianhua Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1930 | Defunct in 1937 |
Mandarin Films | China | Hong Kong | 1991 | |
Media Asia Entertainment Group | China | Hong Kong | 1994 | Parent is Lai Sun Development |
Mingxing Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1922 | Defunct in 1937 |
China Sun Motion Picture Company | China | Hong Kong | 1922 | Defunct in 1937, absorbed into the Lianhua Film Company |
MZ Pictures | China | Shanghai | 2009 | |
Northeast Film Studio | China | Changchun | 1945 | Defunct in 1955 |
One Hundred Years of Film | China | Hong Kong | 1999 | Parent is China Star Entertainment Group |
Orange Sky Golden Harvest | China | Hong Kong | 1970 | |
Oriental DreamWorks | China | Shanghai | 2012 | Partially owned by DreamWorks Animation |
Polybona Films | China | Beijing | 1999 | |
Shanghai Animation Film Studio | China | Shanghai | 1957 | |
Shanghai Film Group Corporation | China | Shanghai | 2001 | |
Shanghai Film Studio | China | Shanghai | 1949 | Part of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation since 2001 |
Shaw Brothers | China | Hong Kong | 1958 | Defunct in 2011 |
Sil-Metropole Organisation | China | Hong Kong | 1982 | Formed through the merger of four large studios |
Sundream Motion Pictures | China | Hong Kong | 2005 | |
Tianyi Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1925 | Defunct in 1937 |
Wanda Media | China | Beijing | 2010 | |
Wenhua Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1946 | Defunct in 1952 |
Win's Entertainment | China | Hong Kong | 1990 | Defunct in 2009 |
Xinhua Film Company | China | Shanghai | 1934 | Defunct in 1942 |
Xstream Pictures | China | Beijing | 2003 | |
Zagreb Film | Croatia | Zagreb | 1953 | Primarily animation |
Jadran Film | Croatia | Zagreb | 1946 | |
Croatia Film | Croatia | Zagreb | 1946 | |
Barrandov Studios | Czech Republic | Prague | 1921 | |
HF Productions | Denmark | Copenhagen | 2017 | |
Nordisk Film | Denmark | Valby, Copenhagen | 1906 | Oldest continuously active studio in the world |
Saga Studios | Denmark | Copenhagen | 1942 | Defunct in 1974 |
Zentropa Entertainments | Denmark | Avedøre, Copenhagen | 1992 | |
Adastra Films | France | Cannes | 2008 | |
Advantage-studio | France | 1987 | ||
Disneynature | France | Paris | 2008 | Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios |
Les Films du Poisson | France | Paris | 1995 | |
Gaumont Film Company | France | Paris | 1895 | First and oldest film company in the world |
Pathé | France | Paris | 1896 | |
StudioCanal | France | Paris | 1988 | |
Bavaria Film | Germany | Munich | 1919 | |
Constantin Film | Germany | Munich | 1950 | |
DEFA | Germany | Berlin | 1946 | State-owned, defunct in 1992 |
Neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft | Germany | Munich | 1947 | |
Rialto Film | Germany | Berlin | 1897 | |
Studio Babelsberg | Germany | Potsdam | 1912 | |
Universum Film AG (UFA) | Germany | Berlin | 1917 | |
Wild Bunch | Germany | Berlin | 1979 | Previously a part of French firm StudioCanal |
Finos Film | Greece | Athens | 1943 | Defunct in 1977 (temporarily), 2006 comeback |
Pannonia Film Studio | Hungary | Budapest | 1956 | Animation |
Blueeyes Productions | Iceland | Reykjavík | 1999 | Later became RVK Studios |
RVK Studios | Iceland | Reykjavík | 2013 | Formed from Blueeyes Productions |
True north | Iceland | Reykjavík | 2003 | |
Sagafilm | Iceland | Reykjavík | 1978 | |
Aashirvad Cinemas | India | Kochi, Kerala | 2000 | |
Ajay Devgn FFilms | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1999 | |
Annapurna Studios | India | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1975 | |
Anurag Kashyap Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2005 | Founded by Anurag Kashyap |
AVM Productions | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1945 | |
Balaji Motion Pictures | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2001 | Subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms |
Balaji Telefilms | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1994 | |
Bombay Talkies | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra (then Bombay) | 1934 | Defunct as of 1954 |
Chilsag Entertainment Network | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2003 | |
CineMan Productions | India | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 2010 | Founded by Abhishek Jain |
Clean Slate Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2014 | Founded by Anushka Sharma, Karnesh Sharma |
Cloud Nine Movies | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2008 | Subsidiary of Kalaignar TV |
DAR Motion Pictures | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2009 | |
Dharma Productions | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1976 | |
Eros International | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1977 | |
Eskay Movies | India | Kolkata, West Bengal | 1988 | Founded as Eskay Video Private Limited |
Excel Entertainment | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1999 | |
Felis Creations | India | Bangalore, Karnataka | 2006 | |
Fox Star Studios | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2008 | Subsidiary of 21st Century Fox |
Gemini Studios | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1940 | |
Geetha Arts | India | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1972 | |
Hari Om Entertainment | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2008 | Founded by Akshay Kumar |
Illuminati Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2009 | Founded by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan |
Kanteerava Studios | India | Bangalore, Karnataka | 1966 | |
Kavithalaya Productions | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1981 | |
Lyca Productions | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2014 | Founded by Subaskaran Allirajah |
Madras Talkies | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1995 | Founded by Mani Ratnam and Suhasini Maniratnam |
Mukta Arts | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1978 | |
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1970 | Founded by Sajid Nadiadwala |
Padmalaya Studios | India | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1970 | |
Percept Picture Company | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2002 | |
PVR Pictures | India | Gurgaon, Haryana | 1997 | |
Rajshri Productions | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1947 | |
Real Image Media Technologies | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1986 | |
Reliance Big Entertainment | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2005 | Subsidiary of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group |
Red Chillies Entertainment | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2002 | |
R.K. Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1948 | |
S Pictures | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1999 | |
Sahara One | India | New Delhi, Delhi | 2000 | |
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2001 | |
Shree Venkatesh Films | India | Kolkata, West Bengal | 1996 | |
Sivaji Productions | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1956 | |
Studio Green | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2006 | |
Sudha Productions | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2008 | |
Sun Pictures | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2008 | |
Suresh Productions | India | Hyderabad, Telangana | 1963 | |
Surinder Films | India | Kolkata, West Bengal | 1970[1] | |
T-Series | India | New Delhi, Delhi | 2001 | Founded by Gulshan Kumar, mainly a music studio |
Tips Industries | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1975 | |
Thenandal Studio Limited | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1976 | Founded by Rama Narayanan |
Trimurti Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1970 | |
T-Series | India | New Delhi, Delhi | 2001 | |
UTV Motion Pictures | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2004 | Subsidiary of UTV Software Communications and The Walt Disney Company |
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2008 | Subsidiary of Viacom 18 and Viacom |
Vijaya Productions | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 1948 | Moola Narayana Swamy, B. N. Reddy |
Vinod Chopra Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1985 | |
Vishesh Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1986 | |
Yash Raj Films | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1970 | |
YNOT Studios | India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 2010 | Founded by S. Sashikanth |
Zee Entertainment Enterprises | India | Mumbai, Maharashtra | 1992 | Founded by Subhash Chandra |
Rapi Films | Indonesia | Jakarta | 1968 | |
Ardmore Studios | Ireland | Bray, County Wicklow | 1958 | |
Cinecittà | Italy | Rome | 1937 | |
Titanus | Italy | Rome | 1904 | |
Eiken | Japan | Tokyo | 1969 | Subsidiary of Asatsu-DK, previously Television Corporation of Japan |
Enoki Films | Japan | Tokyo | 1975 | |
Kadokawa Pictures | Japan | Tokyo | 2007 | Defunct 2011, subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation |
Makino Film Productions | Japan | Unknown | 1923 | Defunct 1931 |
Nikkatsu | Japan | Tokyo | 1912 | |
Shintoho | Japan | Tokyo | 1947 | Defunct 1961 |
Shochiku | Japan | Tokyo | 1920 | |
Studio Ghibli | Japan | Tokyo | 1985 | |
Taishō Katsuei | Japan | Tokyo | 1920 | Defunct 1922 |
Tennenshoku Katsudō Shashin | Japan | Tokyo | 1914 | Defunct 1919 |
Toei Company | Japan | Tokyo | 1950 | Parent of Toei Animation |
Toho | Japan | Tokyo | 1932 | |
Yokota Shōkai | Japan | Tokyo | 1901 | Defunct 1912, merged into Nikkatsu |
Yoshizawa Shōten | Japan | Tokyo | 1897 | Defunct 1912, merged into Nikkatsu |
Astro Shaw | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 2005 | |
KRU Studios | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 1992 | |
New Zealand Film Commission | New Zealand | Wellington | 1978 | |
New Zealand On Air | New Zealand | Wellington | 1989 | |
WingNut Films | New Zealand | Wellington | 2003 | |
Rok Studios | Nigeria | Lagos, Lagos | 2013 | |
Silverbird Film Distribution | Nigeria | Lagos, Lagos | 2007 | |
Fuuse Films | Norway | Oslo | 2010 | Founded by activist and filmmaker Deeyah Khan |
Maipo Film | Norway | Oslo | 2000 | Part of Nordisk Film |
Norsk Film | Norway | Jar | 1932 | Defunct 2001 |
SF Norge | Norway | Oslo | 1989 | Part of Svensk Filmindustri |
Storm Studios | Norway | Oslo | 2001 | |
GMA Films | Philippines | Quezon City | 1995 | |
LVN Pictures | Philippines | Quezon City | 1936 | Defunct 2005 |
OctoArts Films | Philippines | Quezon City | 1989 | |
Regal Films | Philippines | Quezon City | 1962 | |
Reyna Films | Philippines | Manila | 1991 | |
Sampaguita Pictures | Philippines | Quezon City | 1937 | Defunct 1982 |
Star Cinema | Philippines | Quezon City | 1993 | |
Viva Films | Philippines | Quezon City | 1981 | |
Appetite Production | Poland | Kraków | 2008 | |
Se-ma-for | Poland | Łódź | 1947 | |
MediaPro Pictures | Romania | Bucharest | 1998 | |
Castel Film Romania | Romania | Bucharest | 1992 | |
Gorky Film Studio | Russia | Moscow | 1915 | |
Lenfilm | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 1918 | |
Petersburg Animation Studio | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 2003 | |
Wizart Animation | Russia | Voronezh | 2007 | |
InlayFilm | Russia | Moscow | 2007 | |
Animaccord Animation Studio | Russia | Moscow | 2008 | |
Melnitsa Animation Studio | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 1999 | |
Mosfilm | Russia | Moscow | 1920 | |
Soyuzmultfilm | Russia | Moscow | 1936 | |
Sverdlovsk Film Studio | Russia | Ekaterinburg | 1943 | |
Lesta Studio | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 1991 | |
Art Pictures Studio | Russia | Moscow | 1992 | |
Non-Stop Production | Russia | Moscow | 2005 | |
Bazelevs Company | Russia | Moscow | 1991 | |
Russian World Studios | Russia | Moscow | 1998 | |
Central Partnership | Russia | Moscow | 1996 | |
Enjoy Movies | Russia | Moscow | 2010 | |
Glavkino | Russia | Krasnogorsk | 2008 | |
Lennauchfilm | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 1933 | |
Central Studio for Documentary Film | Russia | Moscow | 1927 | |
Proline Film | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 2004 | |
Svarog Films | Russia | Saint Petersburg | 1998 | |
Soho Media | Russia | Moscow | 1993 | |
Pink International Company | Serbia | Belgrade | 1998 | |
Triglav Film | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 1947 | |
Cape Town Film Studios | South Africa | Cape Town | 2010 | |
Triggerfish Animation Studios | South Africa | Cape Town | 1996 | |
Cinema Service | South Korea | Seoul | 1995 | |
CJ E&M Film Division | South Korea | Seoul | 1993 | |
Coridel Entertainment | South Korea | Seoul | 2015 | |
DSP | South Korea | Seoul | 1991 | |
I Star Cinema | South Korea | Seoul | 2005 | |
LOEN Entertainment | South Korea | Seoul | 1978 | |
Lotte Entertainment | South Korea | Seoul | 2003 | |
Myung Films | South Korea | Seoul | 1995 | |
Next Entertainment World | South Korea | Seoul | 2008 | |
Showbox | South Korea | Seoul | 2016 | Branch of Mediaplex, Inc., entertainment arm of Orion Group |
Sidus Pictures | South Korea | Seoul | 1995 | |
Europafilm | Sweden | Stockholm | 1929 | |
Film i Väst | Sweden | Trollhättan | 1992 | |
Sonet Film | Sweden | Stockholm | 1984 | |
AB Svensk Filmindustri | Sweden | Stockholm | 1919 | |
Benetone Films | Thailand | Bangkok | 2002 | |
Five Star Production | Thailand | Bangkok | 1973 | |
GDH 559 | Thailand | Bangkok | 2016 | |
GMM Tai Hub | Thailand | Bangkok | 2003 | Defunct 2015 |
Kantana Group | Thailand | Bangkok | 1951 | |
Phranakorn film | Thailand | Bangkok | 2001 | |
Sahamongkol Film International | Thailand | Bangkok | 1970 | |
Star Films | Turkey | Istanbul | 1989 | |
Dovzhenko Film Studio | Ukraine | Kyiv | 1927 | |
Anglo-Amalgamated | United Kingdom | London | 1945 | Defunct 1971, back catalog owned by StudioCanal |
Associated British Picture Corporation | United Kingdom | Elstree | 1927 | Defunct 1970 |
Aura Films | United Kingdom | Colchester, Essex | 2011 | |
BBC Films | United Kingdom | London | 1990 | |
British Lion Films | United Kingdom | London | 1919 | |
DNA Films | United Kingdom | London | 1997 | |
Dragon International Film Studios | United Kingdom | Llanilid, Wales | 2006 | |
Ealing Studios | United Kingdom | London | 1931 | |
Eon Productions | United Kingdom | London | 1961 | |
Film Tank | United Kingdom | Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset | 2009 | |
Film4 Productions | United Kingdom | London | 1982 | |
Fingercuff Productions | United Kingdom | London | 2000 | |
Gainsborough Pictures | United Kingdom | London | 1924 | Defunct in 1951. |
Gate Studios | United Kingdom | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire | 1928 | Defunct in 1954. |
Hammer Film Productions | United Kingdom | London | 1934 | See List of Hammer films. |
Heyday Films | United Kingdom | London | 1997 | |
Intermedia | United Kingdom | London | 1995 | Previously used as German tax shelter. |
ITC Entertainment Productions | United Kingdom | London | 1958 | Defunct 1998. Back catalog owned by many different firms. |
Magma Pictures | United Kingdom | London | 2004 | |
Marv Films | United Kingdom | London | 2004 | |
Merton Park Studios | United Kingdom | London | 1930 | Last film was in 1967. |
MGM-British Studios | United Kingdom | Denham, Buckinghamshire and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire | 1936 | Subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Defunct 1973. |
Pinewood Studios | United Kingdom | Iver, Buckinghamshire | 1935 | See List of Pinewood Studios productions. |
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | United Kingdom | London | 1979 | Acquired by Universal Studios in 2000. |
Rank Organisation Film Productions | United Kingdom | London | 1937 | Defunct in 1996. |
Shepperton Studios | United Kingdom | Shepperton, Surrey | 1931 | Part of Pinewood Studios as of 2001. |
Syncopy Inc. | United Kingdom | London | 2001 | Founded by Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas. |
Teddington Studios | United Kingdom | London | 1910 | Part of Pinewood Studios until 2014. |
Three Mills Studios | United Kingdom | London | 1990 | |
Twickenham Film Studios | United Kingdom | London | 1913 | |
Vertigo Films | United Kingdom | London | 2002 | |
Warp Films | United Kingdom | London | 1999 | Sister company to Warp Records. |
Working Title Films | United Kingdom | London | 1983 | Owned by NBCUniversal |
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks | United States | New York City, New York | 1986 | Founded by Spike Lee. |
606 Films | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2014 | Founded by Halle Berry. Housed at CBS Television Studios. |
2929 Productions | United States | Dallas, Texas | 2003 | Founded by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner. |
Affirm Films | United States | Culver City, California | 2007 | Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment; Christian films |
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1931 | Previously Monogram Pictures. |
Amazon MGM Studios | United States | Culver City, California | 2010 | Founded by Amazon (company) |
Amblin Entertainment | United States | Universal City, California | 1981 | Founded by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. |
Amblin Partners | United States | Universal City, California | 2015 | Founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll, Darren Throop And Anil Ambani |
American International Pictures | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1956 | Acquired by Filmways. |
American Zoetrope | United States | San Francisco, California | 1969 | Founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas. |
Apple Studios | United States | Cupertino, California | 2019 | Founded by Apple Inc. |
Artisan Entertainment | United States | New York City, New York | 1982 | Started as LIVE Entertainment and acquired by Lions Gate in 2004. |
Batjac Productions | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1952 | Founded by John Wayne and Robert Fellows. |
Blinding Edge Pictures | United States | Berwyn, Pennsylvania | 2000 | Founded by M. Night Shyamalan. |
Blue Sky Studios | United States | Greenwich, Connecticut | 1987 | Acquired by 20th Century Studios; defunct in 2021. |
Called Higher Studios | United States | Franklin, Tennessee | 2019 | |
Capitol Films | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1992 | |
Caravan Pictures | United States | Santa Monica, California | 1992 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company; defunct in 1999. |
Carolco Pictures | United States | Boca Raton, Florida | 1976 | Bankrupt in 1995. Brand revived in 2015. |
Castle Rock Entertainment | United States | Beverly Hills, California | 1987 | Acquired by Time Warner |
CBS Films | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2007 | CBS made a brief move into film production in the late 1960s and CBS Theatrical Films in 1979 (Founded as Cinema Center Films) |
Cedar Grove Productions | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1996 | |
Christie Film Company | United States | Hollywood, California | 1916 | Founded by Al Christie and Charles Christie. Defunct 1933. |
Cinemation Industries | United States | New York City, New York | 1965 | Defunct 1975 |
Cinergi Pictures | United States | Santa Monica, California | 1989 | Defunct 1998 |
Columbia Pictures | United States | Culver City, California | 1924 | Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Compass International Pictures | United States | Unknown | 1977 | Defunct 1988 |
Davis Entertainment | United States | Unknown | 1984 | Founded by John Davis. |
Destination Films | United States | Santa Monica, California | 1993 | Subsidiary |
Dimension Films | United States | New York City, New York | 1992 | Originally a Miramax Films division |
DreamWorks | United States | Universal City, California | 1994 | Part of Amblin Partners |
DreamWorks Animation | United States | Glendale, California | 2004 | Currently distributed by Universal Pictures |
E1 Entertainment | United States | Port Washington, New York | 1987 | Founded as Koch Entertainment |
Edison's Black Maria | United States | West Orange, New Jersey | 1893 | World's first film production studio. Defunct 1901. |
Electric Entertainment | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2001 | |
Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures | United States | Nashville, Tennessee | 2007 | Family-friendly projects |
Embassy Pictures | United States | New York City, New York | 1942 | Defunct 1986 |
Esperanto Filmoj | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2004 | |
Essanay Studios | United States | Chicago, Illinois | 1907 | Defunct 1918 |
Famous Players Film Company | United States | 1912 | ||
Famous Players–Lasky | United States | 1914 | ||
Film Booking Offices of America | United States | 1919 | ||
Filmways | United States | Sonoma County, California | 1958 | Acquired by Orion Pictures |
Filmology Finance | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2013 | Founded by Jack Christian |
Fine Line Features | United States | New York City, New York | 1990 | Originally a division of New Line Cinema |
First Look Studios | United States | Century City, California | 1993 | |
First National | United States | 1917 | ||
Five & Two Pictures | United States | 2002 | Christian films | |
Flavor Unit Entertainment | United States | Miami, Florida | 1995 | Privately held, originally headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey |
Focus Features | United States | Universal City, California | 1992 | Started as Gramercy Pictures and acquired by Universal Studios, then renamed USA Films |
Four Star Productions | United States | 1952 | ||
Fox Atomic | United States | Century City, California | 2006 | Defunct |
Fox Film Corporation | United States | 1915 | Merged with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox | |
20th Century Pictures | United States | 1933 | Merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox | |
Fox Searchlight Pictures | United States | Century City, California | 1994 | |
Gener8Xion Entertainment | United States | Hollywood, California | 1995 | Christian films |
Gnome Motion Picture Company | United States | New York City, New York | 1910 | Likely never released any productions, presumed defunct in 1911. |
Golan-Globus | United States | 1967 | ||
Goldwyn Pictures | United States | 1916 | ||
Samuel Goldwyn Productions | United States | 1923 | ||
Hallmark Productions | United States | 1944 | ||
Hannover House | United States | Springdale, Arkansas | 1993 | |
Happy Madison Productions | United States | 1999 | ||
Heritage Film Project | United States | Charlottesville, Virginia | 2008 | |
Hollywood Pictures | United States | Burbank, California | 1989 | Defunct in 2007, was a part of The Walt Disney Studios |
IFC Films | United States | New York City, New York | 1999 | Owned by Rainbow Media |
Image Entertainment | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1981 | |
Interscope Pictures | United States | 1982 | ||
Kalem Company | United States | 1907 | ||
Kendrick Brothers | United States | Albany, Georgia | 2013 | Christian films |
Keystone Studios | United States | 1912 | ||
Legendary Pictures | United States | 2000 | ||
Liberty Films | United States | 1945 | ||
Lightstorm Entertainment | United States | 1990 | ||
Lightyear Entertainment | United States | 1987 | ||
Limelight Department | Australia | 1898 | ||
Lions Gate Entertainment | United States | Santa Monica, California | 1995 | |
Lubin Studios | United States | 1896 | ||
Lucasfilm | United States | 1971 | Since October 2012 a part of The Walt Disney Studios | |
Magnolia Pictures | United States | New York City, New York | 2001 | |
Marvel Studios | United States | Manhattan Beach, California | 2007 | Part of Walt Disney Studios |
Mascot Pictures Corporation | United States | 1927 | ||
Mercury Radio Arts | United States | Las Colinas, Irving, Texas | 2002 | Owned by Glenn Beck, and owns TheBlaze |
Metro Pictures | United States | 1915 | Merged with Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | United States | Century City, California | 1924 | Owned by Highland Capital, Anchorage Capital Group LLC, Third Point LLC and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP |
Miramax Films | United States | New York City, New York | 1979 | Division of Walt Disney Studios from 1993 to 2010; owned by Filmyard Holdings from 2010–present |
Mutual Film | United States | 1912 | Defunct since 1918 | |
Newmarket Films | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1989 | |
Nestor Studios | United States | 1909 | ||
New Line Cinema | United States | New York City, New York | 1967 | Acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery |
Netflix, Inc. | United States | Los Gatos, California | 1997 | Founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph |
Original Film | United States | 1997 | ||
Orion Pictures Corporation | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1978 | Acquired by MGM |
Overture Films | United States | Beverly Hills, California | 2006 | Owned by Liberty Media |
Pacific International Enterprises | United States | Medford, Oregon | 1952 | |
Paramount Animation | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2011 | |
Paramount Pictures | United States | Hollywood, California | 1912 | The fourth oldest film studio in the world. |
Paramount Vantage | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1996 | Originally known as Paramount Classics |
Picturehouse | United States | New York City, New York | 2005 | |
Possibility Pictures | United States | Orlando, Florida | 2002 | Christian films |
Premium Picture Productions | United States | 1921 | ||
Producers Releasing Corporation | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1939 | Assets acquired by Eagle-Lion Films in 1950, which in turn was acquired by United Artists in 1955 |
Pure Flix Entertainment | United States | Scottsdale, Arizona | 2005 | Christian films |
Reliance-Majestic Studios | United States | 1914 | ||
Republic Pictures | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1935 | Mainly a film library company, formerly a leading B movie studio |
RKO Pictures | United States | New York City, New York | 1928 | |
Rogue Pictures | United States | Universal City, California | 1992 | Acquired by Relativity Media |
Rolfe Photoplays | United States | 1915 | ||
Rooster Teeth Productions | United States | Austin, Texas | 2003 | |
Samuel Goldwyn Films | United States | New York City, New York | 1979 | Founded as Samuel Goldwyn Company, acquired by Orion Pictures then formed Independently in 1999 |
Scott Free | United States | 1970 | ||
Screen Gems | United States | Culver City, California | 1940 | Founded as an animation studio, subsidiary |
Screen Media Films | United States | New York City, New York | 2001 | |
Seen by Scene Communications | United States | Eagle Mountain, Utah | 1947 | |
Selig Polyscope Company | United States | 1896 | ||
Selznick International Pictures | United States | 1935 | ||
Sherwood Pictures | United States | Albany, Georgia | 2002 | Christian films |
Sight & Sound Films | United States | Ronks, Pennsylvania | 2019 | Christian films |
Silver Pictures | United States | 1985 | ||
Skydance Productions | United States | 2010 | ||
Solax Studios | United States | 1910 | ||
Sony Pictures Classics | United States | Culver City, California | 1991 | Subsidiary |
Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group | United States | Culver City, California | 1998 | Owned by Sony. Originally launched as Columbia TriStar. |
Spyglass Entertainment | United States | 1988 | ||
Strand Releasing | United States | Culver City, California | 1989 | |
Sun Haven Studios | United States | 1932 | ||
Summit Entertainment | United States | Universal City, California | 1996 | |
Temple Hill Entertainment | United States | 2006 | ||
Thanhouser Company | United States | 1909 | ||
The Samuel Goldwyn Company | United States | Santa Monica, California | 1979 | |
THINKFilm | United States | New York City, New York | 2001 | Capitol Films (50% equity), Lionsgate Films (50% equity) |
Through A Glass Productions | United States | 2002 | ||
Tiffany Pictures | United States | 1921 | ||
Touchstone Pictures | United States | Burbank, California | 1984 | Defunct in 2017, was a part of The Walt Disney Studios |
Trimark Pictures | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1985 | Started as Vidmark Entertainment, acquired by Lions Gate |
TriStar Pictures, Inc. | United States | 1982 | ||
TriStar Pictures | United States | Culver City, California | 1982 | Founded as Nova Pictures, subsidiary |
Troma Entertainment | United States | New York City, New York | 1974 | |
20th Century Studios | United States | Century City, California | 1935 | Owned by The Walt Disney Company |
20th Century Animation | United States | Century City, California | 1997 | Defunct |
Uncommon Productions | United States | Boston, MA | 2000 | |
United Artists Entertainment, LLC | United States | Century City, California | 1919 | Principally a distributor, e.g. James Bond Series. (Acquired by MGM) (Run by Cruise/Wagner Productions) |
United States Productions | United States | 1946 | ||
Universal Pictures | United States | Universal City, California | 1912 | also known as Universal-International Pictures Inc. (aka U-I) |
Victor Studios | United States | 1912 | ||
Vitagraph Studios | United States | 1897 | ||
Vivendi Entertainment | United States | Universal City, California | 2000 | |
Walden Media | United States | 2001 | ||
The Walt Disney Studios | United States | 1923 | Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions | |
Walt Disney Pictures | United States | Burbank, California | 1923 | Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions |
Warner Bros. | United States | Burbank, California | 1923 | Owned by Warner Bros. Discovery |
Warner Independent Pictures | United States | Burbank, California | 2003 | |
The Weinstein Company | United States | New York City, New York | 2005 | Also a distributor, e.g. The King's Speech, Hoodwinked! |
Tyler Perry Studios | United States | Atlanta, Georgia | 2006 | |
Welling Films | United States | 2006 | ||
Western Film Exchange | United States | 1906 | ||
The Whartons Studio | United States | 1914 | ||
World Wide Pictures | United States | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1951 | Christian films |
Worldview Entertainment | United States | 2007 | ||
WWE Studios | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2002 | |
Yari Film Group | United States | Los Angeles, California | 2006 |
See also
- Film producer
- List of animation studios
- List of documentary films
- List of film and television directors
- List of television production companies
- Lists of actors
- Lists of films
- Major film studio
References
- "Surinder Films". www.surinderfilms.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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