List of film production companies

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This is a list of film filmmaking, film 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 This list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies.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
Aqua Films Argentina Buenos Aires Unknown
Argentina Sono Film Argentina Buenos Aires 1933
Aleph Producciones Argentina Buenos Aires 1990
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
Efftee Studios Australia Sydney, New South Wales 1933 Originally founded in Melbourne. Defunct in 1935.
Fox Studios Australia Australia Sydney, New South Wales 1998 Parent is 21st Century Fox
Rising Sun Pictures Australia Adelaide, South Australia 1995
Village Roadshow Australia South Yarra, 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 Limited Bangladesh Dhaka 1996
Belarusfilm Belarus Minsk 1928
Studio 100 Belgium Schelle 1996
Nu Boyana Film Studios Bulgaria Sofia 1962
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
CaribbeanTales Canada Toronto, Ontario 2010
Cloud Ten Pictures Canada St. Catharines, Ontario 1994
Entertainment One Films Canada Canada Toronto, Ontario 1995
Image Diffusion International Canada Montreal, Quebec 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
True West Films Canada Saltspring Island, British Columbia 2002
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
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
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 Distribution Co. Ltd. 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
Minxin Film 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
Nordisk Film Denmark Valby, Copenhagen 1906 Oldest continuously active studio in the world
Saga Studios Denmark Copenhagen 1942 Defunct in 1974
ADASTRA Films France Cannes 2008
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
Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (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
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
14 Reels Entertainment India Hyderabad, Telangana 2009
Annapurna Studios India Hyderabad, Telangana 1975
Aamir Khan Productions India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2001
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
Cloud Nine Movies India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2008 Subsidiary of Kalaignar TV
Dharma Productions India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1976
Eros International India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1977
Excel Entertainment India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1999
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
Kanteerava Studios India Bangalore, Karnataka 1966
Kavithalaya Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1981
Mukta Arts India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1978
Padmalaya Studios India Hyderabad, Telangana Unknown
Pen N Camera International India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2004
Percept Picture Company India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2002
Pritish Nandy Communications India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1993
PVR Pictures India Gurgaon, Haryana 1997
Rajshri Productions India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1947
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
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2001
Shree Venkatesh Films India Kolkata, West Bengal 1996
Sudha Productions India Mumbai, Maharashtra 2008
Sun Pictures India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2008
Sivaji Productions India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 1956
Studio Green India Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2006
Suresh Productions India Hyderabad, Telangana 1963
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
Vishesh Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1986
Yash Raj Films India Mumbai, Maharashtra 1970
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
KRU Studios Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1992
Astro Shaw Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2005
New Zealand Film Commission New Zealand Wellington 1978
New Zealand On Air New Zealand Wellington 1989
WingNut Films New Zealand Wellington 2003
Bug AS Norway Bergen 1994
Azad Film Company Pakistan Karachi 2002
Mandviwalla Entertainment Pakistan Karachi 1992
MindWorks Media Pakistan Islamabad 2008
One Motion Pictures Pakistan Karachi 2012
Six Sigma Entertainment Pakistan Karachi 2010
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
Rosa Filmes Portugal Lisbon 1993
MediaPro Pictures Romania Bucharest 1998
Castel Film Romania Romania Bucharest 1992
Gorky Film Studio Russia Moscow 1915
Lenfilm Russia Saint Petersburg 1918
Melnitsa Animation Studio Russia Saint Petersburg 1999
Mosfilm Russia Moscow 1920
Soyuzmultfilm Russia Moscow 1936
Sverdlovsk Film Studio Russia Ekaterinburg 1943
Pink International Company Serbia Belgrade 1998
Triglav Film Slovenia Ljubljana 1947
Triggerfish Animation Studios South Africa Cape Town 1996
Europafilm Sweden Stockholm 1929
Film i Väst Sweden Trollhättan 1992
Sonet Film Sweden Stockholm 1984
AB Svensk Filmindustri Sweden Stockholm 1919
Five Star Production Thailand Bangkok 1973
GMM Tai Hub Thailand Bangkok 2003 Defunct 2015
Phranakorn film Thailand Bangkok 2001
Sahamongkol Film International Thailand Bangkok 1970
Star Films Turkey Istanbul 1989
Dovzhenko Film Studio Ukraine Kiev 1927
ACT 2 CAM United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne 2008
Anglo-Amalgamated Productions Ltd. United Kingdom
Aura Films United Kingdom Colchester, Essex
BBC Films United Kingdom
British Lion Films United Kingdom
DNA Films United Kingdom
Dragon International Film Studios United Kingdom
Ealing Films Ltd. United Kingdom
Ealing Studios United Kingdom London
Elstree Studios United Kingdom Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Eon Productions UK London, England 1961
Film Tank United Kingdom
Film4 Productions United Kingdom
Fingercuff Productions United Kingdom
Gainsborough Pictures United Kingdom
Gate Studios United Kingdom
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. United Kingdom
Heyday Films United Kingdom
Intermedia United Knigdom London 1995 Previously used as German tax shelter
ITC Entertainment Productions United Kingdom
Magma Pictures United Kingdom
Marv Films United Kingdom
Merton Park Studios United Kingdom London
MGM-British Studios United Kingdom
Pinewood Studios United Kingdom Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment UK London, England 1979 Acquired by Universal Studios
Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd. United Kingdom
Shepperton Studios United Kingdom Shepperton, Surrey
Syncopy Inc. United Kingdom
Teddington Studios United Kingdom London
Three Mills Studios United Kingdom London
Twickenham Studios United Kingdom London
Vertigo Films United Kingdom
Warp Films United Kingdom
Working Title Films UK London, England 1983
Warner Bros. United Kingdom Leavesden, Hertfordshire
3ality Digital United States
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks United States
606 Films United States
2929 Productions United States
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation United States
Amblin Entertainment United States
American International Pictures United States Los Angeles, USA 1956 Acquired by Filmways
American Zoetrope United States
Artisan Entertainment United States New York, New York 1982 Started as LIVE Entertainment and acquired by Lions Gate
Avnet–Kerner Productions United States
Batjac Productions Inc. United States
Blinding Edge Pictures United States
Blue Sky Studios United States Greenwich, Connecticut 1987 Acquired by 20th Century Fox
Capitol Films United States Los Angeles, California 1992
Caravan Pictures United States
Carolco Pictures United States
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
Christie Film Company United States
Cinemation Industries United States
Cinergi Pictures United States
Columbia Pictures United States Culver City, California 1926 Acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group United States
Compass International Pictures United States
Davis Entertainment United States
Destination Films United States Santa Monica, California 1993 Subsidiary
Dimension Films United States New York, 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 20th Century Fox
E1 Entertainment United States Port Washington, New York 1987 Founded as Koch Entertainment
Edison's Black Maria United States
Electric Entertainment United States
Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures United States Nashville, TN 2007 Family-friendly, uplifting and life-inspiring films
Embassy Pictures United States
Esperanto Filmoj United States Los Angeles, California 2004
Essanay Studios United States
Famous Players Film Company United States
Famous Players-Lasky United States
Film Booking Offices of America United States
Filmways United States Sonoma County, California 1958 Acquired by Orion Pictures
Fine Line Features United States New York, New York Originally a division of New Line Cinema
First Look Studios United States Century City, California 1993
First National United States
Five & Two Pictures United States 2002 Christian films
Focus Features United States Universal City, California 1992 Started as Gramercy Pictures and acquired by Universal Studios, then renamed USA Films
Four Star Television United States
Fox Atomic United States Century City, California 2006 Defunct
Fox Film Corporation United States
Fox Searchlight Pictures United States Century City, California 1994
Gener8Xion Entertainment United States Hollywood, California 1995 Christian films
Golan-Globus United States
Goldwyn Pictures United States
Hallmark Productions United States
Hannover House United States Springdale, Arkansas 1993
Happy Madison Productions United States
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, New York 1999 Owned by Rainbow Media
Image Entertainment United States Los Angeles, California 1981
Interscope Pictures United States
Kalem Company United States
Keystone Studios United States
Legendary Pictures United States
Liberty Films United States
Lightstorm Entertainment United States
Lightyear Entertainment United States
Limelight Department United States
Lions Gate Entertainment United States Santa Monica, California 1995
Lubin Studios United States
Lucasfilm United States Now a part of The Walt Disney Studios
Magnolia Pictures United States New York, New York 2001
Marvel Studios United States Manhattan Beach, California 2007 Part of Walt Disney Studios
Mascot Pictures Corporation United States
Mercury Radio Arts United States Las Colinas, Texas 2002 Owned by Glenn Beck, and owns TheBlaze
Metro Pictures United States
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
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation United States Century City, California 1993 Subsidiary
Miramax Films United States New York, New York 1979 Division of The Walt Disney Studios from 1993-2010; owned by Filmyard Holdings from 2010–present
Monogram Pictures United States
Mutual Film United States
Neo Art & Logic United States
Newmarket Films United States Los Angeles, California 1989
Nestor Studios United States
New Line Cinema United States New York, New York 1967 Acquired by Time Warner, currently a label of Warner Bros.
Original Film United States
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
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, New York 2005
Pixar Animation Studios United States Emeryville, California 1986 Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios
Possibility Pictures United States Orlando, Florida 2002 Christian films
Praise Pictures United States
Premium Picture Productions United States
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
Promenade Pictures United States Santa Monica, California 2003 Christian films
Pure Flix Entertainment United States Scottsdale, Arizona 2005 Christian films
Reliance-Majestic Studios United States
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, New York 1929
Rogue Pictures United States Universal City, California 1992 Acquired by Relativity Media
Rolfe Photoplays United States
Rooster Teeth Productions United States
Samuel Goldwyn Films United States New York, New York 1979 Founded as Samuel Goldwyn Company, acquired by Orion Pictures then formed Independently in 1999
Scott Free United States
Screen Gems United States Culver City, California 1940 Founded as an animation studio, subsidiary
Screen Media Films United States New York, New York 2001
Selig Polyscope Company United States
Selznick International Pictures United States
Sherwood Pictures United States Albany, Georgia 2002 Christian films
Sierra Pictures United States
Silver Pictures United States
Skydance Productions United States
Solax Studios United States
Sony Pictures Animation United States Culver City, California 2002 Subsidiary
Sony Pictures Classics United States Culver City, California 1991 Subsidiary
Soup2Nuts United States
Spiderwood Productions United States Austin, Texas 2002 Affiliated with Spiderwood Studios and Spiderwood Animation
Spyglass Entertainment United States
Square Pictures United States
Strand Releasing United States Culver City, California 1989
Streamline Pictures United States Los Angeles, California 1988 Partnership with Orion Pictures, defunct 2002
Sun Haven Studios United States
Summit Entertainment United States Universal City, California 1996
Temple Hill Entertainment United States
Thanhouser Company United States
The Samuel Goldwyn Company United States Santa Monica, California
THINKFilm United States New York, New York 2001 Capitol Films (50% equity), Lionsgate Films (50% equity)
Through A Glass Productions United States
Tiffany Pictures United States
Touchstone Pictures United States Burbank, California 1984 Subsidiary 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
TriStar Pictures United States Culver City, California 1982 Founded as Nova Pictures, subsidiary
Troma Entertainment United States New York, New York 1974
20th Century Fox United States Century City, California 1935 Owned by 21st Century Fox
20th Century Fox 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
Universal Studios United States Universal City, California 1912
Illumination Entertainment United States
Universal-International Pictures Inc. (aka U-I) United States
Victor Studios United States
Vitagraph Studios United States
Vivendi Entertainment United States Universal City, California 2000
Walden Media United States
The Walt Disney Studios United States
Walt Disney Animation Studios United States Burbank, California 1923 Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions
Walt Disney Pictures United States Burbank, California 1928 Prior to 1983 their films were released under Walt Disney Productions
Warner Bros. United States Burbank, California 1918 Owned by Time Warner
Warner Bros. Animation United States Burbank, California 1980 Acquired by Time Warner
Warner Independent Pictures United States Burbank, California 2003
The Weinstein Company United States New York, 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
Western Film Exchange United States
The Whartons Studio United States
World Wide Pictures United States Minneapolis, Minnesota 1951 Christian films
Worldview Entertainment United States
WWE Studios United States
Yari Film Group United States Los Angeles, California 2006

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