This is a list of filmmaking companies based in Scotland. The list includes both active and no longer active (defunct) companies. Active production companies are either run by themselves or as a subsidiary of another company.
| Active | |
| Defunct |
| Name | Est. | City | Key people | Notable films | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddness Ltd | 2020[1] | Glasgow | Kieran Howe | |||
| 29 Studios Ltd | 2009 [2] | Glasgow | Lynne McGunigal Gillian O'Neil Kevin O'Neil | |||
| 55 Degrees Ltd | 2000 [3] | Glasgow | Roger Booth Russell Henderson Simon Tricker | Dissolved on 21 Nov 2013 | ||
| Ancell Media Ltd. | 2015[4] | Glasgow | Alexander Torrance Calum Ansell | |||
| AuldLands Films Ltd | 2018[5] | Glasgow | Dimitri Lemoine Thomas Lemoine | |||
| B4 Films Ltd | 2008 [6] | Aberdeen | Christopher Brown James Brown Lesley Brown Jonathan Brown | |||
| Bad Monkey Ltd | 2011 [7] | Glasgow | David Newman | Dissolved on 22 September 2020 | ||
| Black Bear Productions Ltd | 1998 [8] | Edinburgh | Richard Donald Ord | Dissolved on 27 September 2016 | ||
| Black Camel Pictures Company Ltd | 2004 [9] | Glasgow | Arabella Croft Kieran Parker | Sunshine on Leith (2013) Outpost 2: Black Sun (2012) Legacy (2009) Outpost (2008) | ||
| Blue Iris Films Ltd | 2011 [10] | Edinburgh | Katie Crook Olivia Gifford | Betrayal Liar Joyride [11] | ||
| Bona Broadcasting Ltd | 2003 [12] | Edinburgh | Turan Ali Iain Hay | Slate of gay [13] | ||
| Brett Currie | 2019 | Edinburgh | ||||
| Broken Blonde Ltd | 2012 [14] | Edinburgh | ||||
| Burning Horseshoe Productions Ltd | 2012 [15] | Midlothian | Douglas Caldow Renate Farkas Simon McCay Adam Ordog | The Dying Eye (2013) The Priest with Two Guns (2013) Close Encounters (2013) I.F (2012)[16] | Dissolved on 13 November 2018 | |
| Caesura Media [17] | 2020 | Glasgow | ||||
| Cadies Productions Ltd | 2001 [18] | Edinburgh | Robin Mitchell | And So Goodbye [19] | ||
| Caledonia TV Productions Ltd | 1992 [20] | Glasgow | Stephen Foster Faye Maclean Sajid Quayum Seona Robertson Leslie Wilson | |||
| Caledonian Television™ [21] | 1986 | Edinburgh | Matt Quinn[22] | Doorstoppers! Public information film which opened the Stirling Film Festival http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/lifestyle/lifestyle-top-5-stories/2009/05/08/cold-calling-film-debut-51226-23575131/ | ||
| Capricorn Film Productions Ltd | 2006 [23] | Glasgow | Suzanne Reid | The Pedestrian (2011) Saved (2011) Alfonso (2009) Daddy (2008)[24] | ||
| Cinemate Ltd | 2010 [25] | Glasgow | Simon Ferguson Gregg Houston | Formerly known as Artist Media Ltd | ||
| Classic Video Productions Ltd | 1982 [26] | Glasgow | Martin O'Hare Thomas O'Hare | |||
| Clyde Digital, Glasgow | 2017 [27] | Glasgow | Gordon Connelly Gordon Connelly | |||
| Completely Normal Media Ltd | 2023 | Edinburgh | Kevin Laverty-GloverLois Mosconti | |||
| Concept Productions Ltd | 1985 [28] | Aberdeen | Lynn Llewellyn Michael Lloyd-Wiggins Andrew Wilson | |||
| Creation Editor Ltd | 2010 [29] | Edinburgh | Sabine Klaus | Dissolved on 2 July 2019 | ||
| Crystal Media Ltd | 1996 [30] | Edinburgh | Francis Kirwan Elke Williams Philip Williams | Dissolved on 16 September 2015 | ||
| Cue The Mustard Ltd | 2016 | Highlands | Jessica LoganKieran Logan | |||
| Cutscene Media Ltd | 2014 [31] | Edinburgh | Richie Morgan Barry Topping | Dissolved on 27 February 2018 | ||
| Custom Flavour Ltd | 2018 | Edinburgh | Alan Ciechalski | |||
| Dark Form Productions Ltd | 2013 [32] | Glasgow | Innocent Violation (2012) To Make Me Feel Your Love (2012)[33] | Dissolved on 29 March 2016 | ||
| Digital Onset | 2014[34] | East Lothian | Grant McPhee | Big Gold Dream | ||
| DX Films Ltd | 2012 [35] | Edinburgh | ||||
| Ear Trumpet Media | 2010 [36] | Edinburgh | Nicol J Craig | Pulp [37] Dublin In Pieces[38] | ||
| EDFEST.TV Ltd | 2007 [39] | Edinburgh | Marnie Anderson John Garrow | Dissolved on 8 Mar 2013 | ||
| Edinburgh Film Company | 2012 | Edinburgh | Luke Moodley Simon Ray | 'Beyond Likeness'. A film with Victoria Crowe 'Voyage into the deepest darkest blue'. A film with Dovecot Studios. 'What is a Portrait'. A film with National Portrait Gallery Scotland. | ||
| Edit 123 Ltd | 1993 [40] | Glasgow | The Hawk & the Dove (2002)[41] | |||
| Effingee Productions Ltd | 2000 [42] | Glasgow | Ford Kiernan | |||
| Enterprise Screen Productions Ltd | 2005 [43] | Glasgow | Brendan Smith Jamie Smith Jay Smith Sarah Hellings[44] Gavin Hopkins Ali McLauchlan Ewan Fletcher | Fire and Sand: How Glass is Made (2015)[45] Mind Games: Mental Health in Scottish Football (2014)[46] Power of Attorney TV Campaign (2014)[47] | Operates offices in Glasgow, Washington DC and Toledo Ohio | |
| Event Video Services Ltd | 2008 [48] | Edinburgh | Andrew Crow | Dissolved on 6 June 2017 | ||
| Extra Veg Ltd | 1996 [49] | Edinburgh | ||||
| Fablevision Studios Ltd | 2007 [50] | Glasgow | Elizabeth Gardiner Gordon Hunter Agnes Porter | Two More Than Most (2013)[51] | ||
| Finlay Marketing | 2019 | Glasgow | ||||
| Fluid Eye Productions Ltd | 2006 [52] | Edinburgh | Run Tony Run! (2006) Edie's P.O.V. (2006) Suburban Home (2005)[53] | |||
| Film Colorist | 2018 | Edinburgh | ||||
| Film Cut Post Limited | 2011 [54] | Edinburgh | Matt Williams | |||
| Forest Of Black Ltd | 2005 [55] | Glasgow | Oscar Sansom Beth Allan Michael Sherrington | |||
| Forza Films | 2022 | Glasgow | Stuart Elliott | |||
| Freak Films Ltd | 2006 [56] | Edinburgh | Hamish Allison Claire Deas | |||
| Freedonia Films Ltd | 1994 [57] | Edinburgh | Kathleen Cox Patrick Hickey | About a Band (2011) William McLaren: An Artist Out of Time (2010) The Dungeon Moor Killings (2009) Frozen (2005)[58] | ||
| Futurist Digital Ltd | 2005 [59] | North Lanarkshire | Stephen Johnson | |||
| Giles Productions Ltd | 1997 [60] | Edinburgh | Dissolved on 13 Nov 2009 Formerly known as Red Kite Productions Ltd | |||
| Glasgow Film Productions Ltd | 2004 [61] | Glasgow | Alexander Mccall | |||
| Glass Bullet Productions Ltd | 2007 [62] | Fife | Laura Binnie Graeme Campbell | |||
| Great Silence Media Ltd | 2009 [63] | Edinburgh | Colan Mehaffey Iain Miller | Dissolved on 26 April 2016 | ||
| GlobalSound Productions | 2006 | Stirlingshire | D Faulds L Redelinghuys[64] | |||
| Greenroom Films Ltd | 2000 [65] | Edinburgh | Lucy Ball | |||
| Haphazard Media Ltd | 2007 [66] | Dumfriesshire | Exodus 21:24 (2014) Toast (2013) Zombie Musical (2011) Time, Care and Attention (2009)[67] | |||
| Story + Stage | 1991 | Inverness | David Eglinton | |||
| Head Gear Films Ltd | 2002 [68] | Aberdeen | Gregory Cruttwell Philip Hunt Shaun Ross | Desert Dancer (2014) The Little Death (2014) Spike Island (2012) The Rise (2012)[69] | ||
| Heehaw Ltd | 2000 | Edinburgh | Toby Trueman | Meet You in Scotland (2022)Tiktok Queen at 16 (2021)Not Seeing Straight (2021)Covid Y Jab A Ni (2021) | ||
| Hopscotch Films Ltd | 1999 [70] | Glasgow | John Archer Clara GlynnCarolynne Sinclair | Arcadia (2017) Accidental Anarchist (2017) The Carer (2016) I Am Belfast (2015) (2011) | ||
| Hot Tap Media Ltd | 2011 [71] | Glasgow | Rebecca Thompson | |||
| Interference Pattern Ltd | 2008 [72] | Edinburgh | Tom Bryant | |||
| Ironstar Films Ltd | 2017 | Arbroath | Graeme Carr Dean Pearson Allan Jennings Peter Birnie | Bloodloss (2015) The Clearing (2016) Best friends come in boxes (2016) A Private Revolution (2016) 1416: The Beginning (2019) Tellurian (2020) | ||
| Ko Lik Films Ltd | 2004 [73] | Edinburgh | Neil James Jack James Andrew Cameron Fraser | Ujbaz IzbenekiI Has Lost His Soul (2006) Fatal Distraction (2004) Show Ponies (2004) The Tree Officer (2003)[74] | ||
| L A Media Ltd | 2001 [75] | Edinburgh | Louise Adams Justin Adams | |||
| La Belle Allee Productions Ltd | 2001 [76] | Glasgow | Karen Smyth | Tracks (2006) Ma Boy (2006) Caffalic Educashun (2004)[77] | ||
| Learning Curve Education Ltd | 2011 [78] | Edinburgh | ||||
| LifeUp Productions Ltd | 2012 [79] | Glasgow | John McFarlane John McMurtrie Christopher Muir Joseph Thomas | One(2013)[80] | Dissolved on 24 Oct 2014 | |
| Maïdo Films Ltd | 2020 | Glasgow | Xavier Coll | Give Me WingsSolo BASE | Producing documentaries and commercials. Projects Worldwide | |
| Mallard Productions Ltd | 2009 [81] | Glasgow | Tim Mallard | |||
| MakeMeAFilm.com Ltd | 2013 [82] | Glasgow | ||||
| Martin Films | 2019 | Edinburgh | Andrew Martin | The David McDonald Report | ||
| Mark Flood Animations Ltd | 2014 [83] | Glasgow | Mark Flood | |||
| M&B Arts Producions | 2010 | Edinburgh | Mina RadovicBoris Bosilkov | Iris | Dissolved on 2020 | |
| MBP Ltd | 2011 | Edinburgh | Matt BrownScott Thomson | www.mbpltd.com | ||
| Melt the Fly Ltd | 2018 [84] | Edinburgh | Austen McCowanWill Hewitt | Sink or Skim[85] | ||
| M.I.C. Productions Ltd | 2000 [86] | Aberdeen | Andrew Philip Wood | Dissolved on 16 Dec 2011 | ||
| Mirage Television Productions Ltd | 2011 [87] | Edinburgh | Douglas Bogie Gray | |||
| Muckle Hen Productions Ltd | 2003 [88] | Edinburgh | Shona Donaldson | |||
| Native Film | 2010 | Glasgow | Martin Burt | ProductionCorporate films/brand contentCommercials | ||
| Nexus Digital Media Ltd | 2008 [89] | Edinburgh | Kerrie Doris Peter Richard Doris | |||
| Northern Collective | 2014 [90] | Aberdeen | ||||
| One-Eyed Dog Scotland Ltd | 2008 [91] | Edinburgh | Cassian Hall Ishbel Hall Matthew Hall Gordon Newman | |||
| Onit Studio Ltd | 2018 | Glasgow | Lewis GilfillanChristopher Sproat Declan Leach | |||
| Oscus Media Ltd | 2005 [92] | Edinburgh | ||||
| Partickular Films | 2011 [93] | Glasgow | Joseph Andrew Mclean | |||
| Plum Films Ltd | 2002 [94] | Edinburgh | Tina Louise Foster James MacDonald | Dread (2009) Book of Blood (2009) Senseless (2008) Meat the Campbells (2005) Arts: The Catalyst (2005) Tumshie McFadgen's Bid for Ultimate Bliss (2004)[95] | ||
| Polifilm Media Ltd | 2012 [96] | Edinburgh | Tomas Sheridan | |||
| Production Attic Ltd | 2011 [97] | Glasgow | Matthew Cowan Darren Eggenschwiler Stephen Paton Andrew Robertson | The Unchecked Rampage of the Infamous Gangsteristas (2013) Pushing Buttons (2013) 30 Seconds Apart (2012) Mugging for Amateurs (2012) Rough-House (2012)[98] | ||
| Quick Off The Mark Productions Ltd | 2009 [99] | Glasgow | Mark Ferguson Christopher Quick | The Greyness of Autumn (2012) Mr Cheval (2012) In Search of La Che (2011)[100] | ||
| Quipu TV Ltd | 2011 [101] | Glasgow | David Holmes Jack McGill Michael Stanger | |||
| Rapid Visual Media | 2010 [102] | Edinburgh | Brian Ross Douglas Walker | Rebranded as STROMA Films in 2018 | ||
| Raptor Filmz Ltd | 2012 [103] | Livingston | Christopher Young | |||
| Republic Productions Ltd | 2000 [104] | Edinburgh | Marnie Anderson Jack Garrow | |||
| SDI Productions Ltd | 2007 [105] | Edinburgh | Sonja Henrici Noemie Mendelle | |||
| Serious Facilities Ltd | 1998 [106] | Glasgow | Allan Cull Eleanor Cull Simon Cull | |||
| Shining Example Films Ltd | 2013 [107] | Glasgow | Christopher Goldie Gordon Holliday Andrew Stewart | Split (2014) Dysmorphia (2012)[108] | Dissolved on 18 Oct 2016 [109] | |
| Six4 Productions | 2017 | Glasgow | Lee Phillips | Aerial: Jinde Meriye (2019) Bollywood FilmAerial: Street Gangs (2023) TV Series | ||
| Sigma Films Ltd | 1996 [110] | Glasgow | Brian Coffey David Mackenzie Zara Berrie | Starred Up (2013) Perfect Sense (2011) Hallam Foe (2007) | ||
| Sole Media Business Services | 2011 | Glasgow | Iain McIntoshSeth Gardner | |||
| Silly Wee Films Ltd | 2011 [111] | Glasgow | Fraser Coull | Night Is Day: The Movie (2012) I Heart You (2010) Hush (2010) Bottle (2005)[112] | Dissolved on 23 Aug 2013 | |
| Skyline Productions Ltd | 1996 [113] | Edinburgh | Leslie Hills | Rivers and Tides (2001) Leaning into the Wind (2018) Breathing Earth (2012) Living Lightly (2007) Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (2004) Women in Black (2004)[114] | ||
| Skywolf Productions Ltd | 2012 [115] | Glasgow | Leesa Mcinnes Craig Walker | |||
| Smudge Digital | 2012 [116] | Glasgow | Nicole Anderson Lauren Kerr | |||
| SNAP Studio | 2018[117] | Aberdeen | Will FarquharJames Galbraith | |||
| Sorepaw Productions Ltd | 2009 [118] | Glasgow | Suzanne Hendry James Cuzen Karen Flynn | A Year and a Day (2012)[119] | ||
| Speakeasy Productions Ltd | 1993 [120] | Perth | Simone Bett Jeremy Hewitt Shona Johnstone Mark Mckenna Jonathan Young | |||
| Stepping Stone Films Ltd | 2008 [121] | Glasgow | Sarmed Mirza | An Act of Terror (2009)[122] | Dissolved on 21 Sep 2012 | |
| Strange Boat Ltd | 2004 [123] | Edinburgh | David Barras Gillian Black | |||
| STROMA Films | 2010 [124] | Edinburgh | Brian Ross Douglas Walker | Previously knowns as Rapid Visual Media | ||
| Studio Scotland Ltd | 2003 | Inverkeithing | Stewart MenelawsDeborah Forrest | The Daniel Connection (2014)The Daniel Project (2010) Spirit of Discovery (2017) Cup of Trembling (1996) | ||
| Sync or Swim Productions Ltd | 2011 [125] | Glasgow | Kerr Castle Philip Duncan Scott Mackay | |||
| Tenbobflix Ltd | 2009 [126] | Glasgow | Graham Maciver | Dissolved on 13 Jul 2012 | ||
| The Polka Dot Factory Ltd | 2010 [127] | Edinburgh | Victoria Thomas | |||
| Theatre Workshop Scotland Ltd | 1975 [128] | Edinburgh | Jeremy Anderson Robin Harper John Murphy Robert Rae Andrew Taylor | The Happy Lands (2012) Trouble Sleeping (2008)[129] | Longest Running Company on the List | |
| Those Media Guys Ltd | 2005 [130] | Edinburgh | Colin Perry | |||
| Transmission Productions | 2007 [131] | Edinburgh | Joe Carter | |||
| Turkey Red Media | 2016 | Glasgow | Martin GillonCraig Jump | BBC Highland Series, (Drone Services)The Loch, (Drone Services) Flour Power, (Drone Services) | ||
| TVP Film & Multimedia Ltd | 1996 [132] | Aberdeen | Ranald Wood Richard Wood | Sawney: Flesh of Man (2012) Forgotten Souls (2007)[133] | ||
| Urbancroft Ltd | 2007 [134] | Glasgow | Martyn Robertson Louise Storrie | Marty Goes to Hollywood (2014) A Cuillin Rising (2011)[135] | ||
| Vivid Films Ltd | 2007 [136] | Edinburgh | Dissolved on 30 Oct 2009 | |||
| Waltzer Films | 2001 | Edinburgh | Ruth BarrieGlenda Rome | Callum Easter, TV Special (2022)Be Different Today (2019)[137] | ||
| Wandern Media Ltd | 2016 | Glasgow | David McCourtEmma Bryceland | |||
| Worrying Drake Productions Ltd | 2014 [138] | Falkirk | ||||
| YouMore Ltd | 2020 | Edinburgh | Alex Richards, Aalyn Wild | |||
| Young Films | 1986 | Isle of Skye | Christopher YoungSarah-Jane Campbell | The Inbetweeners (2008-2010) The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) Bannan (2014 - 2022) Venus Peter (1989) Silent Roar (2022) | ||