How many production companies are in Illinois?

The Revolution directory lists 491 production companies, studios and service companies in Illinois, including 37 video production companies, 23 film studios and soundstages and 45 post-production houses.

What film studios and soundstages are in Illinois?

NoiseFloor, P.M Productions, Victor Studio, Phoenix Studios, Atomic Imaging Inc and Chicago Production Center, and 17 more listed on this page.

Which video production companies are in Illinois?

37 are listed, including Film in a Bag Productions, Kurtis Productions, Drag City and DaVinci Street Productions.

Does Illinois offer a film tax incentive?

Yes: 35% (resident/vendor/post); 30% non-resident labor (max 13) (transferable tax credit), minimum spend $100,000 (30+ min); $50,000 (under 30 min). Confirm current terms with the film office before budgeting.

Production Company Directory · Illinois

Production Companies in Illinois

491 film, TV, and commercial production companies, studios, and soundstages in Illinois, part of a nationwide directory of 57,498 companies. Browse the list below, or search the interactive map.

Updated September 26, 2026 · 491 companies listed

Where they are

Each county shaded by how many companies are based there, with the largest cities marked.

Companies per county012–910–1920–99100+cityTap an area or city for details

Cook County has the most production companies in Illinois (223), followed by DuPage (16) and Champaign (5). By city: Chicago 284, Orland Park 5, Naperville 4, Rockford 4, across 54 cities in all.

132 companies have no location precise enough to map.

Illinois in numbers

Counted from the 491 companies in the directory.

Companies

491

With a filmography

48%

234 companies

Active or likely active

37%

181 companies

Cities

58% in Chicago

Busiest counties

Cook223 · 45%
DuPage16 · 3%
Champaign5 · 1%
Lake5 · 1%
Winnebago5 · 1%
McHenry4 · 1%
Will4 · 1%
Sangamon3 · 1%
DeKalb2 · <1%
Kane2 · <1%

Busiest cities

Chicago284 · 58%
Orland Park5 · 1%
Naperville4 · 1%
Rockford4 · 1%
Lincolnshire3 · 1%
Northbrook3 · 1%
Springfield3 · 1%
Bloomingdale2 · <1%
Champaign2 · <1%
Des Plaines2 · <1%

What they do

Production Company268 · 55%
Equipment Rental47 · 10%
Post Production28 · 6%
VFX/Animation25 · 5%
Distributor20 · 4%
Sales Agent15 · 3%
Stock Footage15 · 3%
Studio12 · 2%
Other61 · 12%

Still working?

Read from dated credits and whether the website answers. An inference, not a statement from the company.

Active125 · 25%
Likely active56 · 11%
Live site, no dated work258 · 53%
Dormant37 · 8%
Likely closed15 · 3%

When they started

Founding decade, for the 87 companies with a founding date on file (18%).

18801910194019702000

Most of the dated companies in Illinois were founded in the 2010s (23); the earliest date from the 1880s.

How to reach them

Share of companies with each contact channel on file.

Website90% · 444

Email58% · 285

Phone71% · 347

Video production companies in Illinois

37 companies in Illinois making commercials, branded and corporate video, and music videos. The 12 with the most credits are below; every one is in the full list.

Film studios & soundstages in Illinois

23 companies in Illinois with stages or studio space to rent. The 12 with the most credits are below; every one is in the full list.

Post-production companies in Illinois

45 companies in Illinois for editing, color, sound and finishing. The 12 with the most credits are below; every one is in the full list.

Production companies by city in Illinois

Made in Illinois

24 of 1,335 titles from companies based here, most local companies first. Tap a poster to open the title.

What Was She Thinking

2026 · Film · 2 local companies

Adult Children

2025 · Film · 2 local companies