How many production companies are in Iowa?

The Revolution directory lists 34 production companies, studios and service companies in Iowa, including 4 video production companies, 2 film studios and soundstages.

What film studios and soundstages are in Iowa?

Creative Sound and Giraffe Photography.

Which video production companies are in Iowa?

4 are listed, including Rye Films, Left Hand Productions, Daylite Pictures and Pro Video Inc..

Does Iowa offer a film tax incentive?

Yes: 30% (rebate (direct payment)), minimum spend $500,000 qualifying Iowa spend; $1M total budget. Confirm current terms with the film office before budgeting.

Production Company Directory · Iowa

Production Companies in Iowa

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

Updated September 26, 2026 · 34 companies listed

Where they are

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

Companies per county012–45–910+cityTap an area or city for details

Polk County has the most production companies in Iowa (13), followed by Scott (3) and Cerro Gordo (2). By city: Des Moines 11, Cedar Rapids 2, Davenport 2, Urbandale 2, across 14 cities in all.

6 companies have no location precise enough to map.

Iowa in numbers

Counted from the 34 companies in the directory.

Companies

With a filmography

41%

14 companies

Active or likely active

29%

10 companies

Cities

32% in Des Moines

Busiest counties

Polk13 · 38%
Scott3 · 9%
Cerro Gordo2 · 6%
Dallas2 · 6%
Linn2 · 6%
Ida1 · 3%
Mahaska1 · 3%
Pottawattamie1 · 3%
Washington1 · 3%
Winneshiek1 · 3%

Busiest cities

Des Moines11 · 32%
Cedar Rapids2 · 6%
Davenport2 · 6%
Urbandale2 · 6%
West des Moines2 · 6%
Ankeny1 · 3%
Athens1 · 3%
Bettendorf1 · 3%
Clear Lake1 · 3%
Council Bluffs1 · 3%

What they do

Production Company22 · 65%
Sales Agent3 · 9%
Distributor2 · 6%
VFX/Animation1 · 3%
Soundstage1 · 3%
Art Department1 · 3%
Studio1 · 3%
Equipment Rental1 · 3%
Other2 · 6%

Still working?

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

Active9 · 26%
Likely active1 · 3%
Live site, no dated work20 · 59%
Dormant3 · 9%
Likely closed1 · 3%

How to reach them

Share of companies with each contact channel on file.

Website97% · 33

Email62% · 21

Phone88% · 30

Video production companies in Iowa

4 companies in Iowa making commercials, branded and corporate video, and music videos.

Film studios & soundstages in Iowa

2 companies in Iowa with stages or studio space to rent.

Made in Iowa

24 of 44 titles from companies based here, most local companies first. Tap a poster to open the title.

Life in a Beat

2026 · Film

Bãhubali: The Torchbearer

2026 · TV

Finding A Way Through

2025 · Film

Blue Moon

2025 · Film

Jesus: A Deaf Missions Film

2024 · Film

Mindscape

2024 · Film

Wildcat

2024 · Film

Yellow Belt

2023 · Film

Redeeming Hope

2023 · Film

Andy, Lauren, or Peng?

2022 · TV

Can This Be Love

2022 · TV

Pay-Ibig

2021 · TV

Love is

2021 · TV

Not to Be Unpleasant, But We Need to Have a Serious Talk

2021 · Film

Postcards from the End of the World

2019 · Film

Mom's Movie

2019 · Film

The Book of Job

2018 · Film

Simon Says

2007 · Film

Choose Connor

2007 · Film

Mr. Blue Sky

2007 · Film

Wrestlemaniac

2006 · Film

The White Horse Is Dead

2004 · Film

The Finger Food Cafe Show: A Christmas Gift

2004 · Film

2026Fractured Acts

Fractured Acts

2026 · Film

The work made in Iowa

Titles

Distinct titles from 34 companies

Average rating

7.2

9 rated titles, weighted by votes

Box office

$6m

Combined US gross where reported

Awards

· 42 wins across all awards

Genres

Drama12 titles
Short4 titles
Comedy4 titles
Adventure3 titles
Family3 titles

Largest filmographies

Counted on distinct titles, so a production credited to several companies here is counted once. Ratings and awards from OMDb; a title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.