Production Company Directory · Knoxville, TN
Production Companies in Knoxville, TN
18 film, TV, and commercial production companies, studios, and soundstages in Knoxville, TN, part of a nationwide directory of 57,498 companies. Browse the list below, or search the interactive map.
Updated September 26, 2026 · 18 companies listed
Production in Knoxville is growing on 4 measures, including people employed in film and film businesses. Compare Knoxville with 496 other cities.
Work from this city, by year
busiest 2024 · 8 projectsProjects credited to companies based here. A production-base measure, not where the camera was.
From 1995 to 2025, companies based in Knoxville were credited on 35 projects, the most in 2024 (8). In 2025 there were 2 projects from 2 working companies, against 1 projects from 1 in 2020.
How this city is doing
growingsources disagreeSources disagree. People employed in film is the more current reading — it runs 1 year behind against two to three for release credits.
- Crew and vendor depthcurrent6 of 25 companies (24%)company records — equipment, transport, stages, post, art, costume and VFX
- People employed in film1y behind505 (2014) → 713 (2019)BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — 40 employers, $6M in quarterly wages
- Film businesses1y behind45 (2014) → 40 (2019)BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — establishments paying wages, which is a different question from headcount
- Quarterly pay per worker1y behind$9,401 → $8,790BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — not inflation-adjusted, so read the direction rather than the figure
- Titles released2y behind6 → 18 across two five-year periodscredits via TMDB — counts releases, so it trails what is shooting by two to three years
Each figure comes from a named source and is shown with how far behind it runs. Nothing here is a rating or an estimate.
Made here
Ranked by how many companies from Knoxville worked on each title.
Where they are
17 of 17 companies have an address precise enough to map.
Busiest companies
- RIVR Media15 titlesproduction company
- Lusid Media10 titlesproduction company
- Home and Garden Television (HGTV)8 titlesdistributor
- Strange Films Studios4 titlesdistributor
Production companies near Knoxville
The work made in Knoxville, TN
Distinct titles from 17 companies
10 rated titles, weighted by votes
· 3 wins across all awards
- Reality-TV13 titles
- Documentary9 titles
- Crime6 titles
- Short2 titles
- Mystery2 titles
- HGTV5
- Investigation Discovery3
- Cooking Channel2
- A&E2
- discovery+2
- Peacock1
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.
Production companies in Knoxville: FAQ
- How many production companies are in Knoxville?
- The Revolution directory lists 18 production companies, studios and service companies in Knoxville, including 2 video production companies.
- Which video production companies are in Knoxville?
- 2 are listed, including Big Slate Media and New Frame Creative.
- Does Tennessee offer a film tax incentive?
- Yes: 25% grant; 40-50% payroll credit (grant / tax credit), minimum spend $200,000 (features); $500K/ep (TV). Confirm current terms with the film office before budgeting.
- Who handles film permits in Knoxville?
- Film Knox (Visit Knoxville Film Office) is the local film office for Knoxville.
All 18 companies
- 3 Threat ProductionsProduction Company
- Big Slate MediaVideo Production
- Chesapeake'sProduction Company
- Dega CateringEquipment Rental
- Elastic PicturesVFX/Animation
- Fainting Goat ProductionsProduction Company
- HeadcaseProduction Company
- Home and Garden Television (HGTV)Distributor
- Jupiter EntertainmentProduction Company
- Loch & Key ProductionsProduction Company
- Lusid MediaProduction Company
- New Frame CreativeVideo Production
- RIVR MediaProduction Company
- Southern SafetySecurity Services
- Strange Films StudiosDistributor
- T-Street ProductionsProduction Company
- Talent Trek AgencyTalent Agency
- True GripEquipment Rental