How many production companies are in Massachusetts?

The Revolution directory lists 346 production companies, studios and service companies in Massachusetts, including 17 video production companies, 6 film studios and soundstages and 22 post-production houses.

What film studios and soundstages are in Massachusetts?

Boston Harbor Studios, GBH (WGBH), Marina Studios, New England Studios, Soundtrack Boston and SouthField Studios.

Which video production companies are in Massachusetts?

17 are listed, including Persistent Productions, Hop Top Films, BBG Creative and BKW ImageWorks.

Does Massachusetts offer a film tax incentive?

Yes: 25% production expense + 25% payroll credit (transferable tax credit (up to 90% refundable)), minimum spend $50,000 (plus 75% MA spend or shooting days test). Confirm current terms with the film office before budgeting.

Production Company Directory · Massachusetts

Production Companies in Massachusetts

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

Updated September 26, 2026 · 346 companies listed

Where they are

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

Companies per county012–45–910–1920+cityTap an area or city for details

Suffolk County has the most production companies in Massachusetts (83), followed by Middlesex (46) and Essex (15). By city: Boston 84, Waltham 8, Worcester 6, Brighton 5, across 82 cities in all.

133 companies have no location precise enough to map.

Massachusetts in numbers

Counted from the 346 companies in the directory.

Companies

346

With a filmography

37%

129 companies

Active or likely active

25%

85 companies

Cities

24% in Boston

Busiest counties

Suffolk83 · 24%
Middlesex46 · 13%
Essex15 · 4%
Norfolk14 · 4%
Hampden11 · 3%
Worcester11 · 3%
Bristol9 · 3%
Plymouth4 · 1%
Berkshire3 · 1%
Hampshire3 · 1%

Busiest cities

Boston84 · 24%
Waltham8 · 2%
Worcester6 · 2%
Brighton5 · 1%
Springfield5 · 1%
Cambridge4 · 1%
Somerville4 · 1%
Watertown4 · 1%
Concord3 · 1%
Lawrence3 · 1%

What they do

Production Company175 · 51%
Equipment Rental30 · 9%
VFX/Animation23 · 7%
Post Production18 · 5%
Stock Footage18 · 5%
Production Services16 · 5%
Art Department13 · 4%
Sales Agent12 · 3%
Other41 · 12%

Still working?

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

Active61 · 18%
Likely active24 · 7%
Live site, no dated work221 · 64%
Dormant22 · 6%
Likely closed18 · 5%

When they started

Founding decade, for the 42 companies with a founding date on file (12%).

1920195019802010

Most of the dated companies in Massachusetts were founded in the 2000s (13); the earliest date from the 1920s.

How to reach them

Share of companies with each contact channel on file.

Website96% · 331

Email51% · 176

Phone84% · 289

Video production companies in Massachusetts

17 companies in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

6 companies in Massachusetts with stages or studio space to rent.

Post-production companies in Massachusetts

22 companies in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

Made in Massachusetts

24 of 1,080 titles from companies based here, most local companies first. Tap a poster to open the title.

Bombshell

2026 · Film · 3 local companies

Walt Disney

2015 · TV · 3 local companies

Kissinger

2025 · TV · 2 local companies

Hard Hat Riot

2025 · Film · 2 local companies

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

2025 · Film · 2 local companies

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

2025 · Film · 2 local companies