Production Company Directory · New York, NY

Production Companies in New York, NY

1,722 film, TV, and commercial production companies, studios, and soundstages in New York, NY, part of a nationwide directory of 57,498 companies. Browse the list below, or search the interactive map.

Updated September 26, 2026 · 1,722 companies listed

Production in New York is growing on 6 measures, including filming permits issued and people employed in film. Compare New York with 496 other cities.

Work from this city, by year

busiest 2021 · 520 projects

Projects credited to companies based here. A production-base measure, not where the camera was.

projects companies working

From 1995 to 2025, companies based in New York were credited on 8,645 projects, the most in 2021 (520). In 2025 there were 478 projects from 275 working companies, against 410 projects from 248 in 2020.

New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development
local film office
30% base (40% upstate counties)
Fully refundable
1,752
companies
10,760
projects
61%
credited

How this city is doing

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Sources disagree. Filming permits issued is the more current reading — it runs 0 years behind against two to three for release credits.

  • Filming permits issuedcurrent
    4,640 (2023) → 5,491 (2025)
    New York open data — a permit is a shoot on a specific street on a specific day
  • Crew and vendor depthcurrent
    181 of 3,051 companies (6%)
    company records — equipment, transport, stages, post, art, costume and VFX
  • People employed in film1y behind
    47,229 (2014) → 51,824 (2023)
    BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — 3,372 employers, $1,548M in quarterly wages
  • Film businesses1y behind
    2,937 (2014) → 3,372 (2023)
    BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — establishments paying wages, which is a different question from headcount
  • Quarterly pay per worker1y behind
    $23,182 → $29,864
    BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — not inflation-adjusted, so read the direction rather than the figure
  • New companies founded1y behind
    150 → 83 across two five-year periods
    company records — founding years are sparse and skew to companies that still have a website
  • Titles released2y behind
    2,483 → 3,134 across two five-year periods
    credits 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 New York worked on each title.

2026 · 5 local companies
2026 · 4 local companies
2026 · 4 local companies
2026 · 4 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 3 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies
2026 · 2 local companies

Where they are

400 of 1,752 companies have an address precise enough to map.

Busiest companies

Video production companies in New York

56 companies in New York 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 New York

6 companies in New York with stages or studio space to rent.

Post-production companies in New York

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

Production companies near New York

The work made in New York, NY

Titles
7,987

Distinct titles from 1,752 companies

Average rating
7.3

4,751 rated titles, weighted by votes

Box office
$51.2bn

Combined US gross where reported

Awards

204 Oscar wins · 454 Emmy wins · 30 BAFTA wins · 22,383 wins across all awards

Genres
  • Drama2,806 titles
  • Documentary2,304 titles
  • Comedy1,743 titles
  • Short1,265 titles
  • Crime889 titles
Networks
  • Netflix160
  • National Geographic139
  • Hulu78
  • A&E64
  • History60
  • AMC60
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.

Production companies in New York: FAQ

How many production companies are in New York?
The Revolution directory lists 1,722 production companies, studios and service companies in New York, including 56 video production companies, 6 film studios and soundstages and 57 post-production houses.
What film studios and soundstages are in New York?
I@Studio, Postworks New York, Cobalt Stages, Gun For Hire Production Center, Rivington Music Studios and Shelter Island Sound.
Which video production companies are in New York?
56 are listed, including Possible Films, Belladonna Productions, NorthSouth Productions and Red Crown Productions.
Does New York offer a film tax incentive?
Yes: 30% base (40% upstate counties) (fully refundable), minimum spend $1M qualified NY spend ($500K upstate). Confirm current terms with the film office before budgeting.
Who handles film permits in New York?
New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development is the local film office for New York.

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