Production Company Directory · Santa Monica, CA

Production Companies in Santa Monica, CA

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

Updated September 26, 2026 · 437 companies listed

Production in Santa Monica is slowing on 2 measures, including new companies founded and titles released. Compare Santa Monica with 496 other cities.

Work from this city, by year

busiest 2021 · 188 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 Santa Monica were credited on 3,410 projects, the most in 2021 (188). In 2025 there were 178 projects from 80 working companies, against 134 projects from 70 in 2020.

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How this city is doing

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Sources disagree, and the freshest one available still trails by two to three years. Check the local film office before committing.

  • Crew and vendor depthcurrent
    27 of 755 companies (4%)
    company records — equipment, transport, stages, post, art, costume and VFX
  • New companies founded1y behind
    9 → 5 across two five-year periods
    company records — founding years are sparse and skew to companies that still have a website
  • Titles released2y behind
    931 → 1,008 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 Santa Monica worked on each title.

2026 · 2 local companies
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Where they are

400 of 441 companies have an address precise enough to map.

Busiest companies

Video production companies in Santa Monica

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

Post-production companies in Santa Monica

10 companies in Santa Monica for editing, color, sound and finishing.

Production companies near Santa Monica

The work made in Santa Monica, CA

Titles
3,274

Distinct titles from 441 companies

Average rating
7.1

2,800 rated titles, weighted by votes

Box office
$49.6bn

Combined US gross where reported

Awards

154 Oscar wins · 512 Emmy wins · 7 BAFTA wins · 11,340 wins across all awards

Genres
  • Drama1,433 titles
  • Comedy844 titles
  • Action657 titles
  • Crime568 titles
  • Documentary520 titles
Networks
  • Netflix99
  • HBO97
  • STARZ36
  • CBS30
  • ABC28
  • NBC26
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 Santa Monica: FAQ

How many production companies are in Santa Monica?
The Revolution directory lists 437 production companies, studios and service companies in Santa Monica, including 20 video production companies and 10 post-production houses.
Which video production companies are in Santa Monica?
20 are listed, including Bay Films, Grand Electric, Resonate Entertainment and Real by Fake.
Does California offer a film tax incentive?
Yes: 35% base (up to 45% with uplifts) (refundable (90% paid over 5 years)), minimum spend $1M qualified California spend. Confirm current terms with the film office before budgeting.

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