Production Company Directory · Washington, DC
Production Companies in Washington, DC
108 film, TV, and commercial production companies, studios, and soundstages in Washington, DC, part of a nationwide directory of 57,498 companies. Browse the list below, or search the interactive map.
Updated September 26, 2026 · 108 companies listed
Production in Washington is growing slowly on 4 measures, including people employed in film and film businesses. Compare Washington with 496 other cities.
Work from this city, by year
busiest 2018 · 43 projectsProjects credited to companies based here. A production-base measure, not where the camera was.
projects companies working
From 1995 to 2025, companies based in Washington were credited on 479 projects, the most in 2018 (43). In 2025 there were 22 projects from 13 working companies, against 25 projects from 9 in 2020.
119
companies
651
projects
53%
credited
How this city is doing
growing slowlysources disagreedecliningwider band = less certaingrowing
Sources 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 depthcurrent13 of 190 companies (7%)company records — equipment, transport, stages, post, art, costume and VFX
- People employed in film1y behind4,039 (2014) → 4,334 (2023)BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — 518 employers, $69M in quarterly wages
- Film businesses1y behind399 (2014) → 518 (2023)BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — establishments paying wages, which is a different question from headcount
- Quarterly pay per worker1y behind$11,795 → $15,956BLS QCEW, NAICS 5121 — not inflation-adjusted, so read the direction rather than the figure
- Titles released2y behind158 → 146 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 Washington worked on each title.
Jumanji: Open World
2026
The Class Reunion
2025
The Gringo Hunters
2025
Strike on Iran: The Nuclear Question
2025
Bodyguard of Lies
2025
Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
2025
Spirit Plate
2025
Jaguar Beach
2025
Europe's Wild Marvels
2025
Rare Cat Skills
2025
Rebbeca
2025
Severed
2025
Clutch
2025
Jérémy Florès - Dos au mur
2025
Childish Things
2025
Holding Liat
2025
Baltimore Hustle
2025
HELLO JOSEPH
2025
Where they are
118 of 119 companies have an address precise enough to map.
Busiest companies
- Smithsonian Channel106 titlesproduction company
- Nat Geo Wild94 titlesproduction company
- United States Navy42 titlesproduction company
- Head First35 titlesproduction company
- The Smithsonian Network32 titlesproduction company
- Groundswell Productions26 titlesproduction company
- United States Army19 titlesproduction company
- PBS Digital Studios19 titlesproduction company
- United States Air Force18 titlesproduction company
- Guggenheim Productions15 titlesproduction company
- thinkfilm14 titlesproduction company
- Smithsonian Institution13 titlesproduction company
Film studios & soundstages in Washington
3 companies in Washington with stages or studio space to rent.
- Bella Faccia Inc.SoundstageIt operates one of DC's largest sound stages, offering 3,200 square feet of studio space (80 ft long by 40 ft wide) with a 180-degree seamless hard cyc wall standing 20 feet high, plus a client lounge and full craft…5137 Lawrence Pl, Hyattsville, MD, 20781
- StudiowerksDCStudioStudiowerksDC operates a 1,250-square-foot photo and film/TV studio on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.
- ThunderShot StudiosSoundstageThunderShot Studios is a video production agency and soundstage rental facility located in Fairfax, Virginia, serving the Washington, DC metro area.
The work made in Washington, DC
Titles
392
Distinct titles from 119 companies
Average rating
6.9
163 rated titles, weighted by votes
Box office
$566m
Combined US gross where reported
Awards
6 Oscar wins · 263 wins across all awards
Genres
- Documentary220 titles
- Short104 titles
- Drama81 titles
- Comedy42 titles
- History30 titles
Networks
- Smithsonian Channel10
- ABC3
- Disney+3
- FX2
- FOX2
- ALLBLK1
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 Washington: FAQ
- How many production companies are in Washington?
- The Revolution directory lists 108 production companies, studios and service companies in Washington, including 1 video production companies, 3 film studios and soundstages and 2 post-production houses.
- What film studios and soundstages are in Washington?
- Bella Faccia Inc., StudiowerksDC and ThunderShot Studios.
- Which video production companies are in Washington?
- 1 are listed, including Good Fight Media.
- Who handles film permits in Washington?
- DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment (OCTFME) is the local film office for Washington.
All 108 companies
- 101 ConstitutionProduction Company
- 202 CreatesProduction Company
- 309 FilmsProduction Company
- A2L Production FilmsSales Agent
- AAASProduction Company
- AmericalatinaSales Agent
- American Bankers AssociationGuild Or Union
- Arqui300VFX/Animation
- Association of American RailroadsStock Footage
- AVA IndependentProduction Company
- Bella Faccia Inc.Soundstage
- Blue Lynx EntertainmentProduction Company
- Bonsai FXVFX/Animation
- Braun Film & VideoProduction Company
- Bryant Zamberlan GroupCasting
- CassidyMarketing
- Citizens United ProductionsProduction Company
- CrossFitProduction Company
- D.C. Public LibraryStock Footage
- Dangerous DocumentariesProduction Company
- DC ColorProduction Company
- DC History CenterProduction Company
- DC StreetcarProduction Company
- DC UnitedProduction Company
- DCTVPost Production
- DDC InternationalProduction Company
- Ebenezer's CoffeehouseProduction Services
- Educational Film CenterProduction Company
- Eidolon FilmsVFX/Animation
- EnergyArt Department
- Environmental Investigation AgencyStock Footage
- Events DCProduction Company
- FC ProductionProduction Company
- Feature StoryStock Footage
- Garden Thieves PicturesProduction Company
- Good Fight MediaProduction Company
- Grupo 7Production Company
- Guggenheim ProductionsProduction Company
- Head FirstProduction Company
- Interface Media GroupProduction Services
- International Spy MuseumStock Footage
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsProduction Company
- Just Vision FilmsProduction Company
- K FilmsEquipment Rental
- K&T SecurityProduction Services
- LAI VideoProduction Company
- Le PrintempsCostume & Wardrobe
- Levitate MediaProduction Company
- Library of CongressProduction Company
- Lock 7Production Company
- LomisfilmDistributor
- M'oonk Films DevotedProduction Company
- Margoux Le Roux Makeup and Hair StylingProduction Company
- May 3rd FilmsProduction Company
- MCMFILMSProduction Company
- Meridian Hill PicturesDistributor
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)Production Company
- Mypheduh FilmsProduction Company
- NAHB ProductionsProduction Company
- Nat Geo WildProduction Company
- National Air and Space MuseumStock Footage
- National Fish & Wildlife FoundationProduction Company
- National Geographic AdventureProduction Company
- National Geographic InternationalProduction Company
- National Geographic PartnersProduction Company
- National Mining AssociationStock Footage
- Octet ProductionsProduction Company
- OSHAStock Footage
- PBS Digital StudiosProduction Company
- Pendragwn ProductionsProduction Company
- Photogenic Co.VFX/Animation
- Pictureshow ProductionsProduction Company
- Platypus MediaPost Production
- Playpen MediaProduction Company
- R & R EntertainmentProduction Company
- Recording Industry Association of AmericaGuild Or Union
- RhetoricorpProduction Company
- Set ServiceProduction Services
- Small Footprint FilmsProduction Company
- Smithsonian ChannelProduction Company
- Smithsonian InstitutionProduction Company
- Spark MediaProduction Company
- State of the Art Inc.Production Company
- StudiowerksDCStudio
- Survival InternationalDistributor
- The Bullitt AgencyProduction Company
- The Detective AgencyProduction Company
- The DLE AgencyProduction Company
- The National Endowment for the ArtsProduction Company
- The National Endowment for the HumanitiesFinancing
- The National Trust for Historic PreservationProduction Company
- The Smithsonian NetworkProduction Company
- thinkfilmProduction Company
- Three Limes MediaManagement
- ThunderShot StudiosSoundstage
- U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyProduction Company
- U.S. News & World ReportProduction Company
- United Press International (UPI)Stock Footage
- United States Air ForceProduction Company
- United States ArmyProduction Company
- United States Coast GuardProduction Company
- United States Marine CorpsProduction Company
- United States NavyProduction Company
- UpsideEquipment Rental
- Washington DC Office of Motion Picture & TVProduction Company
- Washington PostProduction Company
- White House Historical AssociationGuild Or Union
- WikipediaStock Footage
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