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Top 25 Independent film production companies worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,996 independent film production companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 9,426 professional contacts across them, including 1,661 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and Los Angeles the largest hub.
This list covers independent film production companies worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for independent film production companies follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest independent film production companies worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 234 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Caviar is an independent film studio based in Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 200 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Constantin Film ist das mit Abstand erfolgreichste unabhängige Produktions- und Verleihunternehmen in der deutschen Medienlandschaft.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 157 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In only nine years, NEON has garnered 57 Academy Award® nominations, winning Best Picture for Sean Baker’s Anora and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 129 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Indiana Production è una società di produzione indipendente che ha saputo costruire un profilo internazionale di alto livello grazie al costante impegno a favore di contenuti di…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “FilmNation Entertainment is a leading distributor, financier and producer of independent films and is a destination for many of the world's most renowned filmmakers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 104 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Fondata nel 1987 da Andrea Occhipinti, Lucky Red è oggi la prima distribuzione indipendente italiana in termini di Box Office e admissions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 91 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “South Shore is an Independent Production Company run by some of the UK’s most experienced and highly decorated producers” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “BONNE PIOCHE, fondée et dirigée aujourd'hui par Yves Darondeau et Emmanuel Priou, est un groupe indépendant de production de films pour le cinéma et la télévision.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 67 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The California Film Institute (CAFILM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting film, as art and education, with a diverse series of annual…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 66 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn and Peter Baxter and has since become a year-round organization championing emerging filmmaking talent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fondée en 2003, SAMKA est l’une des sociétés de production indépendantes phares basées à Paris.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Production indépendante de films depuis 1982.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 1974 by Yale friends Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, Troma Entertainment is arguably the longest-running independent movie studio in North America, and it's one of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 58 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “X Filme Creative Pool is a motion pictures and film company based out of Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Magnolia Pictures is a leading independent film studio and the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, specializing in acquiring and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “With a library of over titles, Kino Lorber has been a leader in independent art house distribution for over 45 years, releasing 35 films per year theatrically and garnering seven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “MOO Studios develops, finances, and produces independent feature films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Roadside Attractions has released over 200 movies since its founding in 2003, with a combined box office exceeding $600 million.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Fondée par Jean Bouthors, Vanessa Buttin-Labarthe et Rémy Schaepman, qui partagent depuis plusieurs années, dans les allées de La Cartoucherie, leur passion pour le cinéma et la…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Les Films d’Ici occupent une place importante dans la création de contenus documentaires en France, comme à l’étranger, avec notamment des sélections régulières en festivals, des…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Nadie es Perfecto es la productora de Kiko Martínez.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Drishyam Films is a motion picture studio headquartered in Mumbai, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 37 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Film Production and Distribution Company, based at Chennai, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The IFC Center, the ultimate entertainment space for New Yorkers seeking out the best in independent film, opened in June 2005, following an extensive renovation of the historic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Coproduction Office produces and sells bold and award-winning feature films by directors with a strong personal vision.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: independent film production companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names independent film production companies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of independent film production companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name independent film production companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Independent film production companies worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent film production companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- 11 countries, largest first: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, India, Germany, Brazil, the Netherlands and 1 more. Country and city lists for independent film production companies are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “independent film production companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent film production companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent film production companies, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,661 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Independent film production companies by location
14 lists · largest firstEvery Independent film production companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Independent film production companies based in the United States883
- Independent film production companies based in the United Kingdom275
- Independent film production companies based in France192
- Independent film production companies based in Italy116
- Independent film production companies based in Spain101
- Independent film production companies based in Canada97
- Independent film production companies based in India95
- Independent film production companies based in Germany83
- Independent film production companies based in Brazil67
- Independent film production companies based in the Netherlands44
- Independent film production companies based in Australia43
Cities
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent film production companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many independent film production companies are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,996 independent film production companies worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Caviar, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most independent film production companies?
The United States leads with 883 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (275) and France (192). Every independent film production companies list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most independent film production companies?
Los Angeles leads with 225 headquartered companies, followed by London (150) and Paris (111).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
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How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.