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Top 25 Cinematography services based in South Africa

Name: Cinematography services based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 298 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 298 cinematography services headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 775 professional contacts across them, including 75 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers cinematography services headquartered in South Africa, 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.

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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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775Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest cinematography services based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 298 cinematography services based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to cinematography services: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	The Refinery	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Your Premier Post-Production Partner in JHB and CT, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Orange Films	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Each film has a unique set of needs and at Orange Films we have the experience, enthusiasm and local knowledge to tailor solutions for every situation thrown our way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Gatehouse Commercials	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bev Wynne is the Executive Producer and owner of the company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Steel Productions	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We love what we do: Creating beautiful images in amazing environments with wonderful people!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Dolph Graphic Video	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dolph handles everything from ideation all the way through to final delivery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	RUN BNC Global	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “RUN BNC PTY LTD is a Sales, Service & Support Company who represents an expanding roster of highly trained DITs and other data camera specialists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	OD Media	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Ocean Driven Media we are a media production company based in Durban, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	lustre.global	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LUSTRE is more than a Production company – we are a Production Partner!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Sunshineco	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1998, Sunshine Company is committed to offering South Africa access to the world’s leading camera and lighting equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Prosales Broadcast	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “At Prosales Broadcast, we don’t just sell cinematography and broadcast gear-we provide the tools that bring stories to life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Danie NEL Photography CC	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Danie Nel is photographer and videographer in Cape Town area, working in the fields of advertising, publicity and general business marketing projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Active Blue Productions And Marketing	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Active Blue Productions is a leading television production company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with over 30 years of experience delivering high-quality content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	OWL EYE Films	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Owl Eye Films is a video production company that was started up in South Africa, Johannesburg early 2016 by filmmaker Danah Spies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	AVA Online	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our work is all about amplification – of messaging, of brands and experiences through executional and creative excellence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Monstrum Digital	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Step into Monstrum's world of digital imaging magic - where we're not afraid of the dark!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Epitome Studios	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're a full service video, animation and post production studio based in Cape Town.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Cine Media	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are the first and only all-black female owned rental company in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Lightmill Productions	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LightMill Productions is a creative studio specialising in videography, photography, and event experiences for brands and businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	GHI Rental PTY LTD T A Puma Video	Indirect evidence	Blairgowrie, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Puma Video supplies Camera Production equipment to the South African film & television production industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Head In The Cloud Films	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We specialize and pride ourselves in producing the highest quality, engaging video content that is not only polished and beautiful but also tailored to suit your brand, your…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Studio Pixel Media	Indirect evidence	Century City, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A visionary artist at the crossroads of creativity and technology, reshaping the visual landscape of real estate, commercial, architectural, and short-term rental markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Howling Media	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cape Town video production for brands worth watching.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Maraj Studios	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Kompanjie Films	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Precision-driven film production, from vision to execution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	VFX Bakery	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Cinematic 3D & VFX Studio Specialising in Impossible Product Shots, Film & Commercial Visual Effects” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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: cinematography services. 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 cinematography services.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of cinematography services, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name cinematography services. 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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Cinematography services based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

9.7%Verified-email coverage

2.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

29.9%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

276

11-50

51-200

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 298 companies.

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 cinematography services, 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “cinematography services”. 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 cinematography services), 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 cinematography services, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 75 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.

Cinematography services by metro

Cinematography services in Cape Town89
Cinematography services in Johannesburg78

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 cinematography services, 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 cinematography services are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 298 cinematography services headquartered in South Africa 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?

The Refinery, headquartered in Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most cinematography services?

Cape Town leads with 89 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (78) and Pretoria (21).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 75 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 298 companies.

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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About this data

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.