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Top 25 Film distributors based in the United Kingdom

Name: Film distributors based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 283 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 283 film distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,997 professional contacts across them, including 877 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers film distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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 16, 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 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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2,997Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest film distributors based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 283 film distributors based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to film distributors: 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	Picturehouse	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	311 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Picturehouse is a leading UK film company incorporating cinema, distribution and home entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Caviar	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	234 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Caviar is an independent film studio based in Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Curzon	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	159 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since the launch of our flagship cinema in 1934, we have been inviting film lovers to open their eyes to new worlds and new ways of seeing with our rich programme that caters to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Banijay Rights	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	143 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Leading global distributor, Banijay Rights, represents a world-class, multi-genre portfolio of over hours of standout programming.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	MPS	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MPS is now an employee owned company (Dec.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Studiocanal UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in May STUDIOCANAL theatrical UK has established a reputation for an innovative approach to distribution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Goldcrest Post London	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Operating from London and New York, GOLDCREST is a fully integrated and renowned international media company providing film financing, production, post production and worldwide…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Anime Limited	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	85 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in late 2012 and based out of Glasgow, Scotland and operating in the UK and France – Anime Limited brings a fresh approach to distributing the best in anime direct from…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	See-Saw Films	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “See-Saw Films is an Academy Award®, Emmy and BAFTA-winning television and film production house, founded in 2008 by Joint CEOs Emile Sherman and Iain Canning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Filmbankmedia	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Filmbankmedia is a leader in content and technology distribution, specialising in licensing movies and TV content for non-theatrical screenings across a wide range of sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Shortstv	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ShortsTV is the global home of short entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Park Circus Group Limited	Strong evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 2003, Park Circus is a global film distributor with offices in Glasgow, London, Los Angeles and Paris.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Trafalgar Releasing	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trafalgar Releasing, the global leader in event cinema distribution, harnesses the power of cinema to bring fans together in more than cinemas across 132 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Dogwoof	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dogwoof is regarded as the foremost documentary specialist brand in the world, and is a stamp of the highest quality content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Signature Entertainment UK	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Signature Entertainment is an award winning, market leading production and distribution company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Protagonist Pictures LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Protagonist Pictures is an international finance, production and sales company which has a proven track record in outstanding films and commercial successes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Film Soho	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Film Soho is the principle company for a series of boutique subsidiaries, encompassing the entire process of Film & TV content from development, production, post-production…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Elevation Sales	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Elevation Sales was founded in 2004 to facilitate the sales and distribution of film product.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Vertigo Releasing	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vertigo Releasing is one of the leading independent all-rights film distributors in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Altitude	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Altitude Film Entertainment is a vertically integrated film company encompassing production, finance, international sales and UK distribution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Metfilm Studio	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MetFilm Studio is a vertically integrated studio and comprises an award winning production company making high-quality documentary and fiction film and TV, a boutique sales…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Hanway Films	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HanWay Films was named after 24 Hanway Street in London’s Soho.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Rocket Science Industries Limited	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in London in 2016 by industry veteran Thorsten Schumacher, ROCKET SCIENCE has rapidly established itself as one of Europe’s preeminent film & tv brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Evolutionary Films	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Evolutionary Films is a British independent film and TV company renowned for originating, developing and delivering bold, distinctive stories with global appeal.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Spirit Entertainment LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Spirit Entertainment is the largest independent Home Entertainment Sales and Distribution specialist in the UK enjoying long-standing direct trading relationships with all major…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 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: film distributors. 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 film distributors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of film distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name film distributors. 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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Film distributors based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

29.3%Verified-email coverage

10.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

61.8%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

208

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 283 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 film distributors, 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 the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “film distributors”. 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 film distributors), 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 film distributors, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom 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, 877 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 16, 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.

Film distributors by metro

Film distributors in London175

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 film distributors, 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 film distributors are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 283 film distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

Picturehouse, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most film distributors?

London leads with 175 headquartered companies, followed by Glasgow (13) and Brighton (5).

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 877 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 283 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 16, 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.