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Top 25 Low budget film production companies based in the United States

Name: Low budget film production companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 978 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 978 low budget film production companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 3,488 professional contacts across them, including 619 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers low budget film production companies headquartered in the United States, 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest low budget film production companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 978 low budget film production companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to low budget film production companies: 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	NEON	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	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 20, 2026
2	Filmnation Entertainment	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Partial 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 20, 2026
3	MJZ	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	90 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded by producer David Zander and director Rocky Morton, MJZ represents a roster of acclaimed filmmakers, producing award-winning feature films, commercials and music videos…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Troma Entertainment, INC	Indirect evidence	Long Island City, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	59 contacts →
	Indirect 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 20, 2026
5	Stonestreet Studios INC	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “STONESTREET STUDIOS is celebrating 33 years as a New York City-based fully operative, multi-purpose, visual motion picture production studio, founded by Alyssa Rallo Bennett and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	MOO Studios	Partial evidence	West Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MOO Studios develops, finances, and produces independent feature films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Atlantic Pictures	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Atlantic Pictures is a creative content studio and video production company that works with agencies and brands to create exceptional content at any budget level.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Roadside Attractions	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	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 20, 2026
9	American Zoetrope	Strong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “American Zoetrope (also known as Zoetrope Studios from 1979 until 1990) is a privately run American film production company, centered in San Francisco, California and founded by…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	The Exchange	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Exchange is a leading worldwide sales, finance and production company committed to creating strong relationships between filmmakers, film financiers and distributors through…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Pressman Film	Partial evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1969, PRESSMAN FILM has produced more than 80 world-class motion pictures and helped launch the careers of several of the most prominent figures in the movie industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Unified Pictures	Strong evidence	Northridge, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Unified Pictures is a Los Angeles-based production company that develops, finances, and produces independent motion pictures including live-action and animated films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Verdi Productions	Strong evidence	East Greenwich, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	30 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Verdi Productions is a fully funded film production company located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and Edgartown Massachusetts, with additional satellite offices in New York City…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Studio 8	Indirect evidence	Culver City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A FILMMAKER-DRIVEN MEDIA COMPANY STUDIO 8 is a filmmaker-driven company focused on building longstanding relationships with filmmakers in order to develop, produce and acquire…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Dirty Robber	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dirty Robber is an Oscar-winning production company located in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Delirio Films	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Delirio Films is an artist-centered boutique film & commercial production company that develops, finances, and produces feature films, documentaries and short form content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Oscilloscope Laboratories	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OSCILLOSCOPE PICTURES is an NYC-based feature film distribution company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	VMI Worldwide	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “VMI Worldwide is one of the leading, intercontinental sales, film finance and production companies based in the heart of the movie making capital of the world, Hollywood…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Hidden Empire Film Group	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hidden Empire Film Group (HEFG) is a multi-dimensional independent film company, which has produced highly engaging films since its inception, including multiple franchises, that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Swirl Films	Strong evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Swirl Films is a film production company founded by Eric Tomosunas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Stay Gold Features	Strong evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Stay Gold Features is a film fund and production company established to produce films by auteur directors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Vanishing Angle	Partial evidence	Altadena, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Recent feature film credits include BEAST BEAST (Sundance); GREENER GRASS (Sundance); THUNDER ROAD (Spirit Award nominee and Grand Jury Prize at SXSW); A BREAD FACTORY (Spirit…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Good Look	Indirect evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Good Look is a filmmaking partnership between DP / Director, Giovanni P.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	4th ROW Films	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “4th Row Films is an award-winning production company specializing in feature documentaries and brand content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Giant Pictures	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Giant Pictures is an independent film company providing distribution for the digital age.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: low budget 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 low budget film production companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of low budget 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 low budget 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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Low budget film production companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

17.7%Verified-email coverage

3.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

25.9%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

847

11-50

105

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 978 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 low budget 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “low budget 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 low budget 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 low budget film production companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 619 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 20, 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.

Low budget film production companies by metro

Low budget film production companies in Los Angeles253
Low budget film production companies in New York102

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 low budget 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 low budget film production companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 978 low budget film production companies headquartered in the United States 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?

NEON, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most low budget film production companies?

Los Angeles leads with 253 headquartered companies, followed by New York (102) and Atlanta (23).

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 619 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 978 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 20, 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.