Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 62 Film companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Film Companies & Startups (Scotland)
Blazing Griffin
The Scottish production company .
Founder(s): Peter van t der Wat
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment, Video Games
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Twig World
Twig World is award-winning tools and educational resources for the classroom.
Founder(s): Anthony Bouchier, Catherine Cahn
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Education, Film, Film Production, Internet
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iMetaFilm
iMetaFilm will create a new industry sector which will digitise the world’s film heritage.
Founder(s): Linda Howell, Michael Howell
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Content, Enterprise Software, Film
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Daysix
Daysix is a multi-disciplinary agency who bring ideas to life through apps, films, branding and websites.
Founder(s): James Cant, Stuart Glegg
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film
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Distrify
Distrify lets film distributors and filmmakers sell their films immediately in the familiar embeddable video trailer.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Film Distribution, Logistics, Social Media, Video, Video Streaming
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MadeBrave
MadeBrave – a Global Strategic Brand Agency – Strategy | Brand | Content | Tech
Founder(s): Andrew Dobbie
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: 3D Technology, Animation, Brand Marketing, Consulting, Content Creators, Content Marketing, Creative Agency, Film Production, UX Design, Web Development
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LS Productions
LS Productions is a production service company for photo and film campaigns.
Founder(s): Marie Owen
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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Axis Studios
Axis Studios is an animation and VFX studio.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Film Production
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All the Anime
All the Anime brings a fresh approach to distributing the best in anime direct from Japan.
Founder(s): Andrew Partridge
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Media and Entertainment
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Play North
Play North is a media production and post-production services company.
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Location: Leith, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Digital Media, Film Production
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media co-op
media co-op has specialise in creating digital media and films for the third sector and broadcast television.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Broadcasting, Digital Entertainment, Digital Media, Film, News
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LA Media
LA Media is a video production and drone filming company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Drones, Film Production
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Mallard Productions
Mallard Productions is a video production company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Broadcasting, Film Production, Video
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Luminary Media
Luminary Media is a media production company offering tourism, travel guides, and marketing content.
Founder(s): Amara Projansky, Jason Stern
Location: Newyork, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom
Industries: Digital Media, Film Production, Internet, Media and Entertainment, News, Podcast, Publishing, Social Media
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Showreel
Showreel is a video production company.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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Park Circus Group
Park Circus Group is a leading global sales agency and distribution company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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Mr Karma Productions
Mr Karma Productions is a video and audio production company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Audio, Film Production, Video
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Speakeasy Productions
Speakeasy Productions makes inspiring corporate films that transform the way people think, work and live their lives.
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Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Events, Film Production
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MS Media Solutions
MS Media Solutions is a video production company.
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Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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Filtr
Filtr is an end to end post-production facility that provide a full range of picture & sound facilities for television, film & advertising.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Digital Entertainment, Film Production
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STROMA Films
An award-winning video production company based in Edinburgh. We create crafted films with compelling narratives.
Founder(s): Dougie Walker
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Film Production, Video, Video Editing
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IberoDocs
IberoDocs showcases documentary films by Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin- American filmmakers.
Founder(s): Mar Felices
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Art, Events, Film
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Film house
Filmhouse is Scotland’s foremost independent cinema and home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Media and Entertainment, Motion Capture
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Short Circuit
Short Circuit is a support network for writers, directors, and producers who are developing their careers in fiction cinema.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Film Distribution, Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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Dangerous Studio
Dangerous Studio provides Video Production with strategy
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Film Production, Video
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Wardpark Film and Television Studios
Wardpark Film and Television Studios is currently the only elite film and television studio in Scotland.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, TV Production
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Firecrest Films
Firecrest Films is a television production company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, TV Production
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Illuminate Video Production
Illuminate Video Production is a video production company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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Film Cut Post Production
Film Cut Post Production is a film production company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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Viewpoint Film
Viewpoint Film captures the highest quality images using the best technology available.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production
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TV Energy Productions
TV Energy Productions is a video production company.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Broadcasting, Film Production, Video
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FREAKWORKS
FREAKWORKS is a post production company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Broadcasting, Film Production
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Studio Something
Studio Something provides marketing and advertising services.
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Location: Leith, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Digital Marketing, Film Production, Product Design, Social Media Marketing
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Studio Scotland
Studio Scotland is a film and TV production company specialising in documentaries, based in Scotland and working worldwide.
Founder(s): Stewart Menelaws; Deborah Forrest-Menelaws
Location: Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, TV, Documentaries
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Heehaw Digital
Heehaw Digital is a production company that develops its clients’ stories through video and animation.
Founder(s): Mally Graveson
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Film Production, Video Editing
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Lost Clock Productions
Lost Clock Productions is a video and film production company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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Cut Mustard TV
Cut Mustard is a Video Production Company that strives to be the most creative, hard-working video production company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Training, Video
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Infinite Content
Infinite Content is a video production company.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Film Distribution, Video
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Filming Scotland
Filming Scotland is a production and location management services agency.
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Location: Leith, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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Peacock Studios
Peacock Studios is a production company in Edinburgh creating original film, television and corporate advertisements.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Film Production, Video Advertising
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Turn Flicks
Turn Flicks is a film production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Broadcasting, Film Production, Motion Capture
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Fingerclick Productions
Fingerclick Productions is a film production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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SCREENHI LIMITED
ScreenHI is the screen and broadcast network of creative industries support organisation, XpoNorth.
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Location: Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Film Production, News, TV Production
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Reverie Films
Reverie Films is a broadcasting and media production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Broadcasting, Film Production
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Man Alive
Man Alive is a video production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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MyTownOnVideo
MyTownOnVideo is a video production and distribution company.
Founder(s):
Location: Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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Granite Creative Productions
Granite Creative Productions is an audio and video production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Leven, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Audio, Film Production, Music, Video
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IMAX Playhouse Perth
IMAX Playhouse is a movie theater.
Founder(s):
Location: Perth, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Media and Entertainment, Theatre
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Shakehaus
Shakehaus is a film and tv production company.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Media and Entertainment, Video
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Cairn Production
Cairn captures great discussions and scripting is the key skills, the goal is to keep it simple,’ useful’ and engaging.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Video
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Muckle Hen
Muckle Hen Ltd. is a film & animation company with a team that makes cinematic films and animation that engage with a target market.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Commercial, Film
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Steadyhand Productions
Steadyhand Productions is a Video Production Company for commissioned content.
Founder(s): Josh McGeechan
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Animation, Film Production, Video, Video Editing, Video Streaming
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Trigah
Trigah is a UK based Day and Date Release Planning Tool for the film industry.
Founder(s): Victoria Thomas
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Digital Marketing, Film Distribution, Lead Generation
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Edinburgh Film Company
Edinburgh Film Company is a film and video agency.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Video
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Synchronicity Films
Synchronicity Films produces feature films and television drama.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, TV
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Onit Studio
Onit Studio provides digital marketing, film and tv production services.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Digital Marketing, Film Production, TV Production
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Jag Media
Jag Media offers web design, graphic design, film production, and marketing services.
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Location: Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Film Production, Graphic Design, Marketing, Web Design
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Canary Films
Canary Films is a production company.
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Location: North Berwick, East Lothian, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, TV Production
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Caledonia TV
Caledonia TV is a producer of entertainment and documentary programmes.
Founder(s):
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, TV Production
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Scottish Queer International Film Festival
Scottish Queer International Film Festival offers year-round events in different cities.
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Location: Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Charity, Events, Film, Non Profit
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Captain Cornelius
Captain Cornelius is a commercial film production company.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment
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Partickular Films
Particular Films is a production company that produces commercials, documentaries, music videos, artistic ventures, & programming broadcast.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Film, Music, Photography, Video
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