Top 100 Documentary Production Companies
March 2023Looking for a top documentary company?
Documentaries are videos that capture reality. They typically include interviews and follow real-life events to weave a story or make a point. This video format is best for educating your audience, which is why you often watch documentaries in school – especially to teach history.
As you search for a video production company that specializes in documentaries, look for an ability to tell an interesting, emotionally story grounded in facts. For example, if your business is participating in a conference and wants a branded video about its founding story, a documentary production company is a good fit for the project.
That's why we've created this list of the best documentary production companies for you to review. Read through company descriptions, former clients, and notable projects to find the best fit for your business.
List of the Best Documentary Companies
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31
- $25,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Francisco, CA
ALCHEMYcreative is a San Francisco-based video production company that started in 2010. Equipped with 9 employees, this firm provides video production and content marketing services to mainly mid-market and enterprise companies. They focus on commercial video, corporate video, and documentaries, with skills in 2D animation and motion graphics.
Clients
- Adobe
- Salesforce
- Advance Auto Parts
- Walmart
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ALCHEMYcreative has produced video testimonials for a healthcare automation platform. They’ve collaborated with the client on the concept and script and filmed and edited the videos.
“Their equipment is top-notch, and the videos are beautiful, powerful, and ultra high-quality."
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32
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Sofia, Bulgaria
HandPlayed Productions is a Bulgaria-based production company that specializes in pre-production, production, post-production, commercials, films, music videos, creative direction, concept development, and casting. Founded in 2015 and with a team of fewer than 10 employees, HandPlayed Productions helps clients tell meaningful stories that attract customers, drive sales, and generate traffic.
Clients
- LIDL
- Devin
- WWF
- Telenor
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handplayed helped a game company produce a video for the company's second game. The team handled the script, audio, and animations.
"We did a great job together, and the communication was excellent and dynamic."
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33
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Brooklyn, NY
Prosper Digital TV is a full-service video production and marketing company of 8 members that's based in Brooklyn. Since 2012, they have provided video production, advertising, and broadcast video for mid-market firms, as well as both small and large businesses. Prosper Digital TV works primarily in the fields of advertising, business services, and education.
Clients
- Amalgamated Bank
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Prosper Digital TV produced a four-minute video for a nonprofit organization to support their 2022 fundraising gala. Their scope ranged from planning and preproduction to filming, editing, and audio mixing.
“Prosper Digital TV was very dedicated to telling the story and building a narrative to produce a high-quality video.”
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34
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Columbus, OH
Founded in 1997, Hotbed Media is a video production company. Their small team is in Columbus, Ohio and focuses on video production, branding, and marketing strategy.
Clients
- Aldo, Mars Petcare, Tumi, IRMI, Salesforce, Sony, Gap, Roche, Zuckerberg Children's Hospital, Intuit, Diageo, Dockers, Kikkoman, Havas, Digitas, Leo Burnett, Vionic
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Hotbed Media produced videos for a consulting company. They worked on the client’s sales, content, and lesson videos. After asking for specifications, they handled the entire project from start to finish.
"I was given a budget and project timeline and both were followed to the letter."
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35
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Towson, MD
Cloud Animations, a video production agency, is headquartered in Towson, Maryland. Launched in 2017, the midsize team specializes in video production, social media marketing, and other marketing.Industries
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Cloud Animations was hired by an app development company to produce a trailer video for Google Play Store. The team sent out a questionnaire, wrote the script, created the storyboard, and produced the video.
"Their efficiency and strong understanding of our product and brand were impressive."
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36
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Mumbai, India
Camera And Shorts Media, a video production agency, is based in Mumbai, India. The small company was established in 2014. Their services include video production.
Clients
- Infosys
- Tata Housing
- Pratilipi
- MIDC
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An IT consulting and services company hired Camera And Shorts Media for video production. The team provides a range of services, including storyboarding, scripting, filming, and editing.
"Their end-to-end execution is highly impressive."
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37
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Ottawa, Canada
Simple Story Videos is a video design agency located in Ottawa, Canada. Founded in 2011, Simple Story Videos' team of approximately 10 employees offers video production, marketing strategy, and broadcast video services. Simple Story Videos works with clients of all sizes from the business services, advertising, and information technology industries.
Clients
- Walmart
- Pitney Bowes
- Bell Canada
- Interac
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Simple Story Videos produced a video that featured a financial services provider's message to their partners. They edited the script, provided options for VO artists, and handled pre- and post-production work.
"They were able to bring fresh ideas to the table and articulate them to our team members."
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38
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Francisco, CA
BT Studio is a small video production company. The San Francisco, California-based company was launched in 2015. Their team offers video production and corporate photography.
Clients
- Microsoft
- Amazon
- Conde Nast
- Webflow
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BT Studio is a long-standing partner of a photo and video production company, supporting video-focused projects of all sizes. They've recently managed an extensive photoshoot in LA and created video content.
"They talk things through and follow up with a proposal that meets our discussed needs."
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39
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Milano, Italy
ORBIS Production is a full-cycle creative production studio based in Milan with offices in Vienna and Ljubljana, Slovenia. The studio, founded in 2009, has more than 50 employees and provides video production, advertising, and broadcast video services to midmarket and other-sized companies in various industries that include advertising & marketing, arts & entertainment, and real estate.
Clients
- Armani
- AstraZeneca
- ANWB
- Alibaba
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ORBIS Production produced a documentary-style video for a self-taught artist. The client wanted a team that could immerse themselves in their art and shows the world through his eyes.
"Orbis has talented professionals who are at the same time very efficient. That's rare for a creative team."
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40
- $50,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
Miller/Datri Entertainment is a video production company based in New York, with a secondary location in Los Angeles. Founded in 2017, this company has seven employees. Miller/Datri Entertainment focuses exclusively on video producton for businesses on varying sizes.
Clients
- Forbes
- Gore-Tex
- WeatherBug
- Inman
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Miller/Datri Entertainment produced three co-branded videos for weather platform and product company.
"They delivered brand-focused short videos that represented both our brands as integrated content."
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41
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Doleep Studios is a video production company located in Dubai. Founded in 2007, they have since expanded their team to 32 employees. They provide many services to their clients, including advertising, branding, and market strategy.
Clients
- Amazon
- Rotana
- FLIR
- ADNOC
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Doleep Studios was hired to enhance the client's social media presence by strategizing, conceptualizing and producing content promoting their services and facilities to their targeted audience.
"The promotional video was amazing and they have a wonderful team. They followed the timeline 100%."
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42
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Darlinghurst, Australia
SIXTYFOUR FILMS is a video production company in Sydney. Founded in 2012, they have less than 10 employees who serve clients in the advertising and arts and entertainment industries.
Clients
- Afterpay
- Loreal
- Software
- TMGM
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Story Machine served as an outsourced video production partner for an event management firm. They produced promotional videos featuring an online event. They led the scriptwriting, filming, and editing process.
"Their editing and delivery process was fantastic, as well as the tech they used."
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43
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Independence, OH
Video production agency Blitz Studios is headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Founded in 2016, the small team offers video production.
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Blitz Studios provided video production services for an educational nonprofit. The team was responsible for editing online course videos, producing highlight reels, and conducting one-on-one interviews.
"I would recommend Blitz Studios for all your videography needs!"
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44
- $25,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- New York, NY
Video production agency Prodigium Pictures LLC was founded in 2011. Located in Los Angeles, California, their small team focuses on video production and marketing strategy.
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Prodigium Pictures produced a video for a live-captioning company’s app launch. The team collaborated on scriptwriting and did the casting. They edited a shorter and more extended version of the final product.
“We had a really good partnership that led to absolutely outstanding results.”
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45
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Baltimore, MD
Storyfarm is a motion pictures and film production company that is located in Baltimore. Founded in 2009, Storyfarm's team of 15 employees has nearly a decade of experience in video production. The firm primarily works with small, midsize, and enterprise B2C and B2B businesses.
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Storyfarm produced promotional videos for an ice cream company's transition to being an employee-owned firm. One of the purposes of the videos was to spark excitement at the transfer of ownership virtual event.
"The music, background, transition — there was never a person that watched our videos that didn’t say it was great."
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46
- $50,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Clemente, CA
Mane Co. is a digital creative agency based in San Clemente, Calif. The agency, founded in 2016, is a team of less than ten that provides video production services to various companies.
Clients
- Apple
- LG
- Nike
- Ladder
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Mane Co created targeted ads for a sports nutrition company. In addition to filming and producing video, the took still pictures, supported SEO, and managed advertising on social media.
“Their advanced equipment, speedy work, and ability to turn concepts into reality exceeded our expectations.”
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47
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
770Productions is a full-service video production company based in Israel. Founded in 2000, this company has 6 employees. 770 Productions offers a wide range of video production services from creative to camera crews, research, logistics, security, or anything else your corporate, docu or commercials production may need.
Clients
- Amazon
- Intel
- Microsoft
- McDonald's
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770productions has helped a film company conduct a series of interviews to document the life of a spiritual leader. They have filmed and edited the content, which would be uploaded to the client's main office.
"They were very interested in the body of work and it showed."
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48
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Atlanta, GA
Based in Birmingham, Ala., SociallyIN is a social media agency that helps businesses create content and develop social media strategies. With a team of fewer than 50, this agency services a range of clients across multiple industries.
Clients
- Dicks Sporting Goods
- TGI Fridays
- BearPaw
- Conexpo
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Sociallyin created an IT services company's marketing campaign to drip information through LinkedIn.
"We are able to get going on several projects quickly."
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49
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Montréal, Canada
Independant Studios inc was founded in 2018 in Montreal, Canada. Their team of about 5 focuses solely on providing video production services to their clients.
Clients
- Porsche Cars Canada ltd
- Second Cup Café Canada
- Bud Light Canada
- Labatt Breweries
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A car manufacturing company hired Dreww to provide video production. They created the footage from scratch using a drone and extra materials like pictures supplied by the client.
''Everything about their work was perfect.''
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50
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Ottawa, Canada
Ajax Creative is a video production firm in Ottawa, Canada. Founded in 2016, the team of around 10 also has an office in Toronto and creates a variety of video and graphics and provides marketing strategy services for their midmarket, small business, and enterprise clients.
Clients
- Air Canada
- Microsoft
- Unilever
- Coors Organic
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Ajax Creative has produced videos for four third-party clients. Working in close tandem with the end clients, they identify the best way to convey the company's messaging. They also created a branding video.
"...they get it right the first time, 9/10. What other production agency can you say that about?"
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51
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Atlanta, GA
Blue Marble Media is a video production agency located in Atlanta. Founded in 1995, the 8-person team serves midmarket and enterprise clients in the advertising and marketing, government, and financial services sectors. They offer video production, graphic design, and broadcast video services.
Clients
- SAP
- the State of Georgia
- Fiserv
- Manhattan Associates
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Blue Marble produced an animated video for a supply chain commerce platform's annual keynote speech. They used storyboards, underwent an R&D process, and collaborated with third-party AV producers.
''Blue Marble’s team took our idea, made it work, and improved it by bringing their expertise to the process.''
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52
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Torbay, United Kingdom
Shy Guys Studios is a video production company. Launched in 2016, the team offers video production, broadcast video, and other design. Their small agency is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.Clients
- BBC Studios
- BiOrbic
- NHS, UHBW, THT
- Love Productions
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Shy Guys Studios produced a forest conservation organization’s animated video. They facilitated a thorough kickoff meeting to understand the client’s brand, vision, and goals.
"There were no surprises along the way, and the project ran smoothly from start to finish."
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53
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Cheltenham, United Kingdom
SAND visual studio ltd is a video production company. The small Cheltenham, United Kingdom-based agency was founded in 2020. Their services include video production and corporate photography.Clients
- Meta
- Soap & Glory
- Teapigs
- Yeo Valley Organic
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SAND visual studio ltd produced a stop motion video for a kids' tableware manufacturer. They created storyboards, edited the footage, and pushed through approval.
"Their creativity is so impressive, we couldn't have asked for more."
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54
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Islamabad, Pakistan
Jawad Sharif Films (Pvt.) Ltd. is a film production company founded in 2010. They have a team of around 10 employees and are based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Their services mainly include video production, broadcast video, and corporate photography for midmarket clients.
Clients
- USAID
- UNDP Pakistan
- FAO Pakistan
- WWF Pakistan
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A video production company hired Sharif Films (Pvt.) Ltd. to produce a promotional video for an end client. The team was tasked with filming interviews and footage of IT-related companies and institutions.
"We are very satisfied and impressed with the beautiful images they shot."
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55
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Most Likely To is an advertising agency from San Francisco. It was founded in 2017 and now has a team of 6 that works on advertising, branding, digital strategy, media planning & buying, content marketing, and video production for companies of varying sizes.
Clients
- Click Therapeutics
- Milliman
- Ariel Investments
- End Ageism
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Most Likely To helped the client form a strategy for a new business venture. They came up with a strategic overview of the client's goals and how to meet them. Afterward, they delivered branding and identity.
"Most Likely To provided exceptional value and didn’t waste our time."
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56
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Randburg, South Africa
Oliver Karstel - Video Production Company is a small Randburg, South Africa-based video production company. They specialize in video production, corporate photography, content marketing, and web design and were founded in 2012.
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Oliver Karstel helps a trade education institute with various digital projects. Their work has included design, video creation, animation, digital event planning, streaming, and LMS development.
“Oliver Karstel’s work ethic and attention to detail are their best assets.”
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57
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Diego, CA
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Focus Media Video Production is a video production company. Established in 2016, the small team provides video production.
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Focus Media Video Production has produced a music video for a singer-songwriter. They have created a storyboard, scouted locations, and edited the final video.
"The quality of their work is next-level professional."
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58
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Baltimore, MD
Launched in 2013, Percepto Studios is an advertising company. The small team provides advertising, video production, branding, and graphic design. The agency is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
Clients
- DAP
- Brightview Senior Living
- Planted Design
- Hook & Albert
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Percepto Studios storyboarded, shot, and produced a three-minute customer testimonial video ad to support an aerospace company’s marketing campaign. They organized the shooting location and led the interview.
“I don’t think anyone else could’ve done the project as well as Percepto Studios did.”
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59
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Prahran, Australia
Dream Engine is a video production and marketing strategy firm based in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 2001, their team of 5 serves clients in the advertising, and education sectors. Services include corporate video, motion graphics, and filming.
Clients
- The Good Guys
- IBM
- Infosys
- BBC
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A dementia research organization hired Dream Engine to create a video that communicates information about their goals and research. They were involved in all aspects of production.
"I found the editing process quite extraordinary."
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60
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chicago, IL
Demo Duck is an animated explainer video company based in Chicago. Founded in 2011, Demo Duck's team of 16 employees offer video production services for clients from the advertising, education, and media industries.
Clients
- GEICO
- Canon
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
- Netflix
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Demo Duck produced an informational video to describe a business's fraud prevention services. This involved writing a script, creating designs and a storyboard, and producing animation.
"I was impressed by their incredible efforts, creativity, and professionalism at every stage of the process."
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