Filming in England
1 known investors
Filming in England, part of Creative UK Group and funded by the BFI, provides free production support and signposting services to feature film and high-end TV productions filming across England outside London. It works with regional film office partners and local authorities to offer locations, crew and supplier databases, crewing services and filming guidance.
Also known as Creative England's Filming in England Β· Filming in England (Creative England)
Investors Β· 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Filming in England is the production services arm of Creative England, which is part of Creative UK Group, and describes itself as the first port of call for feature film and high-end television productions looking to shoot in England outside London. Funded by the BFI, its national team provides free, comprehensive production support at every stage of production from early feasibility through to post, working alongside film office partners and regional and national networks. For production genres outside feature film and high-end TV, the organisation provides a signposting service with access to digital resources, including locations, crew and supplier databases, a crewing service and filming guidance.
Core services include locations sourcing, crew and suppliers, a bespoke crewing service, studios and build spaces, and the Filming in England Partnership, a network intended to strengthen England's film-friendly production landscape. The website hosts a regional map and guides covering the South East, North East, East, Yorkshire, East Midlands, South West, North West and West Midlands, a searchable Crew Directory spanning roles from runners to producers, a Locations Directory where property owners can register sites, a Studio and Build Space Directory, a Nationwide Suppliers Directory, downloadable location portfolios (categories such as coastlines, castles, forests, stately homes, urban, US and European doubles, alien landscapes and London doubles), a Location Toolkit and a "Planning Your Shoot" resource centre covering topics such as regional production funds and codes of practice. The team also works with local authorities to provide tools, advice and guidance for servicing filming in their areas.
The organisation publishes editorial content on productions filmed in England and runs education- and workforce-focused resources, including a free New Entrant Handbook and an Educator's Guide to Film and TV, and materials illustrating the local economic impact of film and TV production.
Business model
Filming in England operates as a publicly funded industry support service rather than a commercial vendor: it is delivered by Creative England, part of Creative UK Group, and is funded by the BFI to provide free production support to feature film and high-end TV productions filming in England outside London. Additional access is provided through free directories for crew, locations, studios and build spaces, and suppliers, alongside a membership-style Filming in England Partnership network of film offices, local authorities, studios and national organisations.
Funded by the BFI; support services to productions and access to the crew, locations, studio and supplier directories are provided free of charge.
Traction
In 2025 the organisation reported supporting more than 200 feature film and high-end TV productions on location in the English regions alongside film office and local authority partners, helping crew gain over 800 job days on set, and bringing together over 800 film and TV professionals at quarterly regional Industry Mixers. The Filming in England Partnership grew by 50 members during 2025 to over 350 members. Productions associated with its work include Wicked, House of the Dragon, Bridgerton, Mission: Impossible, The Crown, Peaky Blinders, Paddington 2, Masters of the Universe and Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Latest developments
A December 2025 year-in-review reported support for more than 200 productions in 2025, over 800 crew job days, Industry Mixers at Hot House in MediaCity Manchester, Bristol Cathedral, Pinewood Studios and Digbeth Loc. Studios, and Partnership growth to over 350 members with new partners including Triple C, Gritty Talent, Production Central, West of England Combined Authority and Tarmac. Recent site content covers locations used by Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Masters of the Universe and quarterly round-ups of productions filming in England.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned as the national point of contact for feature film and high-end TV production in England outside London, complementing Film London's London Filming Partnership, which was launched in 2005. Its Filming in England Partnership, convened by Creative England with England's Film Offices as founding members, connects local authorities, studios and national bodies including the British Film Commission, the National Trust and English Heritage.
National remit covering the English regions outside London, free comprehensive support for feature film and high-end TV funded by the BFI, a bespoke crewing service, an England-wide network of film office and local authority partners through the Filming in England Partnership, and aggregated national directories of locations, crew, studios/build spaces and suppliers including sustainability credentials.
Technology
The service is delivered through a web portal offering an interactive regional map and regional guides, an online locations database (over 10,000 locations at the 2020 website launch) with registration and update functions, a searchable Crew Directory, a Studio and Build Space map and directory with sustainability filters covering on-site renewable energy, environmental policies and BAFTA albert certification, a Nationwide Suppliers Directory with green credentials fields, downloadable location portfolios and a Partnership Directory.
Go-to-market
Direct engagement through a national production services team and regional Production Liaison Managers covering the South West, East and South East, and North West and Midlands, contactable by email and phone. Reach is extended through the Filming in England Partnership network, film office and local authority partners, the filminginengland.co.uk web portal and its directories, quarterly regional Industry Mixer networking events, showreels, blogs on productions filmed in England, and free downloadable resources such as the New Entrant Handbook and Educator's Guide.
Feature film and high-end television productions, both domestic and international, seeking to film in England outside London; also regional crew and businesses, location owners registering properties, studios and build-space facilities, suppliers, local authorities and film offices, and new entrants and educators in film and TV.
Geography
England outside London, organised across the South East, North East, East, Yorkshire, East Midlands, South West, North West and West Midlands regions. Listed offices include Runway East, 1 Victoria Street, Redcliffe, Bristol (South West); Tomorrow Building, MediaCityUK, Salford (North and Midlands); and Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (South East).
History
The filminginengland.co.uk website launched in October 2020 as a one-stop resource for productions filming in England outside London, featuring a regional map and guide, locations galleries and a database of over 10,000 locations, a "Planning your shoot" resource centre and a studios and build space map. The launch coincided with the creation of the Filming in England Partnership, convened by Creative England with England's Film Offices as founding members. In October 2025 the Partnership marked five years and a Partnership Directory was launched; during 2025 the team also released a second edition of its New Entrant Starter Pack (5 August 2025), an Educator's Guide to Film and TV (18 September 2025), a Local Economic Impact Animation and resources (10 June 2025), and new sustainability features on its Studio and Build Space Directory.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline Β· 6
launches, deals, and filingsA central hub showcasing all Partnership members, released to mark five years of the Filming in England Partnership.
Free PDF resource for careers advisors and educators supporting students pursuing film and TV careers.
Second edition of the free New Entrant Handbook for new starters and career changers in film and TV.
Launched materials illustrating how film and TV production feeds into England's local economies.
Creative England launched the Filming in England website as a resource for productions filming in England outside London, featuring a regional map and guides, locations galleries with access to a database of over 10,000 locations, a "Planning your shoot" resource centre and a studios and build space map.
Convened by Creative England with England's Film Offices as founding members, the Partnership connects local authorities, studios and national organisations including the British Film Commission, the National Trust and English Heritage to support a film-friendly production environment.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Filming in Englandfilminginengland.co.uk Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Filming in England do?
- BFI-funded national service from Creative England offering free production support to film and high-end TV shooting in England outside London.
- Who are Filming in England's investors?
- Filming in England's investors include Creative UK.