Quixote Studios

What Quixote Studios does

Quixote Studios is an entertainment production services company that rents vehicles, equipment, and supplies to film, television, commercial, photography, and event productions across the United States. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company operates from six physical locations spanning Los Angeles (Sylmar, Pacoima, West Hollywood, Griffith Park) and New York (Carlstadt, Brooklyn), with the ability to service on-location productions nationwide via delivery. The core product portfolio encompasses cast and production trailers (including the iconic Star Waggons luxury sub-brand), motorhomes, honeywagons, trucks, vans, generators, lighting and grip equipment, production supplies, and sound stages. The company differentiates through sustainability innovations including solar-electric Star Waggons trailers with proprietary Power Sharing and Smart Shoreline technologies, electric vehicles (F-150 Lightning, E-Transit), and clean battery solutions (Clean Gen, Anton Bauer systems).

The business model is a direct B2B equipment rental operation with quote-based pricing, daily and weekly rental rates, and ancillary charges for fuel, mileage, cleaning, and delivery. Customers must execute a Master Rental Agreement, provide Certificates of Insurance, and in some cases pre-pay before equipment release. Quixote is the only union production transportation shop in Los Angeles with Teamsters Local 399 employees, and targets four primary segments: film and television productions, commercial shoots, photography productions, and special events. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP), which acquired it in 2022 for $360 million. The parent has since written down the entire value of the unit, and in April 2026 announced the wind-down of Atlanta operations and partial Los Angeles soundstage business, impacting approximately 70 positions with expected annual cost savings of $21-27 million.

Name

Quixote Studios

Legal name

Quixote Studios

Website

https://quixote.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Quixote Studios is an entertainment production services company that rents cast trailers, motorhomes, trucks, lighting and grip equipment, production supplies, and sound stages to film, television, commercial, photography, and event productions. Operating from Los Angeles and New York, the company is the only union production transportation shop in LA with Teamsters Local 399 employees and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hudson Pacific Properties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Production Equipment Rental

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing (532120), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Camera, Grip & Lighting Equipment Rental (MPADAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soundstage & Stage Rental (Film/TV) (MPADAIAA), Studios, Stages & Location Services (Facilities, Location Scouting/Permits) (MPAAAMAG), Event Rentals (Tents, Furniture, A/V, Decor) (HSACAAAG)

Keywords

• Production vehicle rental
• Film equipment rental
• Cast trailer rental
• Lighting grip equipment
• Production supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

West Hollywood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Production Vehicle Rentals: Rental of cast and production trailers, motorhomes, trucks, and vans to film, TV, and commercial productions. Revenue generated through daily/weekly rental rates with additional charges for fuel, excess mileage, loss & damage, parking, and other incidentals.
2. Lighting & Grip Equipment Rentals: Rental of lighting equipment, grip equipment, generators, and batteries for productions. Equipment available in packages (2-Ton Sprinter, 3-Ton, 5-Ton, 10-Ton) or individual items.
3. Production Supplies Rentals: Rental and sale of production supplies including tents, tables, heaters, chairs, walkie-talkies, climate control units, safety equipment, and communication supplies.
4. Photo Shoot Equipment Rentals: Rental of photography equipment including lighting, light modifiers, and breakdown grip for high-end photo shoots.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quixote Studios rents cast and production trailers, motorhomes, trucks, vans, lighting & grip equipment, production supplies, and sound stages to film, television, commercial, photography, and event productions. The company operates primarily in Los Angeles and New York, with nationwide delivery for on-location productions, and offers a sustainability-focused fleet including solar-electric Star Waggons trailers, electric vehicles, and clean battery systems.

Product overview

Quixote Studios is an entertainment production services company offering rental equipment and vehicles for film, television, commercial, photography, and events. The portfolio consists of: Fleet Rentals (trailers, motorhomes, trucks, vans, generators) including the Star Waggons luxury trailer sub-brand; Production Supplies (consumables, equipment, communications); Lighting & Grip equipment; Photo Rentals; and Griffith Park Studios sound stages. The company differentiates through sustainability offerings including solar-electric Star Waggons trailers, electric vehicles (F-150 Lightning, E-Transit), and clean battery solutions (Clean Gen, Anton Bauer Salt E-Dog, Anton Bauer EDEN, Instagrid GO). Quixote operates union operations (Teamsters Local 399) in Los Angeles and New York, servicing productions on-location across the U.S.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Star Waggons: Luxury solar-electric celebrity trailers brand, featuring iconic cast trailers with newly redesigned models for the entertainment industry.

Products and services

• Fleet Rentals (Trailers, Motorhomes, Trucks, Vans)
• Star Waggons Luxury celebrity trailers featuring the newly redesigned solar-electric models with custom interiors, sought after by leading talent in the entertainment industry. Includes the proprietary Power Sharing and Smart Shoreline features.
• Production Supplies Rental and sale of production supplies including tents, tables, heaters, director's chairs, walkie-talkies, PPE, catering equipment, and communication devices for film, TV, commercial, photography, and event productions.
• Lighting & Grip Equipment Rentals Full range of lighting and grip equipment rentals including speedrail, flags, overheads, reflectors, LED lights, HMI, tungsten, dimmers, and truck packages.
• Photo Rentals Equipment rental for photo shoots including lighting (EQ, packs, strobes), light modifiers (Chimera boxes, octabanks, soft boxes), reflectors, and breakdown grip.
• Griffith Park Studios (Sound Stages) Sound stage rental facilities including Stage 6 (7,133 SF) and Stage 10 (5,664 SF) at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, with production offices and amenities.
• Blue Points Loyalty Program Personal loyalty program where customers earn 1 point per $500 spent on eligible Pro Supplies, Comms and Commercial Truck orders, redeemable for $200 American Express gift cards every 10 points.

Quantifiable outcome

• Expected annual cost savings of $21-27 million from wind-down of underperforming operations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cinelease: Cinelease provides lighting, grip, and generator rental services to film, television, and commercial productions across North America. It directly competes with Quixote's lighting and grip equipment rental business.
• Keslow Camera: Keslow Camera rents cameras, lighting, and grip equipment to feature film, television, and commercial productions from offices in LA, Atlanta, and New York. It directly overlaps with Quixote's lighting/grip and fleet rental offerings.
• Otto Nemenz International: Otto Nemenz rents high-end cameras and lenses to major feature film and commercial productions. It is a direct peer in production equipment rental serving the same Hollywood studio customer base.
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment: Chapman/Leonard designs and rents camera dollies, cranes, vehicle mounts, and production equipment to the film industry. It competes directly with Quixote on the vehicle/equipment rental side for film and television productions.
• ARRI Rental: ARRI Rental supplies cameras, lenses, and lighting equipment to major film and commercial productions worldwide. It competes directly with Quixote's lighting and grip business and shares the same high-end production customer base.
• Panavision: Panavision is the dominant provider of cameras, lenses, and production equipment to the global film and television industry. It directly overlaps with Quixote's lighting and grip rental offerings and serves the same enterprise studio and production customer base.
• MBS Equipment Company: MBS Equipment Company is a leading supplier of expendable production supplies, set dressing, and production rentals to film and television productions. It directly competes with Quixote's Production Supplies business.

Broad incumbents

• Production Resource Group (PRG): PRG is one of the largest entertainment production services companies globally, offering lighting, video, audio, and rigging solutions for live events, broadcast, and film. It is a broader incumbent whose rental and crew services overlap with Quixote's production support offerings.
• VER (Video Equipment Rentals): VER provides camera, audio, video, lighting, and communication equipment rentals to broadcast, film, and live event productions. It is a broad incumbent in production equipment rental that competes with Quixote on lighting/grip and production supplies.

Emerging players

• Cinequipt: Cinequipt provides camera, lighting, and grip equipment rentals to film, television, and commercial productions in the Midwest and beyond. It overlaps with Quixote's equipment rental offering with a more regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/quixotestudios
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• Facebookfacebook.com/quixotestudios
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quixote-studios

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A1 record

Investments

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