Epoch Films

What Epoch Films does

Epoch Films, founded in 1989, is a global production company that operates as a multi-director commercial and film studio. The company produces advertising campaigns for enterprise brand clients, feature-length narrative and documentary films, short films, and television/streaming content including limited series and docuseries. It represents a roster of 21+ directors spanning comedy, drama, documentary, and experimental styles, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London (the latter operated via a partnership with Knucklehead). Core technology centers on film and commercial production using traditional and AI-enhanced techniques, including a FLAIR collective within the company that specializes in AI-driven VFX integration merging live action with emerging AI filmmaking tools.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees for commercial production, alongside production financing, distribution deals, and streaming-platform partnerships for long-form film and TV content. The company operates a quote-based pricing model with no publicly disclosed fees. Go-to-market relies on direct client engagement with brand marketing teams and advertising agencies through regional sales representatives and executive-producer relationships across three global offices, supported by industry awards, festival presence, and direct social media channels.

Customer segments include Fortune 500 consumer brands across food and beverage, technology, sports, fashion, and retail, as well as streaming platforms and studios seeking premium documentary and narrative content. Notable clients span Google, Nike, Spotify, Coca-Cola, Toyota, Airbnb, Coinbase, Samsung, Netflix, HBO, Apple TV+, and Hulu. The company is privately held under the legal entity Epoch Media Group, LLC, with founding partner Mindy Goldberg involved in ownership, and has accumulated Academy Award nominations, Emmy wins, Sundance awards, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, and DGA recognition across its 35-year history.

Name

Epoch Films

Legal name

Epoch Media Group, LLC

Website

https://epochfilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Epoch Films is a global multi-director production studio founded in 1989, producing commercials, feature films, documentaries, short films, and streaming TV content for Fortune 500 brands and major streaming platforms through offices in Los Angeles, New York, and London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Commercial Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADADAA

Feature-Length Documentaries

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Documentary & Nonfiction Production

SECONDARYMPADADAC

Short-Form Documentaries

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Documentary & Nonfiction Production

Keywords

• Commercial film production
• Feature film production
• Documentary film production
• Director representation
• Advertising campaign production

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Production: Epoch Films produces commercials and branded content for major consumer brands including Skittles, Wendy's, Spotify, Coinbase, Nike, and many others. Revenue is generated through production fees for brand campaigns, typically one-time project-based engagements with ongoing client relationships.
2. Film & Television Production: The company produces feature films, documentaries, and television content including feature documentaries (Daughters, Junebug), short films, and TV pilots. Revenue includes production financing, distribution deals, and potential streaming platform partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Epoch Films is a global production company that produces advertising campaigns, branded content, music videos, feature films, documentaries, short films, and television/streaming content for brand clients, advertising agencies, and streaming platforms. The company represents a roster of more than 21 directors across its US and UK offices and delivers end-to-end production services ranging from commercial shoots to festival-recognized feature films and premium streaming series.

Product overview

Epoch Films is a global film and commercial production company that operates as a multi-director studio. The company produces advertising campaigns for brand clients and represents directors for commercial, film, and television work. Its core offerings include commercial film production (broadcast and digital brand campaigns), feature films (narrative features and documentaries), documentary productions, short films, and television/streaming content including limited series and docuseries. The company represents approximately 20+ directors based in US and UK offices and has produced award-winning content spanning the advertising, film festival, and streaming television markets since 1989.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Film Production End-to-end production of advertising campaigns and branded content for major consumer brands such as Nike, Spotify, Coinbase, Wendy's, Skittles, Google, Samsung, Airbnb, Toyota, and P&G. Projects span broadcast commercials, digital content, and branded entertainment across food and beverage, technology, retail, automotive, and entertainment categories.
• Feature Film Production Production and co-production of feature-length narrative films, including Academy Award-nominated titles such as Junebug (directed by Phil Morrison) and Cutie and the Boxer (directed by Zach Heinzerling), plus recent feature work including Low Down, Gigantic, Goodbye to All That, and The Task.
• Documentary Film Production Production of feature documentaries and docuseries, including Daughters (Sundance 2024 Festival Favorite and U.S. Documentary Audience Award), Cutie and the Boxer (Academy Award-nominated), and HBO's Pee-wee as Himself (three Primetime Emmy Awards).
• Short Film Production Production of short films in narrative, documentary, and experimental formats, including Sundance-selected works such as Say Hi After You Die (directed by Kate Hollowell), Heroic Dose (directed by Dugan Gundelfinger), Fresh Blood (directed by Emma Westenberg), A Funeral for Lightning (directed by Emily Kai Bock), and Hugh the Hunter (directed by Zach Heinzerling).
• Television and Streaming Production Production of television pilots, limited series, and docuseries for streaming platforms, including the Apple TV+ limited series Lady in the Lake (created by Alma Har'el), Hulu's docuseries McCartney 3,2,1 and the Stolen Youth series, and TV pilots such as Maggie (directed by Sasha Gordon).
• Director Representation Representation of a roster of more than 21 directors for commercial, film, and television work across US and UK markets. Directors include Alma Har'el, Carl Sundemo, Daniel Lundh, Dugan Gundelfinger, Elena Petitti Di Roreto, Emilie Thalund, JC Molina, Jeremy Beiler, Kate Hollowell, Martin de Thurah, Matias & Mathias, Matthew Swanson, Matt Wolf, Phil Morrison, Philippe Tempelman, Ruganzu Howard, Tore Frandsen, and Zach Heinzerling.

Named customers48 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KnuckleheadcoreOthersEpoch Films partners with Knucklehead for London and European operations. Knucklehead serves as Epoch's UK office located at 28 Cowper St, London EC2A 4AS, with their own team including Managing Partner Tim Katz, Executive Producer/Head of Production Francis Mildmay-White, Head of Sales and Talent Claire Leaver, Executive Producer-Sales Edd Campbell Bird, and Head of Finance & Operations Colette Kinsella.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caviar: Caviar is a global production company with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Paris producing commercials, branded content, and feature films. It competes with Epoch's three-office footprint for international brand campaigns.
• Smuggler: Smuggler is a New York/Los Angeles-based premium production company representing a multi-director roster for commercials, feature films, and documentaries. It competes head-to-head with Epoch for the same brand and streaming clients using a comparable boutique-director business model.
• MJZ: MJZ is a leading global commercial and content production company headquartered in Los Angeles with offices worldwide. It competes with Epoch on top-tier brand campaigns, tech clients, and award-winning commercial work via a multi-director roster model.
• Variable: Variable is a New York and Los Angeles-based production company for commercials, branded content, and short films. It shares Epoch's boutique-multi-director approach and competes for similar brand and advertising agency clients.
• RSA Films: RSA Films is a Ridley Scott-founded global production company producing commercials, feature films, and branded content. It is one of Epoch's principal competitors for premium spot work with Fortune 500 brands and shares the dual commercials-plus-film heritage.
• Prettybird: Prettybird is a Los Angeles-based production company representing directors across commercials, music videos, and feature films. It shares Epoch's boutique-director model and competes for premium advertising and entertainment clients.
• Anonymous Content: Anonymous Content is a premium production and talent management company that represents directors across commercial and narrative projects, including Oscar-winning work. It competes with Epoch for the same A-list director talent, agency relationships, and brand clients.
• Pulse Films: Pulse Films is a London-headquartered global production company spanning commercials, music videos, branded content, documentaries, and feature films. It competes with Epoch's Knucklehead partnership for European brand campaigns and documentary commissions.
• Hungry Man: Hungry Man is a New York-based production company producing commercials, branded content, and short-form work for major agencies and brands. It is a direct competitor to Epoch on the commercial production side and shares a multi-director roster structure.
• Radical Media: Radical Media is a global production company with offices in New York and Los Angeles producing commercials, branded content, documentaries, and feature films. It shares Epoch's hybrid commercials-plus-long-form storytelling model and competes for the same enterprise brand budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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