Magek Filmworks

What Magek Filmworks does

Magek Filmworks is a full-service video production and live streaming company headquartered in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area, serving small and large businesses, non-profits, and associations. The company operates as a collaborative network of content creators, filmmakers, producers, directors, graphic artists, camera operators, video engineers, projectionists, and live streamers, with team composition tailored to each client engagement. Founded by George E. Kennedy, Jr. (active in the trade since 1998 per his personal bio; the company website dates formal founding to 2008), the firm added live streaming capabilities in 2013 and positions itself as an early tester of streaming and OTT technology for a wide range of vendors.

The company runs two interconnected service lines: Video Production and Multicam Live Production. Video Production spans the full lifecycle — consultation, scriptwriting, scheduling, logistics, crewing, principal photography, editing, VFX, color grading, and final delivery — covering scripted videos, corporate communications, product content, social media assets, and event coverage. Multicam Live Production delivers multi-camera live event streaming to desktop and mobile endpoints, with peer-to-peer remotes, video projection, playback, on-screen Q&A graphics, and on-demand recording. Live output is pushed to YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, and a proprietary embeddable HTML player with closed captioning and flash fallback, using a redundant architecture (minimum one primary and one backup system) and a private CDN option for clients requiring privacy and security.

Magek Filmworks generates revenue through project-based professional services with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers or rate cards. Its go-to-market motion is consultative and direct: the founder and a network of collaborators scope and quote each engagement, then deliver on-site production and post-production services. Customer segments are diversified across SMB and enterprise size tiers and across corporate, education, trade association, and non-profit verticals; named customers include ASLRRA, Georgetown University's Institute for College Preparation, and a third repeat client, with additional production-vendor logos (PRG, PSAV/Encore, BAV) visible on the site. The company is privately held and founder-led, with no external funding, no parent organization, and global delivery capability anchored by a D.C.-based team.

Name

Magek Filmworks

Legal name

Magek Filmworks

Website

https://magekfilmworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Magek Filmworks is a Washington, D.C.-based full-service video production and live streaming company serving businesses, non-profits, and associations with multicam event production, post-production, and global CDN distribution via redundant streaming infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production and Live Streaming Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Internal Communications Video (MPADAEAC)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Live event streaming
• Multicam production
• Corporate video content
• Live broadcast services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Full-service video production for scripted videos and live events, serving small and large businesses, non-profits, and associations. Includes corporate, social, product, and event coverage content.
2. Live Streaming Production: Multi-cam live event streaming to web or social sites with peer-to-peer remotes, video projection, playback, presentation capture, and recording. Includes pre-production consultation, on-site production, and post-production editing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Magek Filmworks provides full-service video production (scriptwriting, principal photography, editing, VFX, color grading) and multicam live production with redundant streaming systems for businesses, non-profits, and associations. Services are delivered globally via YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, private CDN, and an embeddable HTML player with closed captioning.

Product overview

Magek Filmworks is a full-service video production and live streaming company offering two interconnected core services: Video Production (corporate, social media, product, and event coverage with full post-production capabilities including scriptwriting, principal photography, editing, VFX, and color grading) and Multicam Live Production (live event streaming to YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, and private CDN destinations with multi-cam setups, video projection, and on-demand recording). Both services share resources including a collaborative team network of filmmakers, producers, directors, camera operators, and live streaming engineers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Production Full-service video production for small and large businesses, non-profits, and associations, covering scripted video production and event coverage from consultation, scriptwriting, scheduling, logistics, and crewing through principal photography, editing, VFX, color grading, and delivery.
• Multicam Live Production Multicam live event streaming and production for association meetings, corporate presentations, concerts, press conferences, and educational events, delivered to desktop and mobile devices via YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, or a private CDN/embeddable HTML player with closed captioning, using a redundant primary/backup streaming architecture and including on-screen Q&A graphics and on-demand recording.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kicker MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKicker Media supports the filmmaking process from initial concept to final cut, providing storytelling and non-profit experience to deliver impactful video advocacy. Company principals Ancil McKain and Claire Ince are documentary and narrative filmmakers who produced the award-winning movie musical Bazodee. They collaborate with Magek Filmworks to create compelling pieces designed to inspire change.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Wowza Streaming Engine: Wowza provides live video and audio streaming infrastructure software used by broadcasters and live event producers; it is an enabling peer to Magek because Magek's redundant streaming architecture could plausibly run on Wowza, and Wowza serves the same downstream end-customers needing reliable live delivery.

Direct peers

• ON24: ON24 is a virtual event and webinar platform that produces and streams corporate presentations, conferences, and association events with multi-camera production; it overlaps with Magek's live streaming business for association meetings, press conferences, and educational events.
• Vimeo Livestream: Vimeo Livestream is a live streaming platform and production services business that delivers multi-camera live events to web and social destinations; it directly competes with Magek's Multicam Live Production offering and serves the same association, corporate, and education live-streaming use cases.
• StreamGo: StreamGo is a live streaming and virtual event platform that provides multi-camera streaming, audience engagement, and production services for corporate events and associations; it is a direct peer to Magek because both offer end-to-end live streaming production targeting association and enterprise event clients.

Broad incumbents

• Brightcove: Brightcove is a video hosting, OTT, and live streaming technology provider used by enterprises, broadcasters, and media companies; it is comparable to Magek because both push live and on-demand video to global CDNs and YouTube/Facebook destinations, though Brightcove is a software platform rather than a production services firm.
• Production Resource Group (PRG): PRG is a global live event production company providing lighting, audio, video, and rigging for concerts, corporate events, and broadcasts; it is comparable to Magek as both serve the live event production market with multi-cam video capabilities, though at significantly larger scale and scope.
• Cvent: Cvent is an event management platform that includes virtual event and live streaming capabilities alongside in-person event software; it is comparable to Magek because both serve association and corporate event buyers needing professional live streaming and video content delivery to attendees.
• PSAV (now Encore Global): PSAV/Encore is a global audiovisual and event technology services provider that delivers live event production, staging, and streaming for meetings and conferences; it is materially comparable to Magek Filmworks because it operates in the same corporate and association event production space and is even a named brand on Magek's client logo wall.
• Freeman Company: Freeman is a large experiential and event services firm offering event production, audiovisual, and digital content services to associations and corporations; it competes with Magek for the same association and enterprise event budgets and offers overlapping live event and video content capabilities at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Bizzabo: Bizzabo is an event experience platform offering in-person, hybrid, and virtual event software with live streaming and content production tooling; it overlaps with Magek's hybrid event and live streaming value proposition for association and enterprise event organizers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/magekfilmworks
• Facebookfacebook.com/magekfilmworks
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/magek-filmworks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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