Film in Colorado

What Film in Colorado does

Film in Colorado operates a web-based production guide directory serving film and video production professionals in Colorado. The platform, founded in 2011 and operated by a team of 1-10 employees out of P.O. boxes in Akron and Broomfield, Colorado, aggregates manually-verified listings across several core modules: a Crew Guide of film and television professionals (requiring 3+ years of experience and 90+ days of Colorado residency), a Service Guide for state-registered production businesses (12+ months operational history), a Talent Agency Directory, and free announcement boards for Jobs & Casting Calls, Film Festivals, Industry News, Workshops & Classes, Events & Screenings, and a For Sale/Gear marketplace. The platform also publishes resource content including Colorado's 20% film incentive tax rebate program information, filming permit guidance, location scouting assistance, a film crew job descriptions glossary, Colorado filming facts, and a filmography.

The underlying technology is a web-based directory platform with manual verification workflow for paid listings, email newsletter functionality, and SEO-optimized resource content. No mobile app, API, or SDK is offered. Revenue is generated through two mechanisms: (1) annual Production Guide Subscriptions at $25/year with automatic renewal, allowing professionals and businesses to maintain a verified listing (up to five listings per user), and (2) display advertising from Colorado film industry vendors visible across the site. Announcements, free registration to view job and casting contact information, and resource access are provided at no charge.

The business operates as an unincorporated independent venture with no documented external funding, parent company, partnerships, acquisitions, certifications, patents, or formal management team disclosed. Operating geographies are limited to Colorado, with no claim of global footprint. The company's value proposition centers on being Colorado's only comprehensive, manually-verified production guide connecting local productions with qualified crew, service providers, talent, and locations.

Name

Film in Colorado

Legal name

Film in Colorado

Website

https://filmincolorado.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Film in Colorado is a web-based, manually-verified production directory serving Colorado film and video industry professionals. It operates a Crew Guide, Service Guide, Talent Agency listings, jobs/casting board, and resource content on a $25/year subscription model with display advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Directory

NAICS

Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (512199)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Set Operations & Facilities Support (Power, Generators, Site Services) (MPADAFAF)

Keywords

• Film production directory
• Production guide listings
• Casting calls platform
• Crew listing service
• Film industry resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production Guide Subscriptions: Annual subscription model for professional listings in the Colorado film production guide. Listings cost $25.00 per year and are automatically renewed until cancelled. Each listing is manually verified before publication.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Film in Colorado operates a web-based production guide directory for the Colorado film and video industry, connecting production companies with locally verified crew, service providers, and talent. The platform combines a Crew Guide, Service Guide, Talent Agency Directory, Jobs & Casting Calls board, and a gear marketplace, supplemented by resource content on Colorado filming incentives, permits, locations, and crew job descriptions. Revenue is generated through annual subscription listings (US$25 per year) with manual verification of all entries.

Product overview

Film in Colorado is a web-based production guide platform that serves as Colorado's primary online resource connecting film and video production professionals. The platform operates as a directory marketplace combining a Crew Guide (verified directory of film professionals requiring 3+ years experience and 90+ days Colorado residency), Service Guide (directory for registered production businesses), Jobs & Casting Calls board, and Talent Agency listings. The platform also provides free resource content including Incentives & Permits information (covering Colorado's 20% film tax rebate), Locations for Filming guidance, Job Descriptions glossary, and a Gear Marketplace for equipment sales. Revenue is generated through annual Production Guide listing subscriptions at $25/year with manual verification for all submissions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crew Guide
• Service Guide
• Jobs & Casting Calls
• Talent Agency Directory
• For Sale / Gear Marketplace
• Incentives & Permits Resource
• Locations for Filming Resource
• Job Descriptions Resource A comprehensive glossary of film crew job titles and descriptions covering departments including art, camera, lighting, grip, makeup, production, sound, stunts, and transportation.
• Production Guide Subscription An annual paid listing subscription (US$25 per year, automatically renewed) enabling Colorado film industry professionals and service businesses to create a verified profile in the production guide, with up to five listings per user.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media: The Colorado Office of Film, Television & Media is the state's official film commission promoting Colorado as a production destination and publishing a location database and incentive information. It is a key referenced resource on Film in Colorado's own site, with overlapping incentive/location content but a different (government) operating model.
• The Black List: The Black List is a community-driven platform for screenwriters and the film industry, offering script hosting, evaluations, and industry connections. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive with Film in Colorado, sharing the community-driven directory model but focused on writing talent rather than production crew/services.

Direct peers

• Staff Me Up: Staff Me Up is a jobs and recruiting platform specifically designed for the entertainment industry, connecting productions with below-the-line crew and production staff. It competes with Film in Colorado's Jobs & Casting Calls board and crew directory functionality.
• ProductionHUB: ProductionHUB is one of the largest online production-services directories in North America, connecting productions with crew, vendors, and locations. It is the closest scaled analog to Film in Colorado, competing directly on the same directory-and-listing value proposition, but at national rather than state-level scope.
• Production Beast: Production Beast is a UK directory and job board for film, TV, and commercial production crew and services. Comparable to Film in Colorado in offering both crew listings and a job board, with a regional rather than global geographic focus.
• CreativeHeads.net: CreativeHeads.net is an entertainment-industry job board and recruiting platform serving advertising, film, TV, and media production. It overlaps with Film in Colorado's jobs board and crew-listing functions, particularly for crew in production-services roles.
• Mandy: Mandy (formerly The Mandy Network) is a global network for film, TV, and theater crew and talent, offering job postings, profile listings, and casting calls. It overlaps directly with Film in Colorado's Jobs & Casting Calls and crew directory offerings, serving a much broader geographic footprint.
• Stage 32: Stage 32 is an online community and marketplace for film, TV, and theater professionals offering networking, job postings, and crew/services directories. It targets the same professional users as Film in Colorado, but at global scale rather than a single state.
• MediaMatch: MediaMatch is a UK-based directory connecting production companies with crew, equipment, and post-production services. It is the most direct international analog to Film in Colorado's directory model, focused on a single national market of film professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Backstage: Backstage is a long-established casting, talent, and entertainment-career platform with broad acting/casting focus. It overlaps with Film in Colorado's talent agency directory and casting calls functionality, but addresses a much wider casting ecosystem beyond local crew/services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/filmincolorado
• Xx.com/FilminColorado
• Facebookfacebook.com/FilminColorado
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/film-in-colorado

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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