Film Angels Studio

What Film Angels Studio does

Film Angels Studio is a Riga, Latvia-based film production services company founded in 2002 that operates two divisions: Film Angels Studio, focused on feature films, television, and documentaries, and Film Angels Productions, focused on commercials and music videos. The company serves both international film productions seeking Baltic location services and commercial clients including brands and advertising agencies, with a disclosed client roster spanning McDonald's, LMT, Tele2, TBWA Latvia, CSDD, Nordea Bank, Prisma, and Bank BelVeb. Its service offering covers location permits, casting, crew provision, production logistics, and rebate facilitation.

The company has been a partner of the Riga Film Fund and State Film Fund since 2010, channeling foreign productions through Latvia's up to 50% cash rebate incentive program. This public-sector partnership functions as the firm's primary distribution mechanism for inbound international work. The company has built industry credentials through an International Emmy Award for service production (2009), Cannes Film Festival shortlisting (2017), and a collaboration with director Costa-Gavras (2019).

Film Angels Studio's business model is project-based service production: revenue is earned per project through facility and location fees, crew day-rates, mark-ups on permits and logistics, and commercial production fees from brand and agency clients. The firm is privately held with 1-10 employees and does not disclose financial figures. Its competitive position is grounded in 22+ years of accumulated location, casting, and crew databases, public-sector relationships within Latvia's incentive framework, and a small set of long-tenure commercial clients.

Name

Film Angels Studio

Legal name

SIA Film Angels Studio

Website

https://angels.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Film Angels Studio is a Riga, Latvia-based film production services company that has provided Baltic location services, production logistics, and rebate facilitation to international film productions and commercial clients since 2002.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Feature Film Production: Feature film production for international markets, including co-productions and service production for foreign productions filming in the Baltic region.
2. Commercial Production: TV commercials and music video production for local and international clients including major brands like McDonald's, LMT, Tele2, and various advertising agencies.
3. Production Services: Full production services for international film projects including casting, locations, technical equipment, crews, travel arrangements, accommodation, transportation, and research.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Film Angels Studio is a full-service film production company headquartered in Riga, Latvia. It produces feature films, TV series, documentaries, commercials, and music videos for local and international clients through two divisions: Film Angels Studio and Film Angels Productions. The company provides end-to-end production services including casting, location scouting, technical equipment, local and international crews, travel, accommodation, transportation, and production management, with eligible clients accessing up to 50% cash rebates through Riga Film Fund and State Film Fund partnerships.

Product overview

Film Angels Studio operates as one of the biggest and most active film production companies in the Baltic region since 2002. The company is structured into two main divisions: Film Angels Studio handles feature film, TV series, and documentary production (including service production for international projects), while Film Angels Productions manages commercials, music videos, and service production. The company offers comprehensive production services including casting, locations database, technical equipment, local and international crews, travel and accommodation arrangements, and access to film fund cash rebates up to 50% for qualifying productions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film Angels Studio (Feature Film, TV, Documentary Production) Feature film, TV series, and documentary production and service company operating in the Baltic region since 2002. Provides full production services including casting, locations, technical equipment, crews, travel assistance, and production management for local and international clients.
• Film Angels Productions (Commercials and Music Video Production) Commercials, music videos, and service production division. Handles local and international commercial production with full service capabilities for directing, cinematography, and post-production.
• Feature Film Production Full-service feature film production including service production for international projects, with cash rebates up to 50% accessible through Riga Film Fund and State Film Fund partnerships.
• TV Series Production Television series production services including service production for international co-productions and dramas.
• Documentary Production Documentary film production services for local and international clients.
• Commercial Production Television and digital commercial production with over 150 recent works for clients including McDonald's, LMT, Tele2, and international advertising agencies.
• Music Video Production Music video production services for artists and record labels.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Riga Film FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Regular cooperation since 2010. Provides up to 50% cash rebate on local spend for feature film service production.
• State Film FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Regular cooperation since 2010. Provides up to 50% cash rebate on local spend for feature film service production.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Panavision: Global leader in film production equipment rental, camera systems, and production services for feature films, commercials, and TV. Overlaps with Film Angels on production-services delivery, though Panavision operates at much larger scale across multiple countries with equipment-led offering.
• ARRI Media: Global provider of film production services, equipment rental, lighting, and crew support for major feature films and commercials worldwide. Comparable at the production-services layer as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities through a broader portfolio across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• Allfilm: Estonia's largest film production services company, providing service production, locations, crews, and equipment for international feature films and commercials shooting in Estonia. Directly comparable to Film Angels as a Baltic service-production peer with overlapping capabilities and similar incentive-driven business model.
• Tallinnfilm: Estonian film and TV production company producing feature films, documentaries, and commercials with full production services. Regional Baltic peer providing comparable service production capabilities in Estonia, often chosen by producers evaluating Baltic jurisdiction alternatives.
• M-Films: Latvian film production company producing feature films, TV series, and commercials domestically and internationally. Operates in the same Latvian market with comparable service offering, competing for the same local talent, locations, and international client relationships.
• Studio Uljana Kim: Lithuanian film production studio offering production services for international feature films, TV, and commercials. Regional Baltic peer with similar service-production capabilities and reliance on local film incentive programs to attract foreign productions.

Others

• Final Draft: Industry-standard screenwriting and pre-production software used by professional film productions and writers globally. Adjacent ecosystem participant - not a direct competitor but a technology enabler used by Film Angels' clients (writers, producers) in the same production workflow.

Emerging players

• Stage 32: Online networking and education platform for film, TV, and content creators. Adjacent emerging player serving the international production community - not a direct service-production competitor but provides industry connections and project sourcing that can substitute or complement Film Angels' agency relationships.

Regional players

• Film i Väst: Swedish regional film fund and production services body managing incentives for productions filming in western Sweden. Functionally comparable as an incentive-orchestrating production services entity, though operating in Scandinavia rather than the Baltics.
• Locomotive Productions: Lithuanian film production company servicing international features and commercials in Lithuania and the Baltics. Comparable as a regional service-production peer, though Lithuania-focused, providing a substitute option for producers choosing between Baltic jurisdictions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/filmangelsproductions
• Facebookfacebook.com/filmangelsproductions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/film-angels-studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/filmangelsproductions
• Xx.com/filmangels_

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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