Scout&Film

What Scout&Film does

Scout&Film (operating as Scoutters) is a Spanish SaaS company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, that sells a cloud-based location management platform for the film and audiovisual production industry. The product is built around three integrated modules: The Base, a private cloud database that stores and organizes location information (maps, contacts, documents, permits, scout dates); The Tool, a project management layer that allows teams to create projects without duplicating storage and to share information with granular access controls; and The Hub, a public-private marketplace where users can mark locations as public to enable cross-user discovery. AI-powered image tagging is embedded in The Base to auto-generate tags for uploaded photographs, enabling instant text-based search across the location library; computer vision is applied to imagery and text modalities, with AI credits metered per subscription tier. The technology stack runs on Amazon Web Services (Amazon ECR, CloudWatch) with Trivy for container security scanning, and core engineering is delivered through a partnership with APSL (Nagarro).

The company monetizes via tiered subscriptions split into individual plans (Scoutter Free, Basic at €9.90/month or €99/year, Pro at €24.90/month or €249.01/year) and enterprise plans (The Free, Standard at €49.90/month or €499/year, Pro at €74.90/month or €749/year, Premium at €119.90/month or €1,199/year). Annual plans carry a 14-day free trial, two free months, and a complimentary initial upload. Distribution is product-led through self-serve signup on scoutters.com, complemented by an enterprise sales motion for film commissions and production companies; government support comes via a subsidy from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, and distribution partnerships include EUFCN (European Film Commissions Network), Willco App, and W.ARE.O.

The platform serves five primary customer segments: individual location scouts, production companies, film commissions, agencies, and property owners. Named enterprise customers include Ánima Stillking, Gran Canaria Film Commission, Asturias Film Commission, Solworks, and Zaragoza Film Office. The organization is small (5 team members listed publicly, including Location Managers and Sales & Customer Service), founder-owned, privately held, with no disclosed institutional funding or revenue.

Name

Scout&Film

Legal name

SCOUT AND FILM TEAM S.L.

Website

https://scoutters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scout&Film (Scoutters) is a Spanish SaaS platform providing AI-powered cloud-based location management tools for the audiovisual production industry, serving location scouts, production companies, film commissions, agencies, and property owners through tiered subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Software

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Locations Services (Scouting, Permits, Management) (MPADAFAE)

Keywords

• Location scouting software
• Film production management
• Location database platform
• Audiovisual production tools
• Film commission software

Headquarters

HQ city

Colmenar Viejo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (Individual): Tiered monthly and annual subscription plans for individual location scouts. Plans range from free tier (1 user, 5 locations) to Pro tier (€24.90/month or €249.01/year, 3000 AI credits).
2. Subscription Plans (Enterprise): Tiered monthly and annual subscription plans for production companies and film commissions. Plans range from free (10 users) to Premium (€119.90/month or €1,199/year, 15 users, 5000 locations).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Scout&Film (doing business as Scoutters) sells a cloud-based SaaS platform that lets film and audiovisual industry users store, organize, share, and discover shooting locations. The platform combines a private location database with AI-generated image tags, project-based team collaboration, and a public/private visibility layer that allows locations to be discovered across scouts, production companies, film commissions, agencies, and property owners. It is delivered via tiered individual and enterprise subscriptions on AWS infrastructure.

Product overview

Scoutters (Scout&Film) is a cloud-based SaaS platform designed for the film and audiovisual production industry. The platform consists of three integrated core components: The Base (a private cloud database for organizing location information with AI-powered image tagging), The Tool (project management and collaboration features), and The Hub (a public-private marketplace for location sharing across the industry). The company offers tiered subscription plans for both individual users (Scoutter Free, Basic, Pro) and enterprise clients (The Free, Standard, Pro, Premium), with varying AI credit allocations, user limits, and feature access. Annual plans include promotional benefits such as 14-day free trials, 2 free months, and complimentary initial upload allowances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Base Cloud-based private database for location scouts, location managers, production companies, and film commissions to store, organize, and search location information including maps, contacts, documents, permits, and scout dates. Features AI-generated image tags for instant search across the library, accessible from any device.
• The Tool Project management and collaboration functionality that lets users create and manage film/audiovisual projects within Scoutters without duplicating storage space. Includes granular, per-project access controls so users can share specific information with team members or clients via a single click.
• The Hub Public-private marketplace and collaboration layer where location scouts, agencies, property owners, production companies, and film commissions can publish locations as public to make them visible to other users, generating network effects and synergies across the audiovisual industry from project inception to execution.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EUFCNminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEUFCN (European Film Commissions Network) is listed as a partner, suggesting collaboration for promoting European film locations and reaching film commissions across Europe.
• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure powered by Amazon AWS including Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry) and Amazon CloudWatch for container management and monitoring.
• TrivycoreTechnology or IntegrationSecurity scanning tool used for vulnerability scanning of container images, supporting the platform's international security standards.
• Ministerio de Cultura (Spanish Ministry of Culture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActivity subsidized by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, indicating government support for the audiovisual technology platform.
• APSL / NagarrocoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology development and support powered by APSL (Nagarro), a software development company providing technical infrastructure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• StudioBinder: SaaS platform for film and TV production management covering pre-production, scheduling, shot lists, and collaboration. Closely comparable product category (production workflow SaaS) serving the same audiovisual customers, though broader in scope than Scoutters' location focus.
• ProductionHUB: Online directory and marketplace connecting productions with crew, services, and locations. Closely comparable 'marketplace for production services' model and shares Scoutters' goal of centralizing location discovery, though it is broader and US-centric.
• Dramatify: Production management SaaS for film, TV, and theater productions covering scheduling, casting, locations, and collaboration. Comparable vertical SaaS play for the same European production customers and overlapping on the location-management workflow.
• Reel-Scout: Location management and film commission software used by U.S. and Canadian film offices to manage, search, and promote filming locations. Direct functional overlap with Scoutters' Base/Tool/Hub offering and the same primary buyer (film commissions).
• Yamdu: Cloud-based production management SaaS for film, TV, and commercial productions. Comparable business model (tiered SaaS subscriptions to production companies) and overlaps on project/asset management, though broader than Scoutters' location-scouting focus.

Broad incumbents

• ShotGrid (Autodesk): Production-tracking and review platform owned by Autodesk, widely used by VFX and animation-heavy film/TV productions. Competes for the same production-company IT budget as Scoutters but addresses a much broader production workflow.

Emerging players

• Stage 32: Online community and resource platform for film, TV, and theater professionals, including location listings and collaboration tools. Adjacent to Scoutters' Hub marketplace concept and targets the same freelance creative segment.
• Willco: Mobile-first production management app for film and commercial crews. Existing Scoutters integration partner; competes in a subset of the same workflow (on-set production coordination) and serves overlapping customer personas.

Others

• W.ARE.O: Listed as an existing Scoutters partner in the audiovisual ecosystem. Relevant as an adjacent/partner company in the same European production-services stack rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Creative Handbook: UK-based online directory and resource hub for the production community covering crew, locations, and services. Comparable marketplace model for production resources, but geographically focused on the UK rather than Spain/Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scoutandfilm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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