Name

Village Roadshow Studios

Legal name

VRG Holdco Pty Ltd

Website

https://villageroadshowstudios.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Facilities / Studio Rental Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Studio Campus / Production Facility Operators (MPADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Soundstage & Stage Rental (Film/TV) (MPADAIAA), Production Office Space & Support Facilities (MPADAIAD), Set Operations & Facilities Support (Power, Generators, Site Services) (MPADAFAF)

Keywords

• Film studio rental
• Sound stage facility
• Production infrastructure
• Water tank filming
• Studio lot services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxenford

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Studio Facility Rental: Dry hire rental of sound stages, water tanks, production offices, construction workshops, lock-ups, wardrobe facilities, and other studio infrastructure to film and television productions. Services including phone, fax, data, electricity, and air conditioning are invoiced weekly with a 15% plant and equipment service fee.
2. On-site Service Provider Network: Comprehensive support network of 18 film service companies located on the lot providing camera, lighting, rigging, travel/freight, post-production, drone cameras, lidar scanning, EWP equipment, IT support, and other production services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Village Roadshow Studios operates as a dry hire film production facility renting sound stages, water tanks, production offices, construction workshops, lock-ups, wardrobe and laundry facilities, and screening/editing suites directly to film and television productions. The studio lot also provides on-site access to a network of 18 film service companies and post-production partner Cutting Edge for end-to-end production support.

Product overview

Village Roadshow Studios operates as a film production facility offering a unified studio lot with multiple interconnected infrastructure services. The core product consists of nine sound stages, three water tanks, twelve production offices, and nine construction workshops. Supporting facilities include nineteen lock-ups, wardrobe and laundry services, and screening/editing capabilities via on-site partner Cutting Edge. A network of 18 support companies provides camera, lighting, rigging, drone, lidar scanning, travel, freight, and IT services. High-speed internet connectivity and networking capabilities are available throughout the facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sound Stages

Quantifiable outcome

• Attracted approximately $3.6 billion worth of film production to date
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Warner Bros. Movie WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdjacent theme park attraction that provides additional filming locations and creates an entertainment ecosystem. Cast and crew frequently visit theme parks during downtime between shoot days.
• Cutting EdgecoreTechnology or IntegrationVillage Roadshow Studios' onsite post-production partner providing world-class VFX, picture and sound post-production services. Cutting Edge operates state-of-the-art facilities at VRS with dedicated 24/7 technical services, high-speed internet and dedicated fibre optic connection enabling end-to-end post and VFX services.
• Australian Government (Location Incentive)coreOthersFederal government incentive program offering 16.5% Location Offset, 30% PDV Offset, and Producer Offset (40% for features, 20% for television) to attract international film productions to Australia.
• Screen QueenslandcoreOthersQueensland Government's film and television agency providing Production Attraction Incentive, PDV incentive, State Payroll Tax Rebate, and location services to productions filming in Queensland.
• City of Gold Coast (Screen Attraction Program)coreOthersLocal government screen attraction program unique in Australia, providing financial incentives and support to productions filming on the Gold Coast with minimum expenditure of $750,000.
• Prep Shoot PostcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProduction services company providing production accounting consultancy, payroll administration, and assistance with government rebate applications. Located on-site at Village Roadshow Studios and helps productions navigate Australian regulations, unions, and incentive programs.
• On-site Film Service Companies (18 companies)coreTechnology or Integration18 film service companies located on the lot including: Aggreko (generator rentals), BigBoy Film Services (underwater filming), Creative Artists Law (entertainment lawyers), Dave and Ross Technical Services (rigging and grips), Disney Lighting (lighting equipment), JMB FX Studio (prosthetics and make-up effects), John Cox's Creature Workshop (character fabrication), Myriad Studios (LiDAR scanning and VFX), OZPIX Entertainment (production services), Panavision Australia (camera equipment), Skyreach (access equipment), Showgroup (travel and accommodation), TAG Travel (entertainment travel), TPH Global (payroll services), Travel Beyond Group (travel logistics), and XM2 (drone services).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pinewood Studios: Pinewood operates the UK's flagship studio complex with ~16 sound stages and is the global benchmark for large-scale dry-hire film/TV studio facilities. Directly comparable to VRS in business model (dry-hire facility rental to major productions) and target customer base (Hollywood and global streamers).
• Shepperton Studios: Shepperton is a UK Pinewood-owned studio complex with 14 sound stages serving major Hollywood and streaming productions. Directly comparable in stage-rental business model and tier-1 production clientele (Marvel, Disney productions have filmed there alongside VRS).
• Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden: Warner Bros.-owned UK studio complex with multiple sound stages and water tanks serving major feature films. Directly comparable: Warner Bros. is a key VRS customer (Aquaman, San Andreas, Elvis, Fool's Gold) and operates Leavesden as a vertically integrated sister facility.
• Trilith Studios: Trilith is a large-scale purpose-built studio complex in Atlanta, Georgia with ~20+ sound stages that has become a primary US filming hub for Marvel/DC features. Directly comparable in dry-hire model, scale, and major-studio customer base.
• Bavaria Film Studios: Bavaria Film is one of Europe's largest integrated studio lots in Munich with multiple sound stages and water tanks. Directly comparable in scale, dry-hire facility operations, and international film/TV production customer base.

Regional players

• Fox Studios Australia (Moore Park): Fox Studios Australia (now operated as Disney Studios/Hub Hyde Park) in Sydney is Australia's other major studio complex, with multiple sound stages serving film and television. Directly comparable in geography (Australia) and dry-hire model, but operates in a different metro market (Sydney vs Gold Coast).
• Docklands Studios Melbourne: Docklands Studios Melbourne is Victoria's purpose-built film/TV studio with six sound stages, opened in 2004. Directly comparable in dry-hire Australian studio operations, but at smaller scale than VRS and competing for Melbourne-based productions.
• Cape Town Film Studios: Cape Town Film Studios in South Africa is a competing Southern Hemisphere facility with multiple sound stages targeting Hollywood productions via local tax incentives. Comparable in Southern Hemisphere positioning and incentive-driven dry-hire model, but operates in a different continent and market.

Broad incumbents

• Sunset Studios Hollywood: Sunset Studios is a major Los Angeles studio complex with 12+ sound stages used for major Hollywood productions. Broadly comparable as a large dry-hire studio operator but competes primarily in the LA market rather than internationally.
• Sony Pictures Studios (Culver City): Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City operates 16+ sound stages and is a major studio facility owned by a vertically integrated Hollywood studio. Broadly comparable in facility scale but operated for in-house productions rather than pure dry-hire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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