Amberjack Films

Name

Amberjack Films

Legal name

Amberjackfilms LTD

Website

https://amberjackfilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hastings

HQ country

United Kingdom

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Film Production Services: Full production services for original natural history and anthropological programming, premium television, and feature documentary content.
2. Equipment Rental: High-end camera and production equipment rental through Bigeye Rentals, providing premium gear-streamlining workflows for international productions.
3. My World Film Fund: Philanthropic arm supporting emerging filmmakers with funding, mentorship, production expertise, and equipment access for short films with environmental and wildlife focus.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amberjack Films is a family-run production studio creating original natural history and anthropological programming, premium television, and feature documentary content. Through its in-house Bigeye Rentals division, it provides premium camera and production equipment rental for high-end documentary filmmaking. The My World Film Fund supports emerging filmmakers with funding, mentorship, and equipment access for environmental and wildlife short films.

Product overview

Amberjack Films operates as a unified production ecosystem comprising three interconnected offerings: the core production studio (Amberjack Films) for original natural history and documentary programming; Bigeye Rentals, the in-house equipment rental division providing premium camera and production gear to both internal productions and external clients including major streamers; and the My World Film Fund, the company's philanthropic arm that supports emerging filmmakers through funding, mentorship, and equipment access for environmental and wildlife short films.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Amberjack Films Production Studio Family-run production studio creating original natural history and anthropological programming, premium television, and feature documentary content for international broadcasters and streamers.
• Production Services Full production services for documentaries, premium television, and natural history content, with flexible team scaling using carefully selected freelance crew and direct access to premium gear through Bigeye Rentals. Provides end-to-end support from pre-production logistics to final delivery.
• Bigeye Rentals Equipment Hire In-house equipment rental division providing premium camera and production packages tailored to high-end documentary filmmaking. Equipment has supported more than 20 Netflix Original features and series, with clients including Apple, Amazon, Hulu, Disney, Sky, and the BBC.
• My World Film Grant Philanthropic initiative supporting emerging filmmakers to create short films with real-world impact, focusing on environmental and wildlife storytelling. Provides funding, award-winning mentorship, production expertise, and access to professional equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported 20+ Netflix Original features and series
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bigeye RentalscoreOthersIn-house equipment rental division of Amberjack Films providing premium camera and production packages for high-end documentary filmmaking. Supplies gear to major productions including 20+ Netflix Original features and series.
• My World Film FundcoreOthersPhilanthropic arm of Amberjack Films supporting emerging filmmakers with funding, mentorship, production expertise, and equipment access. Focuses on environmental and wildlife storytelling with short films that drive real-world impact.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wildgaze Films: UK indie documentary producer behind features such as The Imposter and Senna. Comparable boutique factual/documentary production house serving international streamers and broadcasters.
• Plimsoll Productions: Award-winning UK factual production house producing premium natural history, wildlife, and adventure programming for global streamers and broadcasters. Closely comparable in scale, niche, and customer base.
• Silverback Films: UK-based production company specializing in premium natural history and environmental documentary (e.g., Our Planet, David Attenborough series). Directly comparable to Amberjack's factual wildlife and environmental programming focus and serves the same streamer clients.
• Procam: UK-headquartered premium camera and production equipment rental house serving film, television, and documentary productions. Directly comparable to Bigeye Rentals division.
• Lion TV: UK-based independent production company producing premium factual, documentary, and natural history programming. Operates in the same niche and serves overlapping global streamer clients.

Emerging players

• Dogwoof: Leading UK-based documentary sales and distribution company. Adjacent peer — operates in the same premium documentary ecosystem and serves many of the same streamer buyers, though focused on distribution rather than production.

Broad incumbents

• Panavision: Global leader in cinematography equipment rental with significant presence in high-end documentary and feature production. Competes directly with Bigeye Rentals for premium camera packages.
• Fremantle: One of the world's largest production and distribution companies with a sizable documentary and factual division. Competes for streamer factual commissions at a meaningfully larger scale.
• Endemol Shine Group: Major global content producer with factual and documentary output. Represents the large-incumbent end of the market that boutique factual houses like Amberjack compete against for streamer commissions.
• BBC Studios Natural History Unit: The world's leading natural history production unit, embedded within BBC Studios. Operates at much greater scale than Amberjack but competes directly for the same premium factual commissions and talent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/amberjackfilms
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/amberjackfilms
• Instagraminstagram.com/amberjackfilms/?hl=en
• Xx.com/amberjackfilms

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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