The Farm
The Farm is a privately-held UK post-production facility headquartered in Soho, London with a Cardiff site, offering end-to-end offline/online editing, colour grading, sound mixing, VFX, and QC/mastering services for film and TV production companies, broadcasters, and global streamers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2025
- HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
The Farm firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- The Farm
- Legal name
- The Farm
- Website
- https://farmpost.tv
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2025
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- The Farm is a privately-held UK post-production facility headquartered in Soho, London with a Cardiff site, offering end-to-end offline/online editing, colour grading, sound mixing, VFX, and QC/mastering services for film and TV production companies, broadcasters, and global streamers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where The Farm is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- London
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
The Farm business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Post-Production Services: Full-service post-production company offering colour grading, sound design and mixing, video editing (offline and online), VFX, QC and mastering, and location services. Revenue generated through project-based service fees for film, television, and streaming productions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Project-based professional services with custom quotes |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
The Farm product offering
Product offeringCore offering
The Farm is an award-winning post-production facility providing end-to-end picture and sound finishing services for film, television, and streaming productions. Core offerings include offline and online editing, colour grading, audio post-production (sound editorial, design, and Dolby Atmos mixing), VFX, QC and mastering across all major broadcast and theatrical formats, supplemented by location capture and media management services through its sub-brand The Shed.
Product overview
The Farm is an award-winning post-production facility offering a unified suite of services for film and television productions. The core offering spans offline and online editing (using Avid Symphony), colour grading, audio post-production (sound editorial, design, and mixing via Pro Tools), and QC & mastering across all major broadcast formats. An ancillary service brand called The Shed provides specialist location services, fixed rig recording, and media management including capture, backup, archive, logging, kit hire, team hire, and pre-edit prep. Services support HD, UHD, SDR, HDR, and theatrical deliverables including Dolby Atmos. The Farm operates facilities in Soho, London and Cardiff, Wales.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- The Shed: Specialist location team providing bespoke technical systems and operations including fixed rig recording, media management, and location capture services.
Products and services
- The Shed The Shed provides bespoke location capture and media management services for productions of any scale and location. It includes fixed rig recording systems, capture, backup, archive, logging, prep for edit, kit hire, team hire, and seamless handover from on-location capture through to final post-production.
- Offline Editing Services Avid offline editing suites configured for in-facility, fully remote, or flexible working, with high-speed infrastructure and the latest storage and computer hardware. A dedicated Edit Support team assists clients no matter where they are working. Targeted at film and television productions requiring robust offline picture editing.
- Online & DI Services Online and Digital Intermediate finishing services using real-time high-bandwidth storage with Avid Symphony and Autodesk Flame. Supports HD, UHD, SDR, and HDR projects of any size, delivered by dedicated Online Editors and DI Assistants using top-of-the-range hardware and monitoring for award-winning results.
- Colour Grading Services Award-winning colour grading services for HD, UHD, SDR, HDR, and theatrical projects. Delivered by industry-renowned colourists using real-time, high-bandwidth shared storage that enables seamless workflow integration between grade, online, VFX, and audio.
- Audio Post-Production Services Audio post-production covering sound editorial, sound design, and final mixing using Avid Pro Tools with the latest industry plugins. Studios are configured for 2.0, 5.1, 7.1 surround, Dolby Atmos HE, and theatrical formats, with full capability for VO and ADR sessions including remote voice-over to picture from all studios.
- QC & Mastering Services Quality control and mastering services across all industry-recognised formats including AS11, MXF, ProRes, IMF, and DCP. Capable of delivering to all major broadcasters and streamers, with QC tailored to internal or external project requirements. BBC Studios QAR approved vendor.
Quantifiable outcome
- Full post-production for RAW's Netflix documentary 'The Crash' - streaming at #1 globally
Companies that use The Farm
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
The Farm technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
The Farm partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
The Farm competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Molinare: London-based post-production house offering picture and sound post for film and television; multiple The Farm senior practitioners (Tim O'Brien, Steve Speed, Jodie Davidson lineage) worked at Molinare, evidencing directly overlapping offerings and customer base.
- Boom Post Production: London sound post-production house for high-end television, with credits on The Crown, Game of Thrones, and Chernobyl. ADR/sound mixer talent (Gibran Farrah, James Ridgway) moved between Boom and The Farm, evidencing tight London sound-post competition.
- Picture Shop: US/UK post-production company (formerly the Picture Shop North America carve-out from Deluxe) — the legacy "Picture Shop" name remains active as a separate corporate entity, distinct from The Farm's prior use of that name, and offers the same Soho/London picture-post overlap.
- Goldfinch Entertainment: UK independent post-production house serving broadcasters and streamers with sound, picture, and grading services. Direct mid-sized competitor to The Farm in the London post market with overlapping drama and documentary clientele.
- Evolutions: London/Bristol-based post-production facility for broadcast and streaming, with color, sound, and online services. Direct feeder/competitor to The Farm for talent (Tim O'Brien led Evolutions' London/Bristol creative team before joining The Farm in June 2025) and shows.
- Splice Post Production: UK post-production company providing picture and sound services for drama and documentary. Direct peer in the same Soho market, with Steve Speed joining The Farm from Splice evidencing the closely overlapping talent and customer pool.
Broad incumbents
- Harbor Picture Company: International post-production services platform offering picture, sound, VFX, and mastering with studios in LA, London, and elsewhere. Overlaps with The Farm on broadcast/streaming finishing work; serves as a likely strategic consolidation counterparty.
- Company 3 / Encore Post: Global color grading and finishing brand (part of Harbor network), operating color and finishing services that compete with The Farm's colorist-heavy premium offering, particularly for theatrical and high-end episodic work.
- Technicolor Creative Studios: Large global VFX and post-production group; The Farm was historically the London arm of Technicolor before being rebranded Picture Shop and then The Farm, making it the London carve-out of this broader incumbent network.
- Deluxe (Streamline): Global post-production and content services provider with overlapping mastering, sound, and finishing capabilities. Will Frances's prior tenure at Deluxe shows the same talent circulates between The Farm and this broader incumbent.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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The Farm leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles37 records
The Farm funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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The Farm M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about The Farm
What does The Farm do?
The Farm is an award-winning post-production facility providing end-to-end picture and sound finishing services for film, television, and streaming productions. Core offerings include offline and online editing, colour grading, audio post-production (sound editorial, design, and Dolby Atmos mixing), VFX, QC and mastering across all major broadcast and theatrical formats, supplemented by location capture and media management services through its sub-brand The Shed.
Is The Farm a public or private company?
The Farm is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was The Farm founded?
The Farm was founded in 2025. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is The Farm based?
The Farm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does The Farm make money?
One revenue line is on record: post-Production Services.
Who are The Farm's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Molinare, Boom Post Production, Picture Shop, Goldfinch Entertainment, Evolutions and Splice Post Production. Broad incumbents are Harbor Picture Company, Company 3 / Encore Post, Technicolor Creative Studios and Deluxe (Streamline).
Does The Farm have an API?
No public API is recorded for The Farm.