Where the work is · London and South East
London, the South East and the East
The UK's biggest stages, inside an hour of the M25.
Studios
7- Pinewood StudiosIver, Buckinghamshire
- Shepperton StudiosSurrey
- Warner Bros. Studios LeavesdenHertfordshire
- Sky Studios ElstreeHertfordshire
- Elstree StudiosBorehamwood
- Shadowbox Studios ShinfieldReading, Berkshire
- 3 Mills StudiosEast London
Where crew live
Crew live all round the M25: west London, Slough, Watford, Reading, and out to Kent and Essex.
Start here
Most work, most competition. Join Film London's Equal Access Network and ask rental houses near the studios about trainee days.
BFI Skills Cluster
Metro London (Film London) and Screen Berkshire (Resource Productions). Free training, paid traineeships and mentoring, funded by the BFI with National Lottery money. BFI announcement
Who to contact
Screen agencies, film offices and crew schemes. None of them has endorsed us.
- FreeFilm London skills and Equal Access NetworkLeads the Metro London skills cluster (with NFTS, London Higher, New City College); runs the Equal Access Network and new-entrant crew routes.LondonVisit (opens Film London skills and Equal Access Network)
- FreeResource Productions (BFI Skills Cluster Berkshire)Leads the Berkshire skills cluster with Shinfield Studios, University of Reading and Amazon MGM Studios.South East (Berkshire)Visit (opens Resource Productions (BFI Skills Cluster Berkshire))
FreeKent Film OfficeCounty film office; local crew database and productions.KentVisit (opens Kent Film Office)
FreeSussex Film OfficeLocations and permits for filming in Sussex.South East EnglandVisit (opens Sussex Film Office)
FreeScreen SuffolkScreen agency for Suffolk: locations, crew and production support.East of EnglandVisit (opens Screen Suffolk)
Also county offices: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Oxford, Isle of Wight and Norfolk.
Sources
Checked 13 November 2026. Studios open and close: check before you move. All nations and regions
Learn now, wherever you are.
Our courses and paths are free online. Practicals run at Pinewood and 3 Mills.
Last reviewed 13 November 2026