Where the work is · Midlands
The Midlands
Birmingham's film offices, a West Midlands skills cluster, and a studio on the way.
Studios
1- Digbeth Loc. StudiosBirminghamPlanned
Where crew live
Birmingham and the Black Country, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester.
Start here
Register with Production Central and the Filming in England crew database. Productions here look for local crew first.
BFI Skills Cluster
West Midlands: Create Central Skills Accelerator. 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.
FreeProduction Central WMWest Midlands production services agency (formerly Film Birmingham), with the West Midlands Content Production Fund.West MidlandsVisit (opens Production Central WM)
FreeFilming in England (Creative UK)England's national production support agency: locations, crew and supplier databases, studios and links to every regional film office.EnglandVisit (opens Filming in England (Creative UK))- FreeFilm BirminghamBirmingham's film office.West MidlandsVisit (opens Film Birmingham)
Also: Crew Birmingham, Film Warwickshire, Worcestershire Film Office, East Midlands Film Office and Film Leicester.
Sources
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Last reviewed 13 November 2026