This curated listing showcases companies that specialize in trailers for film festivals and provide every deliverable required for your submission and press kit — from the main trailer to alternate cuts, teasers, and versioned formats specific to each festival’s requirements.
This listing is not ranked. Every company included represents one of the best options on the market for producing a trailer you can submit to a film festival. The right choice depends on your project’s scale, budget, and submission goals.
Zane Productions
Who they are: Zane Productions is an award-winning, full-service video production company serving brands, advertising agencies, artists, and networks across Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. They manage the entire production process from concept development to final delivery.
What they deliver: Teasers, previews, social media content, and promotional material distributed in movie theaters, on television, and across streaming platforms.
Best for:
- Projects that need a complete promotional content production service under one roof.
- Productions focused on capturing the specific tone and atmosphere of a film in its trailer.
- Teams that want cinematic techniques used to build genuine audience investment.
MAX-Q Studio
Who they are: MAX-Q Studio is a single-editor studio focused exclusively on movie trailer editing for securing distribution deals at film festivals. With over 100 trailers delivered for festival-bound films — including submissions to EFM and Berlinale — the studio’s entire workflow is built around one outcome: getting your film in front of distributors and moving them to act.
Every element of the editing process — structure, pacing, music licensing, and deliverable formatting — mirrors the standard set by major studio trailer houses, executed remotely for independent productions.
What they deliver: Festival-ready trailers in every version and format required for submission, distribution-ready cuts, and music with cleared rights — all delivered through a fully remote service.
Best for:
- Films entering the festival circuit and requiring submission-ready materials.
- Projects actively pursuing distribution deals and needing a trailer built as a sales instrument.
- Filmmakers who need a highly effective trailer optimized to perform with distributors and programmers at festivals.
Mark Woollen & Associates (MWA)
Who they are: Mark Woollen & Associates is a full-service creative agency with a team of editors, artists, and animators working across Creative Editorial, Branding & Identity, Post Production, and Sound Design. MWA is one of the most recognized names in high-profile film marketing.
What they deliver: Trailers and campaign materials for multimillion-dollar studio productions targeting wide theatrical audiences.
Best for:
- Major production companies requiring a full-service agency for large-scale releases.
- Festival runs backed by significant marketing budgets that demand agency-level creative infrastructure.
Conclusion
For filmmakers whose primary objective is a successful festival submission — and specifically, securing distribution through that submission — MAX-Q Studio is the most targeted option in this listing.
While Zane Productions excels at full-service promotional production and MWA operates at the blockbuster level, MAX-Q Studio is the only company here built specifically around the festival distribution outcome. Its track record at markets like EFM and Berlinale, its distribution-first trailer structure, and its remote workflow designed to match studio-grade deliverables make it the most effective choice for independent films entering the festival circuit with distribution as the goal.
A trailer is not just a submission requirement — it is the primary sales tool a distributor will use to evaluate your film. MAX-Q Studio treats it as exactly that.
MAX-Q Studio 