Founding season Birmingham: now accepting productions · applications close · close August 31 I'm ready →
Opening 2027 · Birmingham, United Kingdom

Shoot your next film on Sphere Studios in Birmingham.

A full film stage in the UK's second city: ARRI and RED bodies, cinema glass, a complete lighting and grip package, ninety minutes from London. We're accepting founding productions from across the UK and Ireland - and from all over the world.

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  • ✓ Limited to the first 100 founding productions
★ Exclusive founding offer: book 2 days, get a 3rd free

Ready to shoot in Birmingham?

Leave your name and email. That's the whole application.

Takes about a minute. We'll follow up personally within 24 hours.

★ 47 filmmakers are already on the Birmingham founding list

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You're in.

Your founding spot in Birmingham is reserved. We'll reach out within 24 hours. Reference SPH-0000

One more thing: optional, 10 seconds

Which gear are you missing for your shoots?

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Perfect. See you on set in Birmingham.

Your gear list is with our tech team. We'll contact you within 24 hours to lock your dates. Reference SPH-0000

Exclusive offer

Book two shooting days. The third is free.

To celebrate the opening of our Birmingham stage, we're offering an exclusive founding deal to the first 50 productions to apply: book two shooting days and the third is free, on the same stage, with the same kit and crew as the paid days. Your founding rate is held for the entire first season.

Limited to the first 50 founding productions

2+1 Days on set book two, the third is free Claim the founding offer →

Two fields, about a minute. We'll contact you within 24 hours.

How it works

Say you're ready. We handle the rest.

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Say you're ready

Name and email, about a minute. No dates or gear list required yet.

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We contact you within 24 hours

We confirm your dates and spec the kit together. Don't know what to shoot on? Our tech team builds the package for you.

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Shoot 2 days, get a 3rd

Your founding booking comes with an extra day on the stage, free, with the same equipment and crew.

The arsenal

Only the gear that ends up in the credits.

Top-tier cameras, glass, lighting and movement, maintained, prepped and ready on the shelf. Missing something? Name it in the form: founding requests decide what Birmingham stocks first.

Cameras

ARRI Alexa 35 · Alexa Mini LF

Flagship cinema bodies with the dynamic range and colour science that productions trust on the big screen.

Cameras

RED V-Raptor 8K

High-resolution, high-frame-rate workhorse for commercial and high-end digital work.

Optics

Cooke · Zeiss · anamorphic sets

Spherical and anamorphic prime sets with real cinematic character.

Lighting

ARRI SkyPanel · Aputure · HMI & tungsten

A full lighting package, from soft RGBW panels to heavy HMIs, plus the stands, flags and diffusion to shape it.

Movement

DJI Ronin · Steadicam · sliders & dollies

Gimbals, stabilisers and dolly systems for motion that looks intentional, not handheld by accident.

Grip & support

Tripods · grip · power · sound stage

Carbon heads, full grip carts, distro and a stage with the height and blackout to build any set.

Why Birmingham

The London kit, at Birmingham rates.

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The centre of the country

Ninety minutes from London by train, motorways in every direction. The most reachable stage in Britain for a crew that isn't all in one city.

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The UK's rising production hub

Birmingham's screen industry is growing faster than anywhere outside the capital: the crew base, facilities and locations are already here.

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Stage-ready, budget-friendly

Full-size stage and top-shelf kit at rates that leave room in the budget for what ends up on screen.

Before you ask

The fine print, minus the fine print.

Do I pay anything now?

No. Nothing now, no card, no deposit. The application is a statement of intent: you're telling us you're ready to shoot at Sphere Studios Birmingham. Payment happens only when you actually book your dates.

I don't know my dates or my gear yet. Can I still apply?

Yes: that's exactly what the founding list is for. Say you're ready, and when we're in touch we'll work out dates together. If you don't know what to shoot on, our tech team specs the whole package for you.

Who can apply?

Any production shooting in the UK or Ireland: features, commercials, music videos, documentaries. If your crew can get to Birmingham, the stage, kit and support are here.

What exactly is the free day?

Book two shooting days and a third day is added free: same stage, same equipment package, same crew as your paid days. The extra day comes with no strings, and your founding rate for the paid days is held for the whole first season.

Founding list closes August 31

Your stage is
waiting in Birmingham.

Two fields, under a minute. Just tell us you're ready to shoot in Birmingham.

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★ 47 filmmakers already applied

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