Surrey's Film Industry creating films since 1932
Surrey has a rich history with the creative sector, the internationally renowned films of Shepperton Studios have been in production since 1932 and have produced modern day blockbusters such as Marvel’s Captain America and Disney’s Cruella.
Over 4000 games made in Surrey
Surrey is home to over 60 game studios who are responsible for some of the most iconic characters and over 4000 games made in Surrey. Companies such as EA Games, Ubisoft and Supermassive Games have made Surrey a hotspot for the gaming sector.
Surrey Is A Hotspot for Creative Digital Agencies
There are over 10,000 creative and digital companies in Surrey, employing more than 45,000 people, primarily at a professional and highly skilled level.
Surrey's Creative Sector In Numbers
Creative and digital companies in Surrey
Most innovative region in England
Highest GVA in England for Professional, scientific, and technical activities
Games made in Surrey
people employed in Creative and Digital in Surrey
Surrey Creative and Digital Centres
Creative Arts Clusters In Surrey
Film & TV
Film & TV
The prominence of the film and tv sector dates back as far as 1932 with the creation of Shepperton Studios and since that time Surrey has played host to a number of major feature films and TV dramas. Surrey continues to draw attention, recently we welcomed Netflix to the region who agreed a $1bn acquisition of Longcross Studios.
Access to talent is plentiful in Surrey, through our 4 Universities, educating the future workforce of the film and tv industry.
Second only to London, Surrey and the South East of England has the highest number of people employed in the creative industries, with £11.6 of total GVA being generated across the region.
Surrey is the proud home of
Netflix
Shepperton Studios
ATP Media
PGA Europe
Imagine Communications
Immersive
Immersive
Surrey’s immersive economy is anchored by Story Futures, the UK’s National Centre for Immersive Storytelling. Businesses in the region comprise of virtual, augments and mixed reality specialists. The local immersive economy is strengthened by the 6G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey whose research helps to provide infrastructure for the creative developments.
The University of Surrey’s Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing have been working on 4D vision for the past two decades and is central to the research and talent in the region.
Surrey has the greatest number of Professional, scientific and technical businesses in England (outside of London) producing the highest GVA in the country of £5.2B.
Surrey is proudly home to
Story Futures
Surrey’s Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing
Imagineer Systems
Figment Productions
Diverse Interactive
Samsung
Gaming
Gaming
Surrey has often been referred to as the ‘Hollywood of Gaming’ thanks to many world-first innovations and legendary titles amongst the 4000 games which have been released here. The cluster has grown out since the forming of Bullfrog Productions in 1991. Since that time Surrey is now home to more than 85 video game companies, employing over 1800 people.
Access to talent is plentiful in Surrey, through our 4 Universities, educating the future workforce of the gaming industry.
Surrey and the South East of England contributed £440m in GVA, the second highest in the UK.
Surrey is the proud home of
EA Games
Criterion
Supermassive Games
DPS Games
Media Molecule
Ubisoft
Digital
Digital
Surrey’s digital cluster is as important as it is broad and varied. From software development, to digital agencies to social media managers to data analytics, Surrey has them all. We understand that digital is at the heart of everything and has the power to transform business and lives and would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about your digital business.
Access to talent is plentiful in Surrey, through our 4 Universities, including the University of the Creative Arts, Surrey is at the centre of education for the future workforce of the digital profession.
Surrey has the highest number of information and communication businesses in England (outside of London) producing the highest GVA in the country of £3.9B.
Surrey is proudly home to
Jellyfish
Capgemini
Samsung
Bytes Technology Group
Immaculate
Something Big
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Surrey is Proudly Home To
Shepperton Studios
Netflix
Media Molecule
Jellyfish
ATP Media
Electronic Arts
Criterion
Supermassive Games
Ubisoft
PGA Europe
How Can We Help?
Invest in Surrey, provides free, bespoke and confidential support to digital and creative companies looking to relocate to or expand in the region. To find out more about how Invest in Surrey can help de-risk your business investment in Surrey, get in touch with the team today.
EMAIL: investinsurrey@surreycc.gov.uk