Best Post-Production Companies in New York (2026)

Introduction

New York has a strong set of post houses that can take a film, series or campaign from dailies through to delivery under one roof. The 12 companies below were chosen because each handles several stages of post together, usually picture finishing, colour and sound, and often editorial and VFX as well.

The market has thinned and consolidated over the past two years. Technicolor collapsed in February 2025, a week after announcing it would close its US offices, and Light Iron, bought out from Panavision by its own staff in May 2026, now concentrates on Los Angeles. The New York houses that remain are busy: Harbor says it supported projects that drew more than 95 Emmy nominations in 2026, and Company 3 colourists graded three films at the 64th New York Film Festival.

Every company here has an active New York facility in 2026. The list is in no order of merit. Separate pages cover specialist editing, colour, VFX and sound studios, so this one favours houses that combine those services.

The best post-production companies in New York

1. Harbor

Independent studio group · New York · harborpicturecompany.com

Harbor offers dailies, offline editorial, colour, VFX, sound, ADR and delivery for features, episodic and advertising, with further studios in Los Angeles, London, Chicago and Atlanta. It says it supported more than a dozen projects that together received over 95 Emmy nominations in 2026, and it worked on five Cannes Lions 2026 winners, including the sound for Novartis “Relax Your Tight End”, which took the Pharma Grand Prix.

On Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV) Harbor handled dailies, editorial, colour, VFX, sound and ADR, and it also worked on The Beast in Me, Paradise and Death by Lightning. Harbor also provided ADR on Only Murders in the Building, The Gilded Age and Slow Horses. Colourist Élodie Ichter joined the New York facility in 2026, and Danny Duke was appointed head of VFX for features and episodic in September.

2. Company 3 New York

Company 3 Studios · Chelsea · company3.com

Company 3 opened in New York in 2002 and now runs two facilities on West 18th Street, offering colour, conform, dailies, editorial and sound. Framestore bought it from Deluxe in 2020, and its site now names Company 3 Studios Inc. as the operating company. Six of its colourists were shortlisted for the 2026 FilmLight Camerimage colour awards.

Company 3 artists graded three films at the 2026 New York Film Festival: James Gray’s Paper Tiger, Behemoth! and Misty Green. Senior colourist Tom Poole graded Spider-Man: Brand New Day. It suits large features and premium series that need a colourist with a long track record and a facility that can carry the work through to deliverables.

3. Goldcrest Post New York

Goldcrest Films (private) · West Village · goldcrestfilms.com

Goldcrest opened its New York post facility in the West Village in 2000, eighteen years after its London original. From 799 Washington Street it provides picture and sound post, plus facilities for productions, catering to feature films and high-end television.

The wider Goldcrest group’s credits include Carol, American Honey and Jason Bourne. It is a good fit for independent features that want picture finishing and the sound mix handled in one place, with a London sister facility for co-productions.

4. PostWorks New York

Independent facility · West Village · postworks.com

PostWorks on Leroy Street covers theatrical and television finishing, colour in four grading and screening theatres, nine mix stages including Atmos, film scanning up to 6K, restoration and offline editorial. It also rents edit systems and supports remote editorial.

Its client roster includes HBO, Netflix, A24, Searchlight, Kunhardt Films and Jigsaw Productions. The scanning and restoration side makes it a natural choice for archive-heavy documentaries and remastering projects.

5. Nice Shoes

Independent · SoHo · niceshoes.com

Nice Shoes is an independent studio on Crosby Street offering colour, editorial, VFX and CG, design and animation, with offices in Toronto and Minneapolis. It opened a new Minneapolis hub in October 2025 and launched an immersive arm, Nice Experiences, the month before.

Advertising work includes Carvana’s “Unreal Neighborhood”, Hellmann’s, the New York Mets and Bud Light x UFC. Its colourists graded five films that premiered at Tribeca 2026, including Never Change!, Cotton Fever and the documentary Mario.

6. Alkemy X

Independent · NoMad · alkemy-x.com

Alkemy X dates back to 1981 and describes itself as an independent media company. Its New York office on West 30th Street handles editorial and finishing, commercial VFX, animation, colour and sound, alongside a live-action production arm. In July 2026 CEO Justin Wineburgh added a new VFX leadership team led by EVP Tom Kendall.

Entertainment VFX credits include Wednesday and The Whale, and brand clients have included Coca-Cola and adidas. The mix of shoot, edit and VFX under one company suits campaigns that want a single partner from production to delivery.

7. Skyline Finishing

Finishing studio · Flatiron · skylinefinishing.com

Skyline Finishing on West 23rd Street offers colour, sound design and mixing (including Dolby Atmos), film scanning from 8mm to 70mm at up to 16K, and deliverables. Its clients include Netflix, HBO Max, Disney and Paramount.

Recent work spans documentary and narrative: The Jinx: Part Two, American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson, Feud: Capote vs. the Swans and the feature Blink Twice. It is especially strong on documentary finishing, where scanning archive film and mastering for streaming platforms sit side by side.

8. Gigantic Studios

Boutique post house · Chelsea · giganticstudios.com

Gigantic Studios on West 25th Street combines sound editorial and mixing, picture editorial and finishing, foley, ADR and voice-over, and a screening room. It works across film, television and advertising.

Credits include Poor Things, Nope, American Symphony, Waves and the documentary Fyre. Its sound department is the centre of the business, so it suits projects where the mix carries as much weight as the picture.

9. Dungeon Beach

Boutique · Williamsburg, Brooklyn · dungeonbeach.com

Dungeon Beach is a Brooklyn post house built around HDR colour and Dolby Atmos mixing in one place, with ADR, voice-over, VFX, online editing and deliverables such as DCP and IMF packages. Colour is led by Jeff Sousa and sound by Tim Korn.

Credits include A Real Pain (Searchlight), I Saw the TV Glow (A24) and Bama Rush (HBO), plus immersive VR work for Meta and TIDAL. It works by appointment only, which suits independent features that want senior attention.

10. Union Editorial

Independent · SoHo · unioneditorial.com

Union Editorial is a commercial post company with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Austin, offering editing, design and VFX, and audio. Editor Marco Perez’s Heineken work won a Grand Prix at Cannes Lions 2026, and Graham Turner’s “Brian Cox Goes to College” won the Emmy for Outstanding Commercial in 2025.

Clients include Walmart, Hyundai, Amazon, BMW, Heineken and Spotify, and its long-form work includes the Netflix documentary series Marines. Colour is not listed as an in-house service, so check how grading is handled before booking.

11. The Post Crew

Women-owned · NoMad · thepostcrew.com

The Post Crew is a women-owned post house on West 30th Street with offline and online editing, VFX and graphics, colour and a full audio department covering mixing, sound design, ADR, original music and voice-over recording. It is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

Its range suits advertisers and brands that want one team for edit, finish and mix, and the WBENC certification helps clients with supplier diversity targets.

12. Running Man

Boutique post house · Garment District · runningmanpost.com

Running Man runs a 6,000 square foot facility on West 37th Street with edit suites, colour in a laser-projection screening room, VFX, mastering, mixing, voice recording and LTO archiving. Suites can be rented short or long term, with shared storage between rooms.

It is a practical base for long-form productions that want their offline team and finishing in the same building, and it offers same-day turnaround on many jobs.

What to look for in a New York post-production company

Decide how much of the pipeline you want in one place. A full-service house can run dailies, edit, VFX, colour, mix and delivery under one producer, which cuts down on handoffs and conform problems. Boutiques often give more senior attention, though you may need to coordinate two or three vendors yourself.

Meet the colourist and the mixer, not only the sales team. The person grading your film or series shapes the result more than the facility does, and senior talent moves between New York houses fairly often. Ask who will be on your project and whether they will be available for the whole schedule.

Check the delivery side early. Streamers and broadcasters each publish their own specifications for HDR, Atmos, IMF packages and archival masters, and some houses are much more practised at them than others. A house that has recently delivered to your platform will save time at the end.

Agree how media moves and how review works before the shoot. Ask how dailies and cuts are shared, how notes are collected and tracked, and where the latest version always lives. Productions with remote directors or clients in other cities need a review process that does not depend on everyone being in the suite.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best post-production company in New York?

It depends on the project. For features and premium series that need every stage in one building, Harbor and Company 3 are the largest options, and Harbor’s 2026 work drew more than 95 Emmy nominations across its clients’ shows. Smaller productions often get more senior attention at boutiques such as Dungeon Beach or Gigantic Studios.

What does a full-service post house do?

A full-service house handles most of what happens after the shoot: dailies, offline and online editing, VFX, colour grading, sound editing and mixing, ADR, and final deliverables. Having them together reduces handoffs between vendors.

What happened to Technicolor in New York?

Technicolor Group entered administration in the UK and receivership in France in February 2025, after announcing plans to close its US offices. Its studios, including The Mill and MPC, were sold to different buyers in the following weeks.

Does Light Iron still have a New York facility?

Light Iron now lists only its Hollywood facility. A group of its employees bought the company’s assets from Panavision in May 2026, and it has said it will concentrate on Los Angeles while still supporting projects elsewhere.

Should I use a full-service house or specialist studios?

A full-service house is simpler to manage and suits projects with tight schedules. Specialists can be the better choice when one discipline matters most, such as heavy effects work; see the best VFX studios in New York for those.

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