Futures in Film CIC · Pinewood Studios
Technology decides what gets made, and who gets to make it.
Futures in Film runs working film units at the Ken Adam Building, Pinewood. Manufacturers test kit here before it ships; productions take crew, equipment and space; heads of department teach on the same rigs they work on. The people the industry has not reached get on the job rather than on a course.
Five ways people use this place.
The Test Room
Kit tested between the manufacturer and the unit.
A product goes through a shooting day in the hands of working heads of department and people meeting it for the first time. Experienced crew adapt to a fault without noticing. People who are new fail to get the shot, and tell you why. MR Helix contributes the technical expertise and infrastructure.
Recognition
Finalist, Duke of Edinburgh Film & TV Inclusion Award 2025, Production Guild of Great Britain.
A finalist listing, not a win, and we do not describe it as one. It sits alongside the filed impact report and the published coverage.
Start here
What you can get here.
For crew
Train
Taught by working crew on the same equipment the tests run on. First day to head of department.
For productions and manufacturers
Technical support, space or a film
Equipment and crew, space on the lot, a commissioned film, or a test day.
For institutions
Bring a group
Modules, short courses and bootcamps for universities and colleges.
Three people building a rig on a glass table
What we run
Initiatives and standards.
The model
The work pays for the work.
Futures in Film CIC is asset-locked. What testing, hire and commissions earn is locked into the company and funds what it does. Nobody takes it out.
Working with us
Tell us what you need on the lot.
Manufacturers, productions, institutions and crew use the same form. Say what you are trying to do and when you need it.
