May 2026. Scores are based on publicly visible evidence available at the time of review. If a company publishes new Vietnam work, awards, reviews, or case studies, the scoring may be reviewed and updated.

You searched for the best video production companies in Vietnam, and you landed here on a piece written by one of them. Fair warning, and fair to say upfront. EM Productions has been operating in Vietnam since 2006, and we have seen the market grow from a handful of working production companies to hundreds of companies offering some version of video production. Some of those companies are excellent. Some are decent. Some are marketing pages with no real production behind them.

The market is also growing fast. Vietnam’s digital video sector is projected to more than double in size, from $944.6M in 2025 to over $2.2B by 2034 at a 9.94% compound annual growth rate (IMARC Group, 2025). More buyers searching for production partners. More companies opening shop to meet demand. More marketing pages dressed up to look like production capacity. Telling the real operators apart from the outside is harder than ever.

Vietnam VIdeo Market growth
Vietnam’s digital video sector is projected to more than double by 2034. Source: IMARC Group, 2025

This piece is the evaluation we would run if we were the buyer. Seven weighted dimensions. Eight companies named, scored, and ranked by the math, not by who wrote the article. Seven red flags that show up across the market and that buyers usually only learn after a project goes sideways. A comparison table you can read in under a minute. And honest reasoning behind every number, sourced where it counts.

If you want a faster filter, the table below shows you where each company lands. If you want to know how those scores were built, read the methodology and red flags first. If you want to evaluate other companies not on this list, the same framework works.

Key Takeaways

  • We scored 8 Vietnam video production companies on 7 weighted dimensions, all adding to 100%.
  • The heaviest weight (20%) goes to Tier-1 clients with verified production work, not one-off event coverage.
  • Years in market, real city coverage, vertical breadth, and earned third-party validation each carry 15%.
  • International awards and portfolio depth per category each carry 10%.
  • The full scorecard is below, listed in no particular order. The math tells the story, not the row position.
  • 7 red flags below help you spot the same patterns on any video production company not on this list.

Quick Comparison: By Project Type

If you want a one-line read on each company before the methodology and detailed scoring, this is it. Same eight companies, listed in no particular order. Best fit, strongest evidence, main limitation.

CompanyBest ForStrongest EvidenceMain Limitation
Wind Up FilmsRegional Asia campaigns outside VietnamMulti-country Asia footprint with portfolio in Singapore, Japan, ThailandNo Vietnam-shot portfolio visible on the Vietnam page itself
Mbrella FilmsMulti-country APAC video campaignsReal production capability across Asia-Pacific marketsOnly two Vietnam-produced video visible as of May 2026
2BIG ProductionHanoi event and corporate video productionVisible Vietnam portfolio and named client listNo awards. Less international positioning; portfolio depth thin outside corporate
Clubhouse FilmsTVC commercial work for global brands via agencies31 delivered TVC productions, top-tier agency partnershipsSingle-vertical focus (TVC only); most recent video roughly two years old
EM ProductionsBrand films, corporate and factory video and photography, and hospitality campaigns for international clientsVerified Vietnam portfolio, verified award-winning work, 20-year market history, multi-category video and photographyNot the right fit for live event coverage or large agency TVC
A Bowl of RiceNGO and educational documentary contentDeep specialism in project reporting and documentary workMost prominent visible work is roughly four years old; narrower commercial breadth
Mott VisualsPremium hospitality video productionStrong InterContinental hospitality depth, founder press credits in NYT and National GeographicMajority of portfolio is photo only. Video depth concentrated in hospitality; only 1 corporate video in portfolio.
Almaz MediaPast Hanoi-based corporate and brand workEstablished Hanoi historyLimited recent visibility; worth confirming current activity before engaging
Professional video production crew setting up a multi-camera shoot in Vietnam
Professional video production assembles a specialist team per project. DOPs, directors, editors, stylists matched to the brief. This is a BTS for Louis Vuitton interview we did in Ho Chi Minh City.

Already know we’re the right fit? If your project sits in EM’s wheelhouse (brand, corporate, factory, or hospitality video and photography in Vietnam), send us a message about your project or email info@em-production.com. Still evaluating? The methodology and per-company breakdowns below explain how each company was scored.

How Did We Score These Companies

Every production company you read about in a “Top X Video Production Companies in Vietnam” article was put there for a reason. Sometimes the reason is quality. More often the reason is that the company publishing the article wanted to rank, and built the article around their own positioning. We wanted to do this differently.

The methodology below is the same one we would apply to any video production company we evaluated as a buyer. Each dimension is weighted by how much it actually predicts production quality. The weights add to 100. The math is the math.

Why methodology matters: 82% of marketers report a strong ROI from video, and 89% of consumers say video quality directly impacts their trust in a brand (Wyzowl, 2026). Picking a production partner is a brand-trust decision, not a line-item one. Get it wrong and the budget you spent is the smaller piece of what you lose. The bigger piece is the trust the audience would have built toward you, which costs more to repair than the production cost in the first place.

The Seven Dimensions

Methodology bar chart for evaluating Vietnam video production companies: tier-1 client roster 20 percent, years in market 15 percent, location coverage with real Vietnam portfolio 15 percent, vertical breadth 15 percent, third-party validation 15 percent, international awards 10 percent, portfolio depth per category 10 percent. Total adds to 100 percent.
The framework below explains how each video production company in this article was scored. Rankings are based on the scoring system, not on who wrote the piece. This comparison uses publicly visible evidence, including company websites, portfolio pages, reviews, awards, and third party validation available at the time of review.

1. International awards (10 percent). Verified wins or shortlisted recognition from independent industry bodies. Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards, International Commercial Film Festival, D&AD, Telly, Webby, AICP, ADCI, LUCIE, Spotlight Awards, NPPA, and similar festival-level recognition. Single mentions or vague “honourable mention” claims do not count. Multiple verified wins across years score 80 to 95. A single significant award scores 60 to 75. Generic “award-winning” claims with no public list score 25 to 35.

2. Years in market (15 percent). Time the production company has actually been operating production work in Vietnam. Verifiable from public records, founding statements, or the date of their first portfolio piece. Twenty years scores at the top. Eight to ten years scores in the middle. Three years or less scores low.

3. Tier-1 client roster, verified production work (20 percent). Globally recognisable brands AND verifiable production work for them. We mean brand films, factory videos, ongoing campaigns, multi-day shoots. We do not mean one-off event coverage or a CSR trip videography credit listed as if it were a real partnership. A production company claiming Apple as a client based on covering one corporate event is not the same as a production company that produced a Samsung factory campaign. The methodology weights actual production scope, not logo proximity.

4. Location coverage (15 percent). Real teams or real Vietnam-produced portfolio in the cities the production company claims to operate in. Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Cam Ranh, Sapa, and so on. SEO location pages without portfolio backing do not count.

5. Vertical breadth (15 percent). How many verticals the production company covers, with named work in each. Hospitality plus industrial plus recruitment plus NGO plus corporate plus brand. Some buyers worry that breadth means “jack of all trades, master of none.” This methodology weights breadth and depth as separate dimensions to test exactly that. A production company with six verticals listed but only one delivered video per category scores lower than a production company with three verticals and five delivered videos per category. The combination is what separates specialist-grade companies from generalists with thin coverage.

6. Portfolio depth per category (10 percent). For each vertical the production company claims to specialise in, we count complete delivered videos. The threshold is three delivered videos minimum per claimed category. A category showreel does not count. We want to see the actual final video the client received and used. A production company that lists hospitality as a service should be able to show three or more full hotel productions for named clients. If they cannot, the marketing claim is wider than the capability behind it.

7. Third-party validation, earned only (15 percent). Real client reviews on independent third-party directories. Press features in publications like the New York Times, National Geographic, or trade press. Earned platform awards (top-tier rankings based on client satisfaction). Paid display badges like “Verified” or “Premier” tiers do not count. They are marketing veneer, not validation.

Specialist roles on set during a corporate video production in Vietnam: director, producer, and DOP coordinating

What Red Flags Should You Watch For

Before reading the comparison, run through these seven patterns. Most production companies in Vietnam fall into at least one. The companies you actually want to work with usually pass all seven.

Red Flag 1: “Award-winning” claims with no public list of awards

Direct answer: A production company that calls itself “award-winning” should be able to show you which awards, when, what category, and a link to the awarding body’s announcement. If those specifics are missing on the website and in search results, the claim is marketing copy, not credibility.

A production company that calls itself “award-winning” should be able to show you which awards, when, what category, and a link. If the claim appears on every page of a website but no specific awards are listed anywhere, that is marketing copy, not credibility. Real awards are evidence. Vague language is decoration.

What to look for: an Awards page or section on the company site. Festival names. Years. Categories. Links to the awarding body’s own announcement. A production company that has won awards is proud to list them.

Red Flag 2: “Verified” or “Premier” badges that are paid placements

Direct answer: Some directory platforms sell premium display tiers. Companies pay an annual fee to display a “Verified” or “Premier” badge that looks earned but is purchased. The badge itself is bought. Real validation comes from the reviews on the same platform, not from the paid badge.

Some directory platforms sell premium display tiers. Companies pay an annual fee to display a “Verified” or “Premier” badge that looks earned but is purchased. The reviews on the same platform may be real and meaningful. The badge sitting next to them is marketing veneer.

What to look for: any badge that says “Verified,” “Premier,” “Top Rated,” or similar. Click through to the platform and check whether that tier is paid. Real validation comes from earned achievements, not from paid display upgrades.

Red Flag 3: Location pages with no portfolio shot in that location and no behind-the-scenes evidence of work there

Direct answer: A production company that markets a city as one of its operating locations should show two kinds of evidence on that page. Portfolio videos filmed in that city. Behind-the-scenes photos or videos of the crew working on the ground there. If both are missing, the geographic claim has no evidence behind it.

A production company that markets a city as one of its operating locations should be able to show visible evidence of actual work in that city. Two kinds of evidence count. First, portfolio videos that were filmed in that city. Second, behind-the-scenes photos or videos showing the crew working on the ground there. If a location page makes the claim “we operate in [city]” but the portfolio is pulled from somewhere else, and there are no BTS images or clips of the team on location, the geographic claim has no evidence behind it.

What to look for: open the location page and check two things. First, are the portfolio pieces shown actually filmed in that city, or are they from a completely different country? Second, do you see any behind-the-scenes content tied to that location, real photos and clips of the crew working on the ground there? If both are missing, the company is making a geographic claim without supporting evidence. Ask the production company directly for BTS material from that city before you sign anything.

Red Flag 4: Brand logos without scope clarity

Direct answer: A logo wall tells you a brand engaged the production company for something. It does not tell you what the work was, what the scope was, or whether the engagement matches the production capability you are about to hire. Always ask the company directly what the actual project scope was for any brand on the wall.

A logo wall on a homepage is supposed to signal credibility, and to a degree it does. The buyer sees Apple, Microsoft, Radisson, Samsung, and reads the implicit message: “this production company works at that level.” The logo only tells you the brand engaged the company for something. It does not tell you what the work was, what the scope was, or whether the engagement was the kind that demonstrates the production capability you are about to hire.

A production company might have shot a multi-day brand commercial for Apple. They might have covered a one-time CSR event in Vietnam for Apple’s local team. Both put the Apple logo on the wall. They are not equivalent indicators of capability. The buyer who hires expecting a commercial-grade production based on a CSR-event logo is going to get something different from what they thought they were buying.

What to look for: when a brand logo appears on a production company’s website, ask the company directly what the scope of the engagement was. Was it a brand film, a corporate campaign, a factory tour, an internal recap, a single event coverage? Was it produced for the global brand team or for a regional or local team? Some companies will be able to point you to a public case study with these answers. Others will not, because NDAs and confidentiality agreements are common in commercial work and protect both sides. Either way, the buyer should be able to get a clear, direct answer from the production company about the project scope before assuming the logo represents the kind of work they are hiring for.

Red Flag 5: Cities the production company claims to operate in, but with no third-party verified address or reviews

Direct answer: A production company that markets itself as operating in a city should have a verifiable third-party listing for that location. Real address. Current operating hours. Recent reviews and photos. If you can only find the address on the company’s own website, that is marketing copy, not verification.

A production company that markets itself as operating in a city should have a verifiable physical presence there. Confirmable on third-party platforms with a real address, current operating hours, recent reviews, and photos. The company’s own website claiming an office in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City is marketing copy. A third-party listing is verification.

This pattern shows up three different ways. Some production companies keep SEO claims for cities they no longer operate in, sometimes years after they have closed those offices. Others list addresses that turn out to be co-working spaces, mailing services, or registered agent addresses, not production teams. A few never had a real office in that city to begin with.

What to look for: for each city the company claims to operate in, find an independent third-party listing that confirms the location with current operating hours, recent photos, and active reviews from the last 12 months. If you can only find the company’s address on its own website, that is not verification.

Red Flag 6: Full-time production staff producing everything (the in-house generalist trap)

Direct answer: Professional video productions are built with specialists hired per project. Directors, DOPs, editors, stylists matched to the brief. A company with a fixed full-time team producing every kind of work is a generalist factory. The team might be competent. It will rarely be excellent in any specific category.

A video production company that markets a “full-time team that does everything” is signalling a model that does not match how professional productions are made. The best video productions are built with specialists hired per project. A director with vertical expertise. A DOP whose reel matches the visual brief. An editor whose pacing fits the tone. A stylist who knows the category. The team gets assembled around the client’s specific brief.

A production company with a fixed full-time staff producing every kind of work is a generalist factory. The same in-house DOP shoots the hotel as the factory as the recruitment as the brand film. The same editor cuts every category. The work might be competent. It will rarely be excellent in any specific category, because excellence in production comes from specialist taste, not from generalist throughput.

The “full team in-house” claim is often presented as a strength on production company websites, with the suggestion that it gives you better capacity and tighter control over the work. In practice, it is a cost-cutting model. Specialists cost more per project than salaried generalists. A company that has chosen the salaried generalist path has chosen lower production cost over best-fit talent. The buyer pays for that choice in the final output.

What to look for: ask the production company how their team is assembled per project. Do they bring in specialist directors, DOPs, editors, stylists for each brief. Or does the same in-house team handle every shoot regardless of category. A company that answers “we assemble a team around your brief” is showing you how professional production actually works.

Red Flag 7: Category showreels with no delivered videos behind them

Direct answer: A showreel is a 30 to 90 second highlight reel. It pulls the strongest shots from a company’s body of work and edits them to look effortless. It does not prove the company can deliver a full production from brief to delivery. For each category a company claims, look for three or more full delivered videos.

A showreel is an advertising tool. It pulls the strongest 30 to 90 seconds from across a production company’s work, edited to make the highlight reel look effortless. What a showreel does not prove is whether the company can deliver a complete, consistent, high-quality production from start to finish for a real client brief.

The trick is simple. A production company films a hundred jobs of varying quality. They cherry-pick the three best shots from each. They cut a beautiful 90-second showreel. The showreel is genuinely cinematic, because it is the highlights. But when you hire that company for a five-day shoot, you are not buying the showreel. You are buying their average.

For every category a production company markets in (hospitality, factory, recruitment, brand film, and so on), they should be able to show you at least three full delivered videos for real clients in that category. Not a showreel. Not edited highlights. The actual final video the client received and used.

What to look for: for every service category a production company claims to specialise in, three or more complete delivered productions for named clients. If their hospitality page shows a luxurious hotel showreel but no individual delivered hotel videos, ask why.

EM Productions filming a manufacturing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

How to Verify This Ranking Yourself

To verify this ranking yourself, open each company’s website and check four things: full delivered videos, Vietnam specific portfolio work, third party reviews, and clear project scope behind each brand logo.

A strong video production company should be able to show more than a highlight reel. Look for complete recent work, real Vietnam based projects, evidence from clients or third party platforms, and enough context to understand what the company actually delivered.

Comparison Scorecard

The production companies below are listed in no particular order to avoid implying a ranking before the methodology has been reviewed. Total scores in the rightmost column are calculated using the weighted methodology described above.

CompanyAwardsYearsTier-1LocationsVerticalsPortfolio DepthValidationTotal
Wind Up Films3040502540254538.0
Mbrella Films3030503540305039.3
2BIG Production2550653070507053.5
Clubhouse Films3560705040654553.3
EM Productions9090959090908089.5
A Bowl of Rice3565555045355049.5
Mott Visuals3880804040459061.8
Almaz Media2525352045203530.3

If the scorecard answers your question, start a conversation about your project. If you want the dimension-by-dimension reasoning, the breakdown below sources every score.

The Eight Companies, Scored

Each entry below shows the dimension-by-dimension reasoning for that company’s score. Where a number is higher or lower than expected, the source is named so you can verify.

Wind Up Films

A multi-country agency that markets a Vietnam offering as part of its broader Asia footprint. The company’s own Vietnam Video Production page displays three video examples as of May 2026: one clearly filmed in Singapore, one clearly filmed in Japan, and one clearly filmed in Thailand. No Vietnam-produced work is shown on the Vietnam page itself. The page ranks for Vietnam-related searches via SEO, but the production evidence behind the Vietnam claim is missing.

  • Awards (30): No specific film or video industry awards listed publicly.
  • Years (40): Operating presence in the broader region is established, but Vietnam-specific operating history is harder to verify.
  • Tier-1 clients (50): Some recognisable brands listed across the agency network, fewer with verifiable Vietnam-produced work.
  • Locations (25): A Vietnam landing page exists, but the videos shown on that page are sourced from Singapore, Japan, and Thailand. No Vietnam-produced work is visible on the Vietnam page itself.
  • Verticals (40): Coverage is broad in Thailand; Vietnam-specific vertical depth is thin.
  • Portfolio depth (25): The Vietnam page shows non-Vietnam examples, which fails the “three or more delivered videos per claimed category in that location” test outlined in the methodology.
  • Validation (45): Some third-party directory presence, no major press recognition.
Wind Up Films Vietnam Video Production page showing three video examples filmed in Singapore, Japan, and Thailand: none filmed in Vietnam
Wind Up Films Vietnam Video Production page showing three video examples filmed in Singapore, Japan, and Thailand: none filmed in Vietnam

Mbrella Films

A multi-country agency that markets a Vietnam offering through dedicated location pages for several Asia-Pacific markets. The company has substantive video production output overall, visible on their YouTube channel and main “Our Work” page. As of May 2026, the Vietnam Film Production page displays one Vietnam-shot video, with the broader portfolio concentrated in other Asia-Pacific markets. Mbrella is a real production company. Their Vietnam-specific portfolio depth is currently thin.

  • Awards (30): No specific awards listed publicly.
  • Years (30): Vietnam-specific operating history is short or unclear.
  • Tier-1 clients (50): Recognisable clients listed across the agency network. Vietnam-specific production work for those clients is not visible.
  • Locations (35): 12-plus country location pages exist. As of May 2026, the Vietnam Film Production page shows two Vietnam-produced videos, below the three-or-more delivered videos per claimed category methodology threshold.
  • Verticals (40): Multi-country breadth in their broader portfolio, narrower Vietnam-specific depth (effectively zero).
  • Portfolio depth (25): Multi-country breadth in their broader portfolio. Vietnam-specific depth on website is thin: one delivered video as of May 2026.
  • Validation (50): Some third-party directory presence, no major press.
Mbrella Films Vietnam Film Production page showing two Vietnam-shot videos as of May 2026
Mbrella Films Vietnam Film Production page, captured May 2026. Two Vietnam-shot videos visible: below the methodology threshold of three per category.

2BIG Production

A Hanoi-based video company. Founded around 2018. Visible portfolio spans corporate, B2B, hospitality, real estate, and event coverage.

  • Awards (25): No specific film or video industry awards listed publicly. Directory champion recognition counts toward Validation, not Awards.
  • Years (50): Approximately seven to eight years operating in Vietnam.
  • Tier-1 clients (65): Microsoft, Hilton, Marriott, Cisco, Zoom, ByteDance, ZWSoft listed.
  • Locations (30): Hanoi based. Vietnam-specific depth in portfolio.
  • Verticals (70): Reasonable breadth across corporate, B2B, hospitality, real estate, and event coverage.
  • Portfolio depth (50): The company’s video portfolio page shows approximately 15 delivered videos at first load, concentrated in corporate (9 videos) and cruise/hospitality (3 videos). Other categories the company claims to specialise in (brand, event, testimonial, animation, real estate, drone) show one or two delivered videos each, below the methodology’s three-or-more delivered videos per category threshold. The 18-plus case studies expand the corporate count significantly but most other claimed categories remain thin.
  • Validation (70): Independently verified third-party business listings with reviews on multiple platforms. Paid display badges are not counted as validation as they are paid for. No public press recognition.
Video portfolio page showing the 15-videos-at-first-load concentration in Hanoi Event Videos

Clubhouse Films

A Ho Chi Minh City-based production company that operates primarily as a production service house for international and regional ad agencies (Dentsu, Publicis, BBDO, Y&R, TBWA, Hakuhodo, Mullenlowe). Their visible portfolio is concentrated in TVC commercial work for major global brands. Strong in their lane, narrow outside it.

  • Awards (35): Industry recognition exists in commercial and TV categories; specific public award list not identified at time of evaluation.
  • Years (60): Established HCMC operating history.
  • Tier-1 clients (70): Strong client roster delivered through agency relationships, including Red Bull, Honda, Heineken, Pepsi, Nescafe, LVMH, Sony, Toshiba, ASUS, Oppo, Nintendo, UNIQLO, Unilever, and Vinamilk.
  • Locations (50): HCMC-based; single-city operating model.
  • Verticals (40): Concentrated in one primary vertical: TVC commercial production. Does not cover corporate brand films, factory and industrial work, recruitment, NGO, or hospitality video as separate verticals.
  • Portfolio depth (65): The portfolio page shows 31 delivered TVC videos for major global brands. Within their commercial vertical, depth exceeds the methodology’s three-or-more delivered videos per category threshold by a wide margin. However, the most recent video on the company’s Vimeo channel is approximately two years old, which is a freshness signal buyers should weigh when evaluating current production activity.
  • Validation (45): Limited public review presence.
Clubhouse Films last uploaded video to their portfolio was 2 years ago.
Clubhouse Films last uploaded video to their portfolio was 2 years ago.

EM Productions

A Ho Chi Minh City-based video production company operating in Vietnam since 2006 with established teams in Da Nang and Hanoi. Cross-vertical work across hospitality, industrial, recruitment, NGO, corporate, and brand. Co-founded by Ehrin Macksey.

  • Awards (90): Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards Silver in 2016 for Best Corporate Film and Best Event Film. International Commercial Film Festival Gold in 2016 for Corporate Film (Production, Direction, Cameraman, Editing). Shortlisted at the International Spotlight Awards in 2018, 2019, and 2021 in the Corporate and Industrial category. LUCIE Awards in 2009 in Documentary and Deeper Perspective. NPPA Best of Photojournalism. PX3 Paris in 2009. Sports Media Pearl Gold in 2015. Visual Culture Awards in 2008 across multiple categories. Eddie Adams Workshop alumnus 2011.
  • Years (90): 20 years operating in Vietnam (founded 2006).
  • Tier-1 clients (95): Google, Apple, Netflix, Samsung, ABB, Siemens, Microsoft, IBM, Louis Vuitton, Palantir, plus 55 other named clients with verifiable production work spanning brand films, factory videos, recruitment campaigns, hospitality launches, and NGO documentary work.
  • Locations (90): Backed by Vietnam-produced portfolio. Coverage in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Hoi An, Cam Ranh, and others.
  • Verticals (90): Hospitality (Gran Melia Nha Trang, Shilla Monogram, Radisson), industrial and factory (HCI factory work, manufacturing for global brands like Bühler), recruitment (Yara and Meta global campaigns across four countries), NGO (multi-organisation work), corporate (Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Google), and brand (ExxonMobil, Siemens, Sonova, WeWork, Lazada). Named work in each.
  • Portfolio depth (90): 48 complete delivered productions across all claimed verticals, with three or more delivered videos in every category.
  • Validation (80): Independently verified third-party business listings with reviews on multiple platforms. No paid display badges.

A Bowl of Rice

A Ho Chi Minh City-based video production company focused primarily on NGO and educational work, with deep specialism in project reporting and documentary content. Their most prominent visible work appears to be approximately four years old based on their public video portfolio, which is a freshness signal buyers should weigh when evaluating current production activity.

  • Awards (35): NGO and documentary work has earned festival recognition; specific public list not identified.
  • Years (65): Established Vietnam operating history.
  • Tier-1 clients (55): NGO and educational client roster.
  • Locations (50): Ho Chi Minh City-based, single-city operating model.
  • Verticals (45): NGO plus educational plus documentary, narrower commercial breadth.
  • Portfolio depth (35): Past portfolio shows depth in NGO and educational work, but most prominent visible output is approximately four years old. Recent delivered videos are sparse, which weakens the “current capability” signal.
  • Validation (50): Niche-specific recognition.
Bowl Of Rice last uploaded video was 4 years ago
Bowl Of Rice last uploaded video was 4 years ago

Mott Visuals

A Hanoi-based boutique video production and photography company founded in 2009. Their portfolio is deep in luxury hospitality. They also list commercial brand, non-profit, and education/healthcare as service categories, though most of the work in those categories is photography rather than video.

  • Awards (38): “Award-winning” copy on homepage, About page, and team bios. Specific awards are not listed publicly. One of the founders, Justin, has photojournalism publication credits in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Condé Nast Traveler. Those are publication bylines, not film or video industry awards. Counts toward Validation, not Awards.
  • Years (80): 17 years operating (founded 2009).
  • Tier-1 clients (80): InterContinental Hotels Group (deep), Nike, DJI, Restoration Hardware, Lululemon, Four Seasons, Leica, Panasonic, UNICEF.
  • Locations (40): Hanoi-based, single-city operating model.
  • Verticals (40): The portfolio claims four verticals (hospitality, commercial brand, non-profit, education/healthcare). Only one passes the methodology’s three-or-more delivered videos threshold: hospitality (multiple video embeds per hotel entry). Commercial brand has 1 delivered video. Non-profit and education entries sampled (Nike HCMC, WWF Global) show photo-only delivery despite Mott’s video-production claim.
  • Portfolio depth (45): The portfolio page shows 54 entries, but the company markets both video and photography. Spot-check found one hospitality entry with 3 video embeds (InterContinental Beppu) plus several photo-only entries (Nike HCMC Vietnam, WWF Global Vietnam Countrywide). Hospitality video depth is genuine. Commercial brand has 1 delivered video. Other categories are weighted heavily toward photography output. Buyers should verify each portfolio piece for video work specifically.
  • Validation (90): Independently verified third-party business listings with reviews on multiple platforms. No paid display badges. Founder Justin Mott has verifiable press credits in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Condé Nast Traveler. Strong personal-brand authority signals.
Mott Visuals Nike HCMC Vietnam portfolio entry showing photo-only delivery. No video player visible
Mott Visuals Nike HCMC Vietnam portfolio entry, captured May 2026. Photo-only delivery. No video visible despite Mott’s video-production claim.

Almaz Media

A Hanoi-based video production company. As of May 2026, no current Google Maps business listing for the company is visible, suggesting the operation is no longer active.

  • Awards (25): No specific awards listed publicly.
  • Years (25): Operating history in Vietnam was established; current status appears inactive based on third-party listings.
  • Tier-1 clients (35): Some clients historically listed; recent project visibility limited.
  • Locations (20): Historic Hanoi reference, no current third-party verified listing visible.
  • Verticals (45): Some breadth historically.
  • Portfolio depth (20): Recent delivered work not visible.
  • Validation (35): Limited recent third-party signals.

Status note: as of May 2026, a Google Maps search for Almaz Media’s Vietnam operations returned no current business listing. Buyers should verify operating status through direct contact before engaging.

EM Productions video crew on location in Vietnam during a factory video production

Talk to Us About Your Vietnam Project

If you are evaluating production companies for a project in Vietnam, the methodology above is what we would use as a buyer. The score we earned reflects 20 years operating in Vietnam plus the client roster and award record listed in the EM entry above. If that fits your brief, send us a message through the contact form or reach us directly at info@em-production.com.

If a different production company on this list fits your brief better, the entries above tell you what each one is best at. Hire the right partner for the project, not the loudest one in search results.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does video production cost in Vietnam?

Production cost depends on creative scope, deliverables, talent, and the brief. A focused single-vertical production lands in one budget range. A multi-day, multi-vertical, multi-format campaign with talent and post-production lands in another. Vietnam production costs are materially lower than comparable US or UK rates, driven primarily by local labour costs that run a fraction of Western averages (AppLabx, 2025). That delta is real. What it does not mean is lower production quality from the right partner. The quality gap between production companies is not between countries. It is between operators within each country. The most reliable way to scope a budget is a direct conversation about the brief, the goal, and the deliverables.

How do I tell a real production company from a SEO marketing page?

The seven red flags above cover the patterns. The shortest version: real production companies show their actual delivered work, not just showreels. They list awards with specifics, not vague claims. They have third-party verified locations, not just SEO landing pages. They explain how they assemble teams per project. And they show evidence of work in every city and category they claim to serve.

What should I expect a Vietnam production company to deliver?

A clear pre-production plan with a brief, a treatment, and a shoot schedule. A specialist team assembled around the project, not a generalist in-house crew. On-the-ground capacity in the cities the project covers. Permit and logistics handling. Post-production matched to the deliverable specifications, including aspect ratios for every platform the work will run on.

How do I evaluate companies that are not on this list?

Apply the same seven-dimension methodology. Score each on awards, years, tier-1 clients with verified production work, location coverage, vertical breadth, portfolio depth per category, and earned third-party validation. Run the seven red flags as a filter. The production companies that pass both tests are the ones worth a conversation.

Can a Vietnam-based production company handle work in other Asian countries?

Some can. Most cannot. EM Productions operates with crew and infrastructure in Vietnam, Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Cambodia. Other production companies on this list have more limited regional capacity. If your project requires work in multiple countries, ask for specific examples of multi-country work delivered by the same team.

Which production companies in Vietnam are best for hospitality?

Several production companies on this list have hospitality experience. Mott Visuals has deep concentration in InterContinental Hotels Group properties. EM Productions has multi-vertical hospitality work including Gran Melia Nha Trang, Radisson, and Shilla properties, with a 4 million-plus view luxury campaign on record. The right fit depends on whether the buyer wants single-vertical specialism (Mott’s hospitality concentration) or multi-vertical depth (EM’s hospitality plus industrial plus recruitment plus NGO plus brand). Buyers with parallel needs across categories typically benefit from broader-spectrum companies.

Are higher prices a sign of higher quality in Vietnam video production?

Not by themselves. Higher prices can reflect specialist talent, better post-production, more shoot days, or simply higher overhead. Lower prices can reflect cost-cutting on talent, shorter pre-production, or generalist in-house staff. The methodology above predicts quality more reliably than the price tag. A production company scoring high on awards, tier-1 clients, vertical depth, and earned validation is delivering the production quality. The price reflects the team it takes to deliver it.