Harbor Picture Company

Harbor Picture Company is a production and post-production studio serving feature films, episodic television, streaming productions and commercial advertising. Its approach brings creative and technical disciplines into a connected production process, supporting projects from live-action production and on-set image workflows through picture finishing, sound and delivery.

Founded in New York City in 2012, Harbor began in Soho and developed into an international studio business with a presence across New York, Greater Los Angeles, London, Chicago and Atlanta. The company was established to bring together production and post-production activities that filmmakers would otherwise coordinate across separate providers. Its work spans entertainment and advertising, including branded content, music videos, luxury and fashion campaigns.

Production through final delivery

Harbor's production capabilities include live-action commercial work, mobile and remote dailies labs, custom look development and color-calibrated workflows. Editorial teams provide creative and offline editing, supported by remote collaboration. Design and visual effects capabilities encompass motion design, titles, branding, compositing, CG animation, beauty work and shoot supervision.

Picture finishing includes theatrical digital intermediate work, color grading, HDR and SDR mastering, and film emulation. Sound services bring together supervision, dialogue editing, sound design, Foley and Dolby Atmos theatrical mixing. Purpose-built recording stages support automated dialogue replacement, voiceover, animation recording and narration, with remote recording connections available. Mastering, distribution packages and archiving complete the delivery process.

Development and expansion

Publicis Groupe acquired Harbor in September 2017. The supplied company history describes Harbor as retaining its studio identity and creative autonomy while expanding its production infrastructure and international reach. Its UK business subsequently grew through the September 2023 acquisition of London color boutique CHEAT, whose creative roster joined Harbor's finishing operations. In early 2025, Harbor launched a London advertising post-production department combining commercial sound, visual effects and color services.

Across its entertainment and advertising work, Harbor combines physical production facilities with collaborative remote workflows, allowing creative teams and filmmakers to work together across its regional hubs.