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Top 50 Filmmaking YouTube Influencers
See which YouTube influencers and creators work with Filmmaking brands. Discover sponsored YouTubers in Filmmaking and which companies pay them for sponsorships.
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In the Filmmaking space, we track 6,548 YouTube channels, 68 sponsors, and have detected 70,397 mentions.
Top 50 Filmmaking YouTube Influencers ranking table
A machine-readable summary of the visible influencer ranking.
| Rank | Influencer | Brands mentioned | Sponsorship mentions | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Film Riot | 23 | 271 | 2,260,000 |
| 2 | Think Media | 15 | 157 | 3,530,000 |
| 3 | Linus Tech Tips | 13 | 1,176 | 16,900,000 |
| 4 | EposVox | 13 | 58 | 351,000 |
| 5 | PetaPixel | 12 | 794 | 302,000 |
| 6 | Potato Jet | 12 | 72 | 1,050,000 |
| 7 | Connor McCaskill | 12 | 71 | 129,000 |
| 8 | Lizzie Peirce | 12 | 31 | 282,000 |
| 9 | Zach Mayfield | 11 | 168 | 131,000 |
| 10 | Lok Cheung | 11 | 160 | 175,000 |
| 11 | MrBlack | 11 | 109 | 157,000 |
| 12 | Sara Dietschy | 11 | 17 | 933,000 |
| 13 | Jared Polin | 10 | 499 | 1,540,000 |
| 14 | David Manning | 10 | 415 | 544,000 |
| 15 | Armando Ferreira | 10 | 120 | 572,000 |
| 16 | Learn Online Video | 10 | 119 | 1,700,000 |
| 17 | FlytPath | 10 | 80 | 579,000 |
| 18 | Senpai | 10 | 57 | 716,000 |
| 19 | Premiere Gal | 10 | 47 | 579,000 |
| 20 | Justin Tse | 10 | 33 | 982,000 |
| 21 | Better Creating | 10 | 27 | 269,000 |
| 22 | UrAvgConsumer | 10 | 24 | 3,460,000 |
| 23 | Tyler Stalman | 10 | 21 | 542,000 |
| 24 | Of Two Lands | 9 | 530 | 64,400 |
| 25 | Corridor Crew | 9 | 250 | 7,190,000 |
| 26 | Alessandro Morolla | 9 | 210 | 143,000 |
| 27 | Jay Lippman | 9 | 119 | 72,600 |
| 28 | TerryWarfield | 9 | 109 | 142,000 |
| 29 | Full Time Filmmaker | 9 | 94 | 2,180,000 |
| 30 | michael tobin | 9 | 85 | 109,000 |
| 31 | MAKE. ART. NOW. | 9 | 78 | 462,000 |
| 32 | Chris Brockhurst | 9 | 73 | 159,000 |
| 33 | YCImaging | 9 | 60 | 574,000 |
| 34 | Cinecom.net | 9 | 21 | 2,700,000 |
| 35 | MacStories | 9 | 17 | 2,360 |
| 36 | Chris Hau | 8 | 521 | 616,000 |
| 37 | Peter McKinnon | 8 | 269 | 6,060,000 |
| 38 | Kai W | 8 | 195 | 959,000 |
| 39 | CJKnowsTECH | 8 | 64 | 157,000 |
| 40 | Anthony Gugliotta | 8 | 59 | 524,000 |
| 41 | Tamara Gabriel | 8 | 32 | 92,400 |
| 42 | Ishan Sharma | 8 | 31 | 2,190,000 |
| 43 | Stephan Wiesner | 8 | 30 | 233,000 |
| 44 | Benett Graezer | 8 | 29 | 356,000 |
| 45 | Philip Bloom | 8 | 21 | 276,000 |
| 46 | Lee Zavitz | 8 | 17 | 288,000 |
| 47 | Max Tech | 7 | 743 | 1,270,000 |
| 48 | Joris Hermans | 7 | 251 | 417,000 |
| 49 | Jordi Koalitic | 7 | 195 | 6,670,000 |
| 50 | Zdenka Darula | 7 | 167 | 247,000 |
About the Filmmaking niche
Filmmaking on YouTube spans everything from cinematography tutorials and camera gear reviews to color grading workflows, lighting setups, and narrative storytelling techniques. Creators range from solo indie filmmakers documenting passion projects to working professionals breaking down commercial production. Viewers here are deeply invested in craft, drawn to practical knowledge they can apply immediately on their own shoots.
Channels in this space tend to build unusually loyal audiences because the content solves real, recurring creative problems. Formats like gear comparisons, behind-the-scenes breakdowns, and project-based tutorials reward repeat viewing as audiences level up their skills over time. Brands like Blackmagic Design and SmallRig thrive in this environment because creators integrate products naturally into actual production workflows rather than treating them as abstract endorsements.
For advertisers, this niche offers direct access to an audience that is actively buying equipment, software, and services to support creative work. Purchase intent is high and ongoing, making it a strong fit for hardware brands, stock media platforms, and production software looking to reach filmmakers at the moment decisions are made.
How this ranking is calculated
Sponsorship.so detects when YouTube influencers and creators mention filmmaking brands by analyzing YouTube videos every day. The ranking prioritizes the number of distinct brands each influencer mentions that match the filmmaking niche.
Frequently asked questions
Who are the top filmmaking YouTube influencers?
The top filmmaking YouTube influencers on this page are ranked by Sponsorship.so's tracked sponsorship data. The visible list includes channels such as Film Riot, Think Media, and Linus Tech Tips.
How does Sponsorship.so rank filmmaking influencers?
Sponsorship.so ranks filmmaking influencers by the number of distinct brands they mention, detected sponsorship mentions, and subscriber count as a tie-breaker.
What does this filmmaking influencer page show?
This page shows YouTube influencers and creators connected to filmmaking sponsors, including the brands they mention, sponsorship activity, subscriber counts, and related niche data.
How often is this filmmaking influencer data updated?
The latest data update shown for this influencer ranking is October 31, 2026. Sponsorship.so refreshes influencer, creator, and sponsorship intelligence as new YouTube activity is detected.
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