Private company
Dragon International Film Studios
Studios in Cardiff
Dragon Studio Wales is a complex of film and television studios in Bridgend in Wales, United Kingdom about 5 miles from Bridgend, 14 miles (23 kilometres) from the Welsh capital, Cardiff.2 It is headquartered in Llanilid.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersLlanilid1
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Dragon Studio Wales is a complex of film and television studios in Bridgend in Wales, United Kingdom about 5 miles from Bridgend, 14 miles (23 kilometres) from the Welsh capital, Cardiff.2
Products and brands
Studio facilities
The complex has five sound stages, ranging between 10,000 and 28,000 square feet (930 and 2,600 m2) in size. Dragon Studios has dedicated support space of around 75,000 sqft. Stages 1 – 4 all have a two-story office block all fitted with toilet block, boiler room and kitchen. All floors are fitted with disabled access. Across the site, there are various buildings built for executive offices, post-production, editing, art department, costume and makeup. Additional production workshops have been built for construction, prop, electrical department and storage space. The Backlot is situated central to the site, and is a large 6 acre gravel area.
Productions
In 2021 Dragon Studios was the production base for Disney+' new series of Willow starring Warwick Davis.
Productions previously filmed at the studios;
Universal Studio's Brave New World
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FX Network's The Bastard Executioner
TNT Network's Will
BBC's Doctor Who, Upstairs Downstairs and Merlin.
S4C filmed a live audience show there with X Factor's Rhydian.
The first production to use the site was Mythic International Entertainment's Ironclad in 2009.
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Acquisitions
The business was acquired by Shadow Holdings in 2019, and since then a fifth 28,000 sq ft stage has been constructed. A post-production building was under construction as of 2022
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Timeline
- 2006Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaDragon International Film Studios
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