Reviews & Profile for Once Films

Now in our 10th year, Once Films was built to spread the stories of good people doing good things. We’ve spent those years creating almost 900 video projects for our clients, and our company continues to grow and invest in our St. Louis community and beyond.

In the summer of 2019, Once moved into a new studio after spending 12 months breathing new life into a 106-year-old, history-rich building. As part of our efforts to be kind to our environment, we installed a solar array to allow all building functions to operate from 100% renewable energy. Once and its new space have recently been featured in Entrepreneur’s Quarterly and the St. Louis Business Journal (including the Building 2020 Award) as a reference for modern creative spaces and contributing to the revitalization efforts within the city.

As a creative enterprise and video production company, Once Films has been honored with some of the industry’s highest awards: 4 National ADDY Awards from the AAF (and 58 total Addy Awards), 3 Communication Arts Awards of Excellence and magazine features, 19 Mid-America Emmy Awards, and a Clio Award. And what may be our proudest achievement: we’ve helped non-profit organizations raise hundreds of millions of dollars in charitable contributions as part of video fundraising projects.

Our work makes a positive impact on countless lives, strengthens the community we live and work in, and pushes our craft forward in a meaningful way.

We’ve designed our business in a decidedly modern way. While people are at the core of who we are, our process makes us special: we’ve internalized our video production team so that we’re always accessible. We’ve invested in the best and latest equipment so that it’s always ready for action. Our ability to coordinate the various facets of video or film production is frictionless because it’s all under one roof.

With our own internal Producers and Coordinators, the Once Films team can be more agile throughout the process because each team member is seeing your project every single day. It’s always being worked on and has our attention. Our team truly cares, knowing our reputation for quality work is at stake.

Our goal is to make the projects and process enjoyable and inclusive, and ultimately, to make work we’re all proud of.