The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post-production, film festivals, distribution, and actors. Though the expense involved in making films almost immediately led film production to concentrate under the auspices of standing production companies, advances in affordable filmmaking equipment, as well as an expansion of opportunities to acquire investment capital from outside the film industry itself, have allowed independent film production to evolve.

चित्रपट उद्योग किंवा मराठीत सहसा चित्रपट सृष्टी असे संबोधतात. चित्रपट उद्योगात प्रामुख्याने चित्रपट निर्मितीतील तांत्रिक आणि व्यावसायिक संस्थाचा समावेश होतो. जसे, निर्मिती संस्था, चित्रपट स्टुडिओ, छायाचित्रीकरण, चित्रपट निर्माण, पटकथालेखन, पूर्वनिर्मिती, पोस्ट प्रॉडक्शन, चित्रपट महोत्सव, वितरण, आणि कलाकार.