The city has become a popular filming location in recent years, with movies and series such as Victoria, Bodies, Enola Holmes, The Crown and Blitz using the Old Town area.
Fenton, whose firm has a production facility in Hessle, said those shoots relied on crews and equipment coming from London for a few days, “almost like the circus visiting the town and then leaving”.
He said he hoped local facilities could be developed in order to provide employment and training for local people who might otherwise have to leave the city to pursue a career in the film and television industry.
“We’ve just got to get a little bit of infrastructure built,” he said.
“If we could get a little bit of infrastructure with a sound stage, I think the skills would then bolt on to that.”