List of German film production companies
The list of German film production companies should include companies based in Germany that have lead the production of films that have been shown in the cinema, on television or at major film festivals or sold in national video stores.
Founding of the silent film era (until 1930)
New foundations of the sound film era (1928–1945)
Larger or long-term companies (more than 10 films)
| Surname | Seat | founding | resolution | well-known films, note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1933 | 1939 | |
| Algefa-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1935 | 1955 | Terminus (1935) |
| Ariel-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1929 | 1938 | |
| Bavaria Film | Munich | 1932 | The Boat (1981), The Neverending Story (1984) | |
| Berlin-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1942 | 1945 | |
| Cicero-Film GmbH | 1930 | 1935 | ||
| Cine-Allianz Tonfilm GmbH | Berlin | 1932 | 1941 | |
| Cinephon-Film GmbH | 1935, 1948 | 1938, 1959 | 1935-38, 1948-59 | |
| Deka-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1934 | 1943 | |
| Euphono-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1934 | 1941 | |
| Production of German Films GmbH (FDF) | Berlin | 1935 | 1942 | |
| Fanal-Filmproduktion GmbH | Berlin | 1932 | 1939 | |
| Georg Witt-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1932 | 1940 | |
| Itala-Film GmbH | Berlin / Rome | 1930 | 1942 | |
| Klagemann-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1934 | 1941 | |
| Majestic Film GmbH | Berlin | 1931 | 1941 | |
| Minerva-Tonfilm GmbH | Berlin | 1934 | 1939 | |
| Ondra-Lamac-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1930 | 1937 | |
| Prague Film AG | Prague | 1941 | 1945 | |
| RN-Filmproduktion GmbH, Robert Neppach | Berlin | 1932 | 1936 | |
| Rolf Randolf Film GmbH | Berlin | 1933 | 1941 | |
| Schulz & Wuellner Filmfabrikation und Vertriebs GmbH | Berlin | 1931 | 1935 | |
| TK Tonfilm-Produktion GmbH | Berlin | 1931 | 1934 | |
| Tobis | Berlin | 1927 | 1945 | |
| Sound film studio Carl Froelich & Co. | Berlin | 1937 | 1941 |
Smaller or short-term companies
- Aco-Film , Berlin (1937-1942)
- Arnold & Richter GmbH , Munich (1934–1935; 1956–1958)
- Astra-Film, manufacturing and sales company , Berlin (1935–1941)
- Atalanta-Film GmbH , Berlin (1932–1937)
- Delta Film GmbH , Berlin (1934–1935; 1986–1992)
- Deutsche Forst-Film-Produktion GmbH (1937–1944)
- Dr. V. Badal-Filmproduktion GmbH , Berlin (1932–1936)
- Ethos-Film GmbH, Berlin (1933)
- Germania-Film GmbH , Munich (1937–1942)
- Gnom-Tonfilm GmbH , Berlin (1930–1934)
- Lignose Hörfilm System Breusing GmbH , Berlin (1928–1933)
- Luis Trenker-Film GmbH , Berlin (1935–1940)
- Mars-Film GmbH , Berlin (1935–1937; 1941–1945)
- Meteor-Film GmbH , Berlin (1936–1938)
- Neue Film KG Erich Engels (NFK) , Berlin (1935–1942)
- Neucophon-Tonfilm GmbH, Berlin (1936–1937)
- Olympia-Film GmbH , Berlin (1935–1939 / 1942)
- Pallas-Film GmbH , Berlin (1934–1937)
- Patria-Filmproduktions- und Vertriebs GmbH, Berlin (1933–1934)
- Paul-Filmproduktion KG, Berlin (1935–1936)
- Leni Riefenstahl Studio-Film / Riefenstahl-Film GmbH , Berlin (1931–1945)
- Rio-Film GmbH, Berlin (1932–1933)
- Tofa Tonfilm-Fabrikations GmbH , Berlin (1933–1936)
- Tonlicht-Film GmbH, Peter Ostermayr , Berlin (1935–1940)
- Victor Klein-Film GmbH, Berlin (1933–1934)
- Zentralfilmgesellschaft Ost mbH , Berlin (1941–1945)
New foundations 1946–1990
Larger or long-term companies (more than 10 films)
| Surname | Seat | founding | resolution | well-known films, note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albatros film production | Munich | 1977 | 1982 | |
| Alfa-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1957 | 1967 | |
| Allianz Film Production GmbH | Berlin | 1964 | 1994 | |
| Apollo-Film-Produktion KG | Berlin | 1950 | 1955 | |
| Arca-Filmproduktion GmbH | Goettingen | 1953 | 1965 | u. a. Immenhof films |
| Ariston-Film GmbH | Grünwald | 1953 | 1956 | |
| Avista Film Herbert Rimbach | Munich | 1984 | ||
| Berlin Union film | Berlin | 1964 | ||
| Berolina-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1948 | 1959 | |
| Bioskop-Film GmbH | Munich | 1973 | ||
| Caligari Film - und Fernsehproduktions GmbH | Munich | 1986 | ||
| Camera-Filmproduktion GmbH | Hamburg | 1946 | 1951 | |
| Carlton Film GmbH | Munich | 1949 | 1962 | |
| CCC Filmproduktion GmbH | Berlin | 1950 | 2007 | It happened in broad daylight (1958), The Secret of the Black Gloves (1970), Hitler Youth Salomon (1990) |
| Central-Europa-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1950 | 1957 | |
| Constantin Film Produktion GmbH | Munich | 1976 | Downfall (2004) | |
| Corona Filmproduktion GmbH | Munich | 1954 | 1980 | |
| CTV 72 Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH | Munich | 1973 | 1987 | |
| DEFA | Potsdam - Babelsberg | 1946 | 1990 | state-owned film company of the GDR ; The Murderers Are Among Us (1946), Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella (1973) |
| Deutsche Film Hansa GmbH & Co. (DFH) | Hamburg | 1957 | 1960 | |
| Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion GmbH | Munich | 1972 | 1994 | |
| Eikon film and television production gGmbH | Munich | 1960 | ||
| Film construction GmbH | Goettingen | 1948 | 1964 | |
| Fono-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1953 | 1969 | |
| Franz Seitz film production | Munich | 1956 | 1991 | |
| Fritz Genschow film production | Berlin | 1953 | 1957 | |
| Georg Witt Film GmbH | Grünwald | 1948 | 1960 | |
| Happy Endings movie | Aachen | 1988 | ||
| Hallelujah-Film GmbH | Munich | 1969 | 1995 | |
| Independent Film GmbH | Berlin | 1963 | 1969 | |
| Intervideo Filmproduktion GmbH | Mainz | 1963 | ||
| Janus Film and Television GmbH | Frankfurt | 1969 | 1980 | |
| Young Film Union | Hamburg | 1947 | 1951 | |
| Kinowelt AG | Goettingen | 1984 | 2001 | The English Patient (1996) |
| KG Divina-Film GmbH & Co. | Munich | 1953 | 1983 | |
| König-Film GmbH | Grünwald | 1949 | 1957 | |
| Kurt Ulrich Film GmbH | Berlin | 1957 | 1963 | |
| Lichtblick Filmproduktion GmbH | Hamburg | 1988 | ||
| Lisa Film GmbH | Munich | 1964 | Banana Joe (1982) | |
| Luis Trenker -Film GmbH | Munich | 1949 | 1979 | |
| megaherz film and television GmbH | Munich | 1983 | ||
| Melodie-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1952 | 1965 | |
| Moser + Rosié Film GmbH | Berlin | 1968 | 2013 | |
| New Constantin Film Produktion GmbH | Munich | 1982 | 1994 | |
| new German film company mbH | Munich | 1947 | ||
| North German Film Production GmbH | Hamburg | 1949 | 1999 | |
| Omega-Film GmbH | Berlin | 1954 | 1961 | |
| Ottokar Runze film production | Berlin | 1973 | 1996 | |
| Parnass-Film GmbH | Munich | 1964 | 1970 | |
| Perathon Film und Fernseh GmbH | Grünwald | 1988 | ||
| Peter Schamoni film production | Munich | 1960 | ||
| Piran-Film + Televisions GmbH | Stuttgart | 1961 | 1965 | |
| Project film production in the film publishing house of the authors GmbH | Munich | 1977 | 1995 | |
| Provobis Society for Film and Television mbH | Berlin | 1961 | ||
| Rapid-Film GmbH | Munich | 1953 | 1984 | |
| Real-Film KG | Hamburg | 1960 | 1962 | |
| Regina Ziegler film production | Berlin | 1973 | ||
| Rex film Bloemer & Co | Berlin | 1946 | 1962 | |
| Rhombus-Film GmbH | Munich | 1952 | 1959 | |
| Rialto Film GmbH | Berlin | 1962 | ||
| Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH | Berlin | 1976 | ||
| Roxy-Film GmbH & Co. KG | Munich | 1957 | ||
| Schonger film | Inning am Ammersee | 1947 | 1972 | |
| Senator Film Production | Berlin | 1975 | ||
| Sentana Filmproduktion GmbH | Grünwald | 1967 | 1993 | |
| Studio Hamburg Serienwerft GmbH | Hamburg | 1974 | ||
| Tango movie | Munich | 1971 | 1982 | |
| Terra cinematography | Berlin | 1961 | 1980 | |
| TMS Film GmbH | Munich | 1968 | 1995 | |
| Trio-Film GmbH | Duisburg | 1975 | 1983 | |
| Tobis Filmkunst GmbH & Verleih KG | Berlin | 1965 | 2000 | Pappa ante portas (1991) |
| TVN Group Holding GmbH & Co. KG | Hanover | 1983 | A subsidiary of the Madsack media group . | |
| Willy Zeyn Film GmbH | Munich | 1949 | 1960 |
Smaller or short-term companies
- Antiteater-X-Film GmbH , Feldkirchen (1969–1970)
- Ascot Film GmbH , Berlin (1982–1990)
- Astra-Filmkunst GmbH , Munich (1958–1962)
- Capitol-Film GmbH , Berlin (1953–1955)
- Comedia-Filmgesellschaft mbH , Geiselgasteig , Berlin (1948–1949)
- GF-Film , Dortmund (since 1987)
- Hans Domnick Filmproduktion GmbH , Wiesbaden (1955–1971)
- Independent Film Heinz Angermeyer GmbH , Munich (1973–1981)
- mbw Medienberatung der Wirtschaft GmbH , Munich (since 1985)
- Meteor-Film GmbH , Wiesbaden (1950–1956)
- Multivision Hamburg GmbH, Hamburg (since 1987)
- Oase-Film GmbH , Essen (1978–1987)
- Peter Ostermayr-Film KG , Munich (1955–1958)
- Pontus film Fritz Kirchhoff , Hamburg (1948–1952)
- Studio 45-Film GmbH , Berlin (1946–1947)
Startups since 1990
Larger or long-term companies (more than 10 films)
Smaller or short-term companies
- 42film , Halle (since 2004; inter alia Die Maisinsel )
- Alert Film GmbH , Berlin (1990–1995)
- BigBearFilm Ruben Silberling & Carsten Vauth GbR, Bückeburg, (since 2007)
- BohemiaFilmkunst Langewitz u. Nagenborg GbR, Karlsruhe, (since 2003)
- Calypso Entertainment GmbH , Cologne, (since 2001)
- Camcore , Espelkamp , (since 2017; Films: Phantomschmerz (2018) )
- CHUNK Filmproduktion GmbH , Hamburg and Berlin (since 2016)
- Construction Filmproduktion , Munich (since 2012)
- Department Studios , Frankfurt am Main, (since 1995)
- Dog Ear Films , Berlin (since 2009)
- element e film production , Hamburg (since 2004)
- Filmband Medienproduktion , Berlin (since 2002; ao: I Want to Run , Shots )
- Filmagentur GmbH , Berlin, (since 2008)
- Filemoker , Sulingen (since 1996)
- Die Filmographen , Munich, (since 2009)
- Freedonia Filmproduktion , Cologne (since 2001)
- Freestyle Film , Magdeburg (since 2009)
- Henjon production , Chemnitz , (since 2002)
- HerrmannFilm , Berlin, (since 1997)
- ISF Celle eV , Celle , (since 2007)
- Kinowelt TV , Bad Soden, (since 2009, including the presence )
- Kurhaus production , Baden-Baden (since 2007; among others: Among neighbors , free fall )
- Little Shark Entertainment , Cologne (since 1998)
- Made in Germany film production , Cologne (since 2007)
- movieCompany Film and Television , Hamburg
- New Age Film , Frankfurt am Main, (since 1993)
- Noirfilm , Karlsruhe (since 2002; ao Offset , Nacht vor Augen , Snowman's Land )
- OVALmedia , Berlin (since 1998)
- Palladio Film , Cologne, since 1990
- Pi Filmproduktion , Cologne, (since 2007)
- Producers at Work , Potsdam (since 2005)
- Rocket Studios , Munich and Berlin (since 2004)
- Raw film, Berlin and Leipzig (since 2005; a.o. Lunchbox )
- Rubicon Filmproduktion , Berlin (since 2007)
- Schramm Film , Berlin, (since 1991)
- scoop films , Berlin, (since 2006)
- Sommerhaus Filmproduktionen , Ludwigsburg (since 2006; including Novemberkind )
- Splendid Studios , Cologne (since 1996; until 2018: Joker Productions; a.o. Misfit )
- SteelWorX Film Production, Oberhausen (since 2007)
- Studio Hamburg Serienwerft Lüneburg , Lüneburg (since 2006, telenovela Rote Rosen )
- Sutor Kolonko, Cologne (since 2010; including the chambermaid Lynn )
- tvschoenfilm documentations , Frankfurt am Main (since 1990)
- überRot GmbH, Dortmund (since 2012 including PAWO)
- Unfiltered Artists , Berlin (since 2013)
- URBAN & UNCUT Studios GmbH , Augsburg (since 2018)
- WHITESTAG VR Filmproduktion, Cottbus (since 2017)
- Zuckerfilm GmbH , Berlin and Munich (since 2009)
- Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion , Ludwigsburg (including The Two Lives of Daniel Shore ; Parkour ; The Woman Who Dares )
See also
Web links
- filmportal.de. Retrieved on August 30, 2018 (website with information on all production companies listed here).
Individual evidence
- ^ Astra-Film (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Boston film Co.mbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Carl Boese-Film GmbH (Berlin). Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
- ^ Continental-Kunstfilm GmbH (Berlin). Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
- ^ Dammann-Film GmbH (Berlin). Retrieved August 30, 2018 .
- ^ Decla-Bioscop AG (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Decla-Film-Ges. Holz & Co. (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Deutsche Bioscope GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Duskes GmbH (Berlin). Retrieved August 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Egede-Nissen-Film Comp. mbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Eiko-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Gerhard-Lamprecht-Film Produktion GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Gloria-Film (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Greenbaum-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Henny Porten-Froelich Produktion GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Hom-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Lothar Stark-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Lucifer-Film Co GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Luna-Film (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Maxim-Film Ges. Ebner & Co (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ May-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Messter-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Ossi Oswalda-Film (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Phoebus Tonfilm-Produktions GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Phoebus-Film AG (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Prana-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Reinhold Schünzel Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Richard Eichberg-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Richard Oswald-Film AG (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Treumann-Larsen-Film-Vertriebs-GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ^ Trianon-Film GmbH (Berlin). Accessed August 31, 2018 .
- ↑ Construction film production. In: constructionfilm.de. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .