Doghouse Films
Doghouse Films is an independent Luxembourg-based animation studio that develops, coproduces, and co-finances 2D/3D animated feature films, shorts, and TV series with European and international partners, serving broadcasters, distributors, and high-end auteur directors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersDifferdange, Luxembourg
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Doghouse Films does
Doghouse Films s.à.r.l is an independent animation production company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Differdange, Luxembourg. It operates as both a financial coproducer and a fully operational in-house 2D and 3D animation studio, employing a core team of artists who execute the full production pipeline from graphic development to compositing, with techniques spanning 2D animation, 3D animation, and stop-motion. The company's portfolio includes completed animated feature films such as 'Where is Anne Frank' (directed by Ari Folman), 'Fritzi,' 'Pachamama,' 'Nina et le Secret du Hérisson,' 'Saules Aveugles Femme Endormie,' 'Fox and Hare Save the Forest,' and 'Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol,' along with short films and television series including 'Fox and Hare,' 'Fils de Wouf!,' 'Draw for Change,' and '1, 2, 3... Mol Emol!.' Active projects in the pipeline as of the latest available data include 'Dansker,' 'Séraphine,' 'Outfoxed!,' 'The Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole,' 'La Petite Cavale,' 'Granny is a Tree,' and 'L'Étoile.'
Doghouse Films generates revenue through two principal streams: coproduction and production-services agreements on animated feature films, shorts, and series, and downstream licensing/distribution of completed titles through international sales agents and territorial distributors. The studio is structured as a B2B entity targeting high-end international animation producers, European public broadcasters (Arte, Canal+, Gulli, KRO-NCRV, Ketnet, RTL Lëtzebuerg), and specialized distributors (Wild Bunch, The Match Factory, MK2, Charades, Elle Driver, Cat&Docs). Its Luxembourg domicile provides structural access to Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Creative Europe MEDIA, and Belgian and French tax shelter and regional fund mechanisms, which Doghouse leverages as a minority coproducer and a creative contributor on cross-border European projects.
The company's go-to-market is industry-facing and project-based: it pitches and closes deals at Cartoon Movie, Cartoon Forum, Annecy, and Berlinale; secures pre-sales from broadcasters; and layers national and regional public financing around a core creative team. There is no disclosed pricing or subscription model, and revenue recognition is project-driven rather than recurring. The team is led by producers and complemented by two production directors, a technical director, animation supervisors, and artists, consistent with a headcount band of 11–50 employees concentrated at the Differdange headquarters.
Doghouse Films firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Doghouse Films
- Legal name
- Doghouse Films s.à.r.l
- Website
- https://doghousefilms.eu
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Doghouse Films is an independent Luxembourg-based animation studio that develops, coproduces, and co-finances 2D/3D animated feature films, shorts, and TV series with European and international partners, serving broadcasters, distributors, and high-end auteur directors.
- Ownership category
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Where Doghouse Films is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Differdange
- HQ country
- Luxembourg
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Doghouse Films business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Co-production and Production Services: Doghouse Films participates as a coproduction partner (and in some cases as a service/prestation provider) on animated feature films, short films, and television series. Revenue is generated through coproduction agreements, national and regional film funds, tax shelter structures, and service fees for production work.
- Film and IP Licensing: Completed films are distributed internationally through sales agents and distributors, generating licensing and distribution revenue. The company retains rights in some territories and participates in revenue sharing arrangements.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Doghouse Films product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Doghouse Films is an independent animation studio and production company based in Differdange, Luxembourg, that develops and produces 2D and 3D animated feature films, short films, and television series. The company operates its own in-house animation studio staffed by 2D and 3D artists, enabling it to function as both a financial coproduction partner and a creative contributor from graphic development through compositing on international animated projects.
Product overview
Doghouse Films is an independent animation studio based in Luxembourg, founded in 2012, that develops and produces high-quality animated films with both 2D and 3D capabilities. The company operates its own in-house animation studio with a core team of 2D and 3D artists, functioning as both financial partner and creative contributor in international co-productions. The portfolio spans feature films (including La Petite Cavale, Dansker, The Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole, Outfoxed!, L'Étoile, Séraphine, Granny is a Tree, and completed titles like Where is Anne Frank, Fritzi, Pachamama, Fox and Hare Save the Forest, and Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol), short films (Matin brun, A walk into the afterlife), and television series (Draw for Change, Fox and Hare, 1, 2, 3 ... Mol Emol!, Fils de Wouf!). The company offers animation production services ranging from graphic development to compositing.
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Companies that use Doghouse Films
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Doghouse Films technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- No
- API docs
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Feature1 record
Doghouse Films partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
72 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Samsa Film (Luxembourg)coreLuxembourg-based production company; coproduction partner on 'Where is Anne Frank'.
- Purple Whale Films (Israel)coreIsraeli production company; coproduction partner on 'Where is Anne Frank'.
- Walking the Dog (Belgium)coreBelgian production company; coproduction partner on 'Where is Anne Frank', 'Fox and Hare', and 'Fox and Hare Save the Forest'.
- Magellan Films (Belgium)coreBelgian production company; coproduction partner on 'Where is Anne Frank'.
- Bridgit Folman Film Gang (Israel)coreIsraeli production company; coproduction partner on 'Where is Anne Frank'.
- Submarine (Netherlands)coreDutch production and distribution company; coproduction partner on 'Where is Anne Frank', 'Fox and Hare', 'L'Étoile', 'Séraphine', 'Dansker', 'Fox and Hare Save the Forest', 'Draw for Change', and 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- Le Pacte (France)coreFrench production and distribution company; coproduction partner and France distributor on 'Where is Anne Frank'.
- Wild Bunch InternationalcoreInternational sales agent handling worldwide licensing for 'Where is Anne Frank'. Also distributes 'Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol' in France.
- Cinéma Defacto (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- Miyu Productions (France)coreFrench animation production company; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- micro_scope (Canada)coreCanadian production company; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- Productions L'Unité Centrale (Canada)coreCanadian production company; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- An Original Picture (Netherlands)coreDutch production company; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- Studio Ma (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- Arte France CinémacoreFrench broadcaster and coproduction entity; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes CinémacoreFrench regional film fund and coproduction entity; coproduction partner on 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- The Match FactorycoreInternational sales agent handling worldwide licensing for 'Saules Aveugles, Femme Endormie'.
- 2 Minutes (France)minorFrench animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Fils de Wouf!'.
- Maybe Movies (France)minorFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Fils de Wouf!'.
- Gulli (France)coreFrench children's TV channel; broadcaster, coproduction partner, and supporter of 'Fils de Wouf!'.
- RTL LëtzebuergcoreLuxembourg broadcaster; coproduction partner and broadcaster for '1, 2, 3… Mol Emol!' and 'Fils de Wouf!'.
- KRO-NCRV (Netherlands)coreDutch public broadcaster; coproduction partner and broadcaster for 'Fox and Hare' series.
- Ketnet (Belgium)coreFlemish public broadcaster; coproduction partner and broadcaster for 'Fox and Hare' series.
- RTBF (Belgium)coreBelgian French-language public broadcaster; coproduction partner and broadcaster for 'Fox and Hare' series.
- About Premium Content KidscoreInternational content sales agent specializing in children's programming; handles international sales for 'Fox and Hare'.
- Balance Film (Germany)coreGerman production company; coproduction partner on 'Fritzi'.
- TrickStudio Lutterbeck (Germany)coreGerman animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Fritzi'.
- Artémis Productions (Belgium)coreBelgian production company; coproduction partner on 'Fritzi'.
- MAUR film (Czech Republic)coreCzech animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Fritzi'.
- Global ScreencoreInternational sales agent; handled worldwide sales for 'Fritzi'.
- Septième FactorycoreFrench distribution company; distributed 'Fritzi' in France.
- Tarantula DistributioncoreLuxembourg distribution company; distributed 'Fritzi' and 'Fox and Hare Save the Forest' in Luxembourg.
- Folivari (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Pachamama'.
- O2B Films (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Pachamama'.
- Kaïbou Production (Canada)coreCanadian production company; coproduction partner on 'Pachamama'.
- Blue Spirit Studio (France)coreFrench animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Pachamama'.
- Haut et Court distribution (France)coreFrench distribution company; distributed 'Pachamama' in France.
- SC Films InternationalcoreInternational sales agent; handled worldwide sales for 'Pachamama'.
- Canal+ (France)coreFrench subscription TV channel; broadcaster and supporter of 'Pachamama' and 'Draw for Change'.
- Parmi Les Lucioles Films (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Nina et le Secret du Hérisson'.
- KMBO Productions (France)coreFrench production and distribution company; coproduction partner and France distributor on 'Nina et le Secret du Hérisson'.
- Cinéart (Benelux)coreBenelux distribution company; distributed 'Nina et le Secret du Hérisson' in Benelux.
- Les Films du Losange (France)coreFrench international sales agent; handled worldwide sales for 'Nina et le Secret du Hérisson'.
- Ciné+ (France)minorFrench thematic TV channel; supporter and broadcaster of 'Nina et le Secret du Hérisson'.
- a_BAHN (Luxembourg)coreLuxembourg production company; coproduction partner on 'Draw for Change'.
- Clin d'oeil films (Belgium)coreBelgian production company; coproduction partner on 'Draw for Change'.
- Les Films du Balibari (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Draw for Change'.
- Little Big Story (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Séraphine'.
- TNZPV Productions (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Séraphine'.
- JPL Films (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Séraphine'.
- Nadasdy Films (Switzerland)coreSwiss animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Séraphine'.
- Elle DrivercoreInternational sales agent; handles worldwide sales for 'Séraphine'.
- Le Parc Distribution (Benelux)coreBenelux distribution company; distributes 'Séraphine' and 'Pachamama' in Benelux.
- Pronto Film (Ukraine)coreUkrainian production company; production partner on 'The Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole'.
- Girelle Production (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'The Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole'.
- Maur Film (Czech Republic)coreCzech animation studio; coproduction partner on 'The Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole'.
- Cat&DocscoreInternational sales agent specializing in documentaries; handles worldwide sales for 'The Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole'.
- Picolo Pictures (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'La Petite Cavale'.
- CharadescoreInternational sales agent; handles worldwide sales for 'La Petite Cavale'.
- Monster Entertainment (Ireland)coreIrish entertainment production company; production partner on 'Outfoxed!'.
- Walking the Dog (Belgium)coreBelgian animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Outfoxed!'.
- MK2coreInternational film distribution company; handles worldwide distribution for 'Outfoxed!'.
- JA Films (Denmark)coreDanish production company; coproduction partner on 'Dansker'.
- Meta Film (Sweden)coreSwedish production company; coproduction partner on 'Dansker'.
- Laïdak Films (France)coreFrench production company; production partner on 'Granny is a Tree'.
- Dandeloo (France)coreFrench production and distribution company; international and France distributor for 'Granny is a Tree'.
- Take Five (Belgium)coreBelgian production company; coproduction partner on 'L'Étoile'.
- What The Prod (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol'.
- Onyx Films (France)coreFrench animation studio; coproduction partner on 'Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol'.
- Bidibul Productions (France)coreFrench production company; coproduction partner on 'Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol'.
- Autour de Minuit (France)coreFrench production and distribution company; coproduction partner and international distributor for 'Matin Brun' and 'A Walk into the Afterlife'.
- OVHminorFrench cloud hosting provider; hosts the Doghouse Films website.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Doghouse Films competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Folivari: Paris-based animation production company with strong European coproduction network and family-feature orientation. Folivari coproduced Pachamama with Doghouse Films and competes in the same French-led animation feature segment.
- Walking the Dog: Belgian 2D/3D animation studio of comparable scale, also positioned as both creative studio and coproduction partner. Walking the Dog is a repeat Doghouse Films coproducer (Where is Anne Frank, Fox and Hare, Outfoxed!, Fox and Hare Save the Forest), making it the closest operational and structural peer.
- Miyu Productions: French independent animation production company focused on auteur-driven short and feature animation, with festival positioning (Annecy, Cannes). Comparable to Doghouse on editorial line and coproduction-led financing model.
- Submarine: Amsterdam-based independent animation and distribution company that operates as both production studio and international sales/distribution agent. It is Doghouse's most frequent coproduction partner (8+ projects) and a structurally comparable hybrid animation-distribution peer.
- TrickStudio Lutterbeck: German animation studio with European coproduction experience, working in 2D, 3D, and mixed techniques. Coproduced Fritzi with Doghouse Films and serves the same European feature-animation market.
- Blue Spirit Studio: Paris-based animation studio with in-house 2D/3D production capabilities and an active international coproduction slate. Coproduced Pachamama with Doghouse Films and competes in the same European feature-film animation segment.
- Samsa Film: Luxembourg-headquartered independent film production company with a strong animation track record (including Where is Anne Frank with Doghouse). Same jurisdiction, same financing mechanisms, and a directly comparable business model.
- Nadasdy Film: Swiss independent animation studio specializing in short and feature animation, with festival-circuit positioning. Coproduced Sérophine with Doghouse Films and shares the same auteur-animation, coproduction-led approach.
- MAUR Film: Czech animation studio with international coproduction credits across features and series. MAUR Film is a repeat Doghouse partner (Fritzi, Blue Sweater with a Yellow Hole) and operates a comparable studio-plus-coproduction model.
Emerging players
- Autour de Minuit: French production and distribution company with a strong short-form animation slate and festival-circuit presence. Coproduced Matin Brun and A Walk into the Afterlife with Doghouse, overlapping in editorial line and European financing structure.
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Weaknesses5 records
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Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Doghouse Films
What does Doghouse Films do?
Doghouse Films is an independent animation studio and production company based in Differdange, Luxembourg, that develops and produces 2D and 3D animated feature films, short films, and television series. The company operates its own in-house animation studio staffed by 2D and 3D artists, enabling it to function as both a financial coproduction partner and a creative contributor from graphic development through compositing on international animated projects.
Is Doghouse Films a public or private company?
Doghouse Films is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Doghouse Films founded?
Doghouse Films was founded in 2012. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Doghouse Films based?
Doghouse Films is headquartered in Differdange, Luxembourg, in the Europe region.
How does Doghouse Films make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Co-production and Production Services are the primary driver. The others are film and IP Licensing.
Who are Doghouse Films's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Folivari, Walking the Dog, Miyu Productions, Submarine, TrickStudio Lutterbeck, Blue Spirit Studio, Samsa Film, Nadasdy Film and MAUR Film. Autour de Minuit is listed as an emerging player.
Does Doghouse Films have an API?
No public API is recorded for Doghouse Films.