What Filmweb does

Filmweb is a Polish-language entertainment database and discovery platform founded in 1998 and headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. The company operates filmweb.pl as a centralized hub for information on films, television series, and video games, serving Polish-speaking consumers seeking content discovery, trusted reviews, and viewing decisions. The platform's core technology is a web-based publishing system paired with native iOS and Android applications (App Store ID 1598329154; Android package pl.filmweb) that exposes a content database covering films, TV series, video games, actors, characters, fictional worlds, awards, and editorial articles. A distinctive technical component is the VOD comparison aggregator, which centralizes content availability across 11 integrated streaming services including Netflix, HBO Max (MAX), Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Player, Canal+ Online, SkyShowtime, Apple TV, Polsat Box Go, TVP VOD, and Viaplay, addressing consumer friction in locating content across a fragmented Polish streaming market.

The platform includes community-driven ratings and reviews, user-curated lists, forums, friend activity feeds, contests, quizzes, surveys, Polish cinema showtimes, and a TV program guide, alongside original editorial and video productions such as "Serial Killers" (TV series coverage), "Fabryka remake'ów" (film/cast analysis), and Movie się. The technical architecture integrates display-side VOD pricing (e.g., Player tiered subscriptions at 8/18/80 PLN) for end-users, enabling the platform to function as a referral surface for streaming subscriptions in addition to its media-database role. The social layer ("Mój Filmweb") and gamification components (contests, quizzes, user rankings) are designed to drive repeated engagement beyond single content lookups.

Filmweb operates as a free, ad-supported consumer (B2C) platform and generates revenue through advertising and through driving subscription and viewing traffic to partner streaming services. Its customer base is the long tail of Polish film and entertainment enthusiasts rather than any enterprise anchor accounts. With 101-250 employees and continuous operation since 1998, Filmweb is an established independent private company with no disclosed external venture or private equity funding, no parent company, and no public listing.

Name

Filmweb

Legal name

Filmweb

Website

https://filmweb.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Filmweb is a Polish-language entertainment database and discovery platform founded in 1998, serving Polish-speaking consumers. It combines film, TV, and games content with a VOD availability aggregator spanning 11 streaming providers, plus community features and mobile apps, monetized via advertising and streaming referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Discovery Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Form Video Discovery, Curation & Aggregation Platforms (MPACAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Creator & Streamer Platforms (Live & VOD for Game Content) (MPAFAEAA)

Keywords

• Film database platform
• VOD aggregator
• Entertainment community
• Movie ratings reviews
• Streaming availability search

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Filmweb operates a Polish-language online entertainment database and discovery platform covering films, TV series, and video games. The platform combines an extensive editorial database with user ratings, reviews, and curated lists, and aggregates VOD availability across 40+ streaming providers (Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Player, Canal+, SkyShowtime, Prime Video, Apple TV, TVP VOD, Viaplay, Polsat Box Go) to show users where to watch specific content. It also provides Polish cinema showtimes, TV program guides, original video programs, and social community features including forums, friend activity feeds, contests, quizzes, and user profiles.

Product overview

Filmweb is a Polish film, series, and entertainment database platform offering comprehensive coverage of movies, TV series, and video games. The platform operates as a content discovery and social platform, combining a centralized film/series database with user-generated ratings and reviews, personalized recommendations, social features (friend activity, forums), VOD content aggregation showing availability across multiple streaming platforms (Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Player, SkyShowtime, and others), cinema showtimes, TV program listings, video content (trailers, original productions), and gamification elements (contests, quizzes, surveys). The core product is the unified database-and-discovery platform, with the VOD aggregator feature integrated as a key functionality showing users where to watch content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filmweb Platform (filmweb.pl) The unified Filmweb web platform serving Polish entertainment consumers with film/TV/game database access, VOD availability search, user ratings and reviews, personalized recommendations, social features (friend activity, forums, user lists), cinema showtimes, and TV program guides.
• VOD Comparison Aggregator

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Metacritic: Aggregator of critic reviews and ratings for films, TV, games, and music - comparable in review aggregation function though broader in scope than Filmweb's film-focused offering.
• Rotten Tomatoes: Major film/TV review aggregator combining critic and user ratings - comparable in core review/rating aggregation function though much broader in geographic scope than Filmweb.
• IMDb: Amazon-owned global entertainment database covering films, TV, games, and celebrities; comparable in function (database with reviews/ratings) but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope than Filmweb.

Direct peers

• JustWatch: Berlin-based global streaming aggregator offering VOD search and comparison across multiple platforms, directly comparable to Filmweb's VOD aggregator functionality. JustWatch also operates in Poland, providing direct competition in the same market.
• ČSFD (Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze): Czech and Slovak film database with ratings, reviews, and community features - the closest regional equivalent to Filmweb in terms of business model (local-language film/TV database with social features) for a Central European market.
• Reelgood: US-focused streaming aggregator that helps users find where to watch content across services - directly comparable to Filmweb's VOD aggregator feature, though serving the US market.
• TMDB (The Movie Database): Open movie database with extensive metadata and API-driven integrations - comparable in film database function, though more developer/API-oriented and less consumer/community-focused than Filmweb.
• Letterboxd: Social film-discovery platform with user reviews, ratings, and curated lists - directly comparable to Filmweb's community and social features for film enthusiasts.

Regional players

• FilmAffinity: Spanish-language film database with ratings, reviews, and recommendations - comparable business model (local-language film database with community) serving Spanish-speaking markets rather than Poland.
• Filmstarts: German film platform with trailers, reviews, and cinema showtimes - similar product mix (database plus showtimes) but focused on Germany rather than Poland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Filmweb
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@filmweb
• Facebookfacebook.com/filmweb
• Instagraminstagram.com/filmweb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/filmweb-com

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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