What Cinecapital does

Cinecapital is a French financial services firm (Société Anonyme, RCS Paris 327 685 574, founded June 1, 1983) specialized in film and audiovisual financing. For more than 40 years it has structured and managed SOFICA investment vehicles (Sociétés pour le Financement de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle) — French tax-incentive funds dedicated to financing cinematic and audiovisual production — completing over 800 investments since 1985 and maintaining development partnerships with 50+ production companies. The firm is headquartered at 9 rue Jean Mermoz in Paris's 8th arrondissement with approximately five key team members and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cofiloisirs, which is itself 100% owned by BNP Paribas.

Cinecapital's product set comprises four interconnected service lines: (1) SOFICA management under legacy vehicles SOFINERGIE and SOFICINEMA; (2) CINECAP, a SOFICA fund co-founded with BNP Paribas Banque Privée in 2017 and currently in its investment period; (3) CONSEIL, an advisory practice offering audiovisual rights catalog valuation, production/distribution company evaluation, M&A advisory, and capital opening; and (4) CAMA (Collecte et Répartition), a mandated collection-and-distribution service for international exploitation revenues that Cinecapital delivers on behalf of producers, financial partners, and rights holders. CAMA signing has been mandatory since 2009 for Eurimages-supported films exceeding EUR 3M in budget, for which Cinecapital is an approved provider and a member of ARS (Association de Représentation des Sofica).

The business model combines recurring SOFICA management fees, transactional CAMA commissions on international collections, and project-based advisory fees — all delivered through direct B2B relationships with institutional investors, production companies, and rights holders. The firm does not disclose pricing publicly, has no consumer-facing channels, and operates a single Paris office with no disclosed technology platform or API. Its primary customer segments are production companies, SOFICA investors, and Eurimages co-productions; all activity is ultimately channeled through the BNP Paribas banking group via its parent Cofiloisirs.

Name

Cinecapital

Legal name

Cinécapital

Website

https://cinecapital.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cinecapital is a French financial services firm (Paris, founded 1983) that manages SOFICA investment vehicles and provides advisory and CAMA revenue-collection services to film production companies, private investors, and rights holders. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas-backed Cofiloisirs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SOFICA Management: Cinecapital structures and manages SOFICA (Sociétés pour le Financement de l'Industrie Cinématographique et Audiovisuelle) investments, collecting private funds dedicated to financing cinematic and audiovisual production.
2. Consulting Services: Advisory services including valuation of audiovisual rights catalogs, evaluation of production/distribution companies, M&A advisory for catalog or company sales, and capital opening for audiovisual businesses.
3. CAMA (Collection et Répartition): Collection and distribution service for gross exploitation revenues of cinematographic or audiovisual works worldwide on behalf of producers, financial partners, and other rights holders.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cinecapital is a Paris-based financial services firm dedicated to financing the film and audiovisual industry for over 40 years. It manages SOFICA tax-incentivized investment vehicles for cinema production, co-developed the CINECAP investment solution with BNP Paribas Banque Privée, provides advisory services covering catalog valuation and M&A transactions, and operates CAMA, a service for the collection and distribution of international revenues on behalf of rights holders.

Product overview

Cinecapital operates as a unified financial services platform offering four interconnected products/services: SOFICA (investment vehicles for cinema financing managed since 1985), CINECAP (a co-founded investment fund with BNP Paribas Private Banking), CONSEIL (advisory services for audiovisual asset valuation and transactions), and CAMA (collection and distribution services for international exploitation revenues). The SOFICA and CINECAP products form the core investment offerings, while CONSEIL and CAMA provide complementary advisory and administrative services to the same client base of production companies and audiovisual industry stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SOFICA Management
• CINECAP
• CONSEIL (Advisory Services)
• CAMA (International Revenue Collection)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 investments structured since 1985
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CINECAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCINECAP was co-founded by Cinecapital and BNP Paribas Banque Privée in 2017. Currently in investment period. Cinecapital manages the SOFICA funds (previously SOFINERGIE, SOFICINEMA, now CINECAP).
• EurimagescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCinecapital is approved by Eurimages for productions that received Eurimages support. CAMA signing has been mandatory since 2009 for films over 3M EUR that received Eurimages intervention.
• ARS (Association de Représentation des Sofica)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCINECAP is a member of the ARS bureau, the Association representing SOFICA companies in the French film financing ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gaumont: Major French film production and distribution company that relies on French film financing vehicles including SOFICA. Comparable as a client/producer counterpart for Cinecapital's investment and CAMA services within the French audiovisual value chain.
• Pathé: Historic French film production and distribution major that both consumes SOFICA financing (as a production company) and engages in audiovisual M&A advisory. Comparable as a counterparty and adjacent ecosystem participant for Cinecapital's investment and advisory services.
• StudioCanal (Canal+): Film production, distribution and financing arm of Canal+ group, with international rights exploitation that interfaces with CAMA revenue collection. Comparable as a production-company client and rights-holder for Cinecapital's CAMA services.
• EuropaCorp: French film production major with international co-production activity that drives demand for SOFICA equity and Eurimages-approved CAMA services. Comparable as a producer client for Cinecapital's investment and rights collection services.

Emerging players

• Tikehau Capital: Alternative asset manager with a SOFICA-equivalent film/media investment offering and broader media sector exposure. Comparable as a French-based private-market investor serving production companies and HNW investors, though much larger and more diversified.

Direct peers

• Cofiloisirs: Parent company and one of two European credit institutions specialized in cinema and audiovisual financing. Operates in the same SOFICA and audiovisual lending market as Cinecapital, with overlapping client base of French production companies and investors.
• Palatine Épargne (Banque Palatine SOFICA): Direct SOFICA peer: a French bank-owned SOFICA manager competing with Cinecapital for both investor capital and production company deals. President Adrien O'Byrne started his career at Banque Palatine, illustrating the interlinked nature of this competitor set.
• SOFICA La Banque Postale Images: Direct SOFICA peer co-founded by Diane Cesbron prior to joining Cofiloisirs/Cinecapital. Operates in the same SOFICA structuring and French tax-advantaged film investment market, competing for the same pool of private tax-driven investors.

Others

• Centre national du cinéma (CNC): French national film center that administers the regulatory framework for SOFICA, audiovisual financing subsidies, and industry data. Not a competitor, but the regulatory and policy counterpart defining Cinecapital's market structure and eligibility rules.
• Eurimages: Council of Europe cultural fund that co-finances European co-productions and mandates Cinecapital's CAMA services for supported films. Not a competitor but a closely linked ecosystem counterparty defining Cinecapital's CAMA market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/cinecapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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