Bullitt Film

What Bullitt Film does

Bullitt Film ApS is a Copenhagen-based independent documentary film production company founded in 2007, operating as a private limited company under Danish law (CVR: 30986326). The company produces socially conscious documentaries with a strong artistic vision, focusing on personal and emotional access to topics such as human rights, palliative care, family, and cultural identity. Since founding, Bullitt Film has produced more than 30 documentary titles spanning creative one-off features (e.g., 'The Raft' 2018, 'Fantastic Machine' 2023, 'Revir' 2023), a multi-episode TV documentary series ('Absolute Beginners', 2021), and animated shorts ('Miss Remarkable and Her Career', 2010). The current production slate is active, with films scheduled through 2026 including 'Writing Life', 'Fantastic Family', 'A Place in the Sun', 'Life and Other Problems', and 'Out of School'.

The company's core technology is creative documentary filmmaking — artistic expression and personal/emotional access to social topics — rather than proprietary software. Films are produced under co-production agreements with European production partners and supported by national and supranational funding bodies including the Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, and Creative Europe.

Bullitt Film's revenue model combines (1) one-time co-production licensing fees from public and commercial broadcasters (DR TV, TV2 Denmark, SVT, YLE, ARTE, VPRO, RTS, Al Jazeera), (2) licensing royalties from broadcast and digital distribution (Filmstriben, cinema chains), and (3) one-time institutional educational licenses (e.g., 950 kr per perpetual institutional digital copy with teaching material). Distribution relies on premieres at major international documentary festivals (CPH:DOX, IDFA, Hot Docs, Sundance, Berlinale) as the primary visibility and co-financing channel. The company additionally operates the Africa Engage program — a sub-brand partnership with Film Lab Zanzibar, STEPS, and CPH:DOX — to facilitate cross-continental documentary collaboration, with funding from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs via CISU. The company is founder-led by Managing Director & Producer Vibeke Vogel, supported by a small producer team and a board of Nordic creative-industry veterans.

Name

Bullitt Film

Legal name

Bullitt Film ApS

Website

https://bullittfilm.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bullitt Film is a Copenhagen-based independent documentary film production company founded in 2007 that has produced 30+ socially conscious documentaries distributed through European public broadcasters, the global festival circuit, and educational licensing. It serves broadcasters, film festivals, and co-production partners, and operates the Africa Engage program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Documentary Film Production

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Culture Documentaries (MPADADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Investigative & Journalism Documentaries (MPADADAD), Historical, Biographical & Archival Documentaries (MPADADAE)

Keywords

• Documentary film production
• Independent film company
• Social issue documentaries
• International co-productions
• Broadcast licensing

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Film Production & Co-productions: The company produces documentaries and participates in international co-productions, working with funding bodies such as Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, and Creative Europe.
2. Broadcast Licensing: Films are licensed to TV and digital platforms including DR TV, TV2, SVT, YLE, ARTE, VPRO, RTS, Al Jazeera, and others for broadcast distribution.
3. Educational Licensing: Institutional copies of films are sold for educational use, with teaching materials provided. For example, 'Lige Før Døden' institutional license costs 950 kr for unlimited non-commercial screenings with accompanying teaching guide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bullitt Film is an independent documentary film production company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, producing socially conscious documentaries with strong artistic vision. The company produces creative one-off documentaries, documentary series, and animated shorts, which it distributes through international film festivals, TV broadcasters (DR TV, TV2, SVT, YLE, ARTE, VPRO), digital streaming platforms (Filmstriben), and educational institutions. Films are funded through co-productions with European broadcasters and grants from bodies such as the Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, and Creative Europe.

Product overview

Bullitt Film is an award-winning, independent documentary film production company based in Copenhagen that creates socially conscious films with a strong artistic vision. The company produces a portfolio of documentary films ranging from creative one-off documentaries to multi-episode series and animated shorts. Key productions include 'Out of School' (2026), 'Writing Life' (2025), 'Fantastic Family' (2025), 'A Place in the Sun' (2024), 'Life and Other Problems' (2024), 'Just Before Death' (2023), 'Revir' (2023), and 'Fantastic Machine' (2023). The company also operates the Africa Engage program, an initiative enhancing professional collaboration with Africa through documentary film, including delegations, screenings, panels, and school visits. Films are distributed through platforms including Filmstriben, DR, and TV2, with educational materials provided for some productions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Africa Engage: An initiative by Bullitt Film which enhances professional collaboration with Africa and better insight into the African continent through documentary film.

Products and services

• Out of School A 70-minute creative documentary (2026) following a brother and sister forced out of education in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. A co-production with Le Moindre Geste.
• Writing Life A 47-minute documentary (2025) following individuals breaking free from societal definitions and taking ownership of their own life stories. Produced by Clara Bruun Sandbye.
• Fantastic Family An 83-minute creative documentary (2025) where Nicoline confronts decades of silence after her parents' violent divorce.
• A Place in the Sun An 80-minute creative documentary (2024) portraying Gran Canaria as a contrasting resort destination and the diverse people who have relocated there.
• Life and Other Problems A 97-minute creative documentary (2024) by Max Kestner exploring existential questions about life, death, and the universe through a philosophical voyage.
• Just Before Death (Lige Før Døden) A 71-minute creative documentary (2023) by Anne Wivel about life at a palliative care department and the staff who care for people at the end of life. Available as an institutional educational license for 950 kr including unlimited non-commercial screenings and written teaching material.
• Revir - Everything You Hold Dear An 84-minute creative documentary (2023) following siblings Susie and Sune who have been left to themselves since childhood, exploring themes of longing and family bonds.
• Fantastic Machine (And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine) An 85-minute creative documentary (2023) examining humanity's obsession with cameras and image-making, exploring the history of the camera and modern media culture. Co-produced with Plattform Produktion (Sweden) and SVT.
• The Raft (Tømmerflåden) A 98-minute creative documentary (2018) about an Acali Expedition where eleven people spent 101 days on a raft across the Atlantic in 1973 to study violence and sexual attraction.
• Absolute Beginners (Efterskolen) A 6-episode documentary series (2021) following teenagers at Klejtrup Musikefterskole, exploring themes of change, hope, and personal growth.
• Miss Remarkable and Her Career A 29-minute animated documentary (2010) — a black comedy about inner demons and the challenges of a creative career, based on a graphic novel by Joanna Rubin Dranger.
• Harbour of Hope A 75+56 minute documentary (2011) following Holocaust survivors who arrived in Malmö, Sweden in 1945 after liberation from concentration camps.
• Africa Engage Program An initiative by Bullitt Film enhancing professional collaboration with Africa and better insight into the African continent through documentary film. Includes CPH:DOX delegations, school screenings, panels, and filmmaker exchanges in partnership with Film Lab Zanzibar and STEPS (South Africa). Funded through OPEN (CISU) under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Documentary Films Portfolio (Over 30 titles since 2007) A catalogue of over 30 documentary titles produced since 2007, including creative one-off documentaries, documentary series, and animated shorts. The portfolio is licensed to broadcasters, digital platforms, and educational institutions.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Film Lab ZanzibarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Film Lab Zanzibar is a training hub for African storytelling and co-initiator of Africa Engage initiative. Provides short-term workshops and long-term residencies for filmmakers in Tanzania & East Africa, supporting young professionals to grow their skills and tell their own stories.
• STEPScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024South African non-profit media organization and documentary production company, co-initiator of Africa Engage. Produces documentaries across Africa with development focus and artistic ambition. Manages Generation Africa documentary series and AfriDocs VOD platform.
• CPH:DOXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Copenhagen documentary film festival, second largest worldwide. Partners with Africa Engage for screenings, panels, and professional meetings during the annual festival, providing platform for African filmmakers to connect with Danish and international industry.
• OPEN (CISU)supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Funding scheme under Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Provides financial support for Africa Engage initiative through CISU (Civil Society in Development).
• Danish Film InstitutesupportingOthersNational film funding body providing production support, development funding, and institutional backing for documentary productions.
• Nordisk Film & TV FondsupportingOthersNordic funding body supporting film and TV productions across Scandinavia with production funding and co-production support.
• Creative EuropesupportingOthersEU MEDIA programme providing development and production support for European documentary co-productions.
• Plattform ProduktioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish production company home to Palme d'Or winners Ruben Östlund. Co-produced 'And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine' alongside Bullitt Film and SVT.
• Le Moindre GestecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-Moroccan production company. Co-produced 'Out of School' documentary with Bullitt Film.
• DR TVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDanish public service broadcaster. Major outlet for Bullitt Film productions with co-productions and licensing agreements.
• TV2 DenmarkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDanish commercial broadcaster. Co-produces and licenses documentary productions from Bullitt Film.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sisyfos Film Production: Independent Copenhagen documentary producer focused on creative and socially conscious films for international audiences; similar size, festival-circuit orientation, and reliance on Danish and Nordic film institute funding.
• Real Lava: Copenhagen-based documentary and short-form producer with a strong festival track record; comparable in scale, creative-documentary focus, and international co-production model.
• Final Cut for Real: Copenhagen-based independent documentary production company producing award-winning artistic and socially engaged documentaries for international festivals and broadcasters; the closest direct peer to Bullitt Film in scale, geography, and creative positioning.
• Mantaray Film: Swedish independent documentary production company producing creative, socially engaged documentaries for international broadcasters and festivals; closely comparable in scale, mission, and Nordic public funding reliance.
• STEPS: South African non-profit documentary producer and co-initiator of Bullitt Film's Africa Engage initiative; produces Africa-focused documentaries with international co-production partners and is directly comparable as a co-production peer.
• Danish Documentary Production: Danish independent documentary producer developing and co-producing creative documentaries with European broadcasters and film institutes; directly comparable in mission, geography, and reliance on Nordic public funding.
• Plattform Produktion: Swedish independent production company (home to Ruben Östlund) that co-produced 'And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine' with Bullitt Film; directly comparable in artistic documentary positioning and Scandinavian co-production model.

Others

• Autlook Filmsales: Vienna-based international documentary sales and distribution company; comparable as a downstream partner for artistic documentaries targeting festivals, broadcasters, and educational markets globally.

Broad incumbents

• Zentropa: Largest Danish production company with documentary, fiction, and series output; overlaps with Bullitt Film in Danish public-broadcaster commissions and co-productions, but operates at meaningfully larger scale across genres.

Emerging players

• Cat&Docs: Paris-based international documentary sales agent representing arthouse documentaries; complementary to Bullitt Film as a downstream distribution channel rather than a direct producer, but a relevant comparable for festival-circuit monetization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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