Name

Mad Films

Legal name

Mad Films

Website

https://mad-films.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Scripted Feature Film Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Live-Action TV Movies, Miniseries & Specials Production (MPADABAD)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• Feature film production
• Television series production
• Science popularization
• Animation documentaire

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

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. Television Production and Broadcasting Rights: Mad Films generates revenue through producing documentary and fiction content for television broadcasters (ARTE, Canal+ Docs), earning production fees and licensing fees for broadcasting rights across international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mad Films is a French film and television production company that produces feature films, fictional series, and documentary series for cinema and TV. Its catalog spans science popularization documentaries (Déclics, Points de repères), prospective documentaries (2080, Nos futurs), and fiction works (8th Wonderland, Dealer, Haute Pression, Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise, and the in-development @Land). Productions are delivered to broadcasters and international distributors, with content reaching more than 25 countries.

Product overview

Mad Films is a French film and television production company based in Montpellier, led by Jean Mach, that produces feature films, fictional series, and documentary series. The company's portfolio includes fictional series such as @Land, feature films including Haute Pression, Dealer, 8th Wonderland, and Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise, and acclaimed documentary series such as Points de repères, Déclics, and 2080, nos futurs. Productions are distributed internationally across more than 25 countries, with notable broadcast partnerships including Arte and Canal+ Docs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• @Land A fictional series set on an unknown deep web site where anonymous people from various countries consider punishing a multinational corporation that pollutes Africa. Currently in development by Mad Films.
• Haute Pression A feature film about two renowned burglars who once again escape the police and take refuge in their underwater capsule, but this time events do not unfold as expected.
• Déclics A scientific popularization documentary series that uses experiments, playful explanations, and digital effects to demonstrate that nanotechnology, blood circulation, lasers, nuclear fusion, and dark energy are simpler to understand than they appear. Season 2 produced for ARTE.
• 2080, Nos futurs A prospective documentary series exploring possible future transformations in food, health, mobility, and leisure, examining the potential impacts of technology and human decisions on tomorrow's daily life. Season 1 (4x52') produced for Canal+ Docs.
• Points de repères A documentary series that tells the great History through small events that changed the face of the world, featuring 39 episodes of 26 minutes across three seasons. Acclaimed and broadcast on Arte.
• Dealer A 2015 feature film (1h15) directed by Jean-Luc Herbulot about Dan, who, after a life spent in cocaine trafficking, is offered one last deal to realize his childhood dream of moving to Australia with his daughter.
• 8th Wonderland A 2010 feature film (1h34) directed by Nicolas Alberny and Jean Mach about millions of disappointed people around the world who unite to create the first virtual country, where inhabitants vote weekly on different motions via referendum.
• Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise A 2007 feature film (1h35) directed by Jean-Louis Guillermou about Antonio Vivaldi, born in Venice in 1679, focusing on his mysterious childhood illness and his career as a virtuoso violinist.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Studiocanal: France-based subsidiary of Canal+ Group producing and distributing film and television content globally. Direct overlap with Mad Films in producing premium European content, given shared Canal+ ecosystem dynamics.
• Zodiak France (Banijay Group): French arm of global production giant Banijay Group, producing entertainment, scripted, and factual content for broadcasters. Comparable in customer base (French broadcasters) but operates at vastly greater scale and portfolio breadth than Mad Films.
• Pathé: Iconic French film and television production and distribution company producing feature films and series for global audiences. Comparable in cinematic production and international distribution but substantially larger than Mad Films.
• Gaumont: Historic French film and television production-distribution company with global operations. Overlaps with Mad Films in production of feature films and TV series for international markets, though at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Bonne Pioche: Paris-based independent production company producing documentary films and series for cinema and television. Comparable mid-size French docu producer with cinema and TV distribution, similar GTM through broadcaster pre-sales and festival strategy.
• Federation Entertainment: Paris-based independent production and distribution company producing premium scripted series and documentaries for global broadcasters and platforms. Comparable to Mad Films as a mid-size French independent producer with international sales reach.
• Elephant Doc: French independent documentary-focused production company producing high-end factual and documentary series for broadcasters including ARTE. Direct peer in the French documentary production space targeting similar European public broadcasters.
• Terranoa: French independent documentary producer and international distributor focused on factual series and feature documentaries. Direct peer for Mad Films in the French documentary commissioning and international sales ecosystem.

Regional players

• Yami 2 (consortium) / France tv Studios: French public broadcaster production entity producing documentaries, fiction, and entertainment for France Télévisions. Comparable as a French-language broadcaster production counterpart and potential future commissioning partner for Mad Films.

Others

• ARTE France (production arm): Production arm of ARTE, the Franco-German public broadcaster that is Mad Films' largest commissioning partner. Relevant as both a customer and structural counterpart in the French documentary production ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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