What Midralgar does

Midralgar, operated by the French private limited company Marmitafilms SARL (share capital €45,000, RCS Bordeaux 524344157), is an independent film production company headquartered at 15 Rue Raze, 33000 Bordeaux, France. Under the editorial direction of Martine Vidalenc (Directeur de la publication), the company produces feature films, short films, documentaries, animated features, and video installations. Its catalog spans nearly two decades of continuous production from 2005 to the present, encompassing more than 100 titles, including the animated features 'Tout en haut du Monde' (Long Way North, 2016) and 'L'Extraordinaire Voyage de Marona' (2019), the documentary collection 'L'Inconsolable' (2012, with Jean-Marie Straub), and recent 2022–2024 releases such as 'Radio Metronom', 'Les Démons d'Argile', and 'The Alienated'.

The company's core technology and operations are built around traditional film production workflows with no proprietary software, no API surface, and no mobile application. Distribution is conducted through a direct-to-consumer e-commerce shop at shop.midralgar.fr, which sells physical DVDs priced between €12 and €18 to a global audience with worldwide PayPal-enabled shipping, and through video-on-demand streaming on Vimeo for select titles. Supporting infrastructure is minimal: OVH web hosting, WordPress-style web publishing, and standard social media presence on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

Revenue mechanics consist of one-time DVD sales (perpetual license per unit), transactional Vimeo VOD fees for select titles, and project-based production funding (sources not disclosed in the data). Customer segments are the general public interested in independent French and international cinema, plus the festival circuit for programming and exhibition. The company is independently owned with no parent entity, no venture capital funding, and no disclosed M&A activity. Its registered trademark 'MIDRALGAR' is the principal intangible asset tied to brand identity.

Name

Midralgar

Legal name

Marmitafilms SARL

Website

https://midralgar.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Midralgar is a French independent film production company (Marmitafilms SARL, Bordeaux) producing features, shorts, documentaries, animation, and video installations since 2005, distributing via its own worldwide DVD shop and Vimeo VOD to film enthusiasts and the festival circuit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. DVD Sales: Physical DVD sales through the company's e-commerce platform shop.midralgar.fr. Products are sold worldwide with delivery within one month.
2. VOD/Streaming: Video on demand distribution through Vimeo platform for select films.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Midralgar, operated by Marmitafilms SARL, is an independent French film production company founded in 1998 and based in Bordeaux. The company produces feature films (longs métrages), short films (courts métrages), audiovisual creations and documentaries, and video installations, distributing selected works through its own online DVD shop and Vimeo On Demand under the Marmitafilms VOD label.

Product overview

Midralgar is a French independent film production company producing feature films, short films, documentaries, and video installations. The portfolio includes animated feature films such as 'Tout en haut du Monde' and 'L'Extraordinaire Voyage de Marona', documentary works covering historical and cultural subjects, and short films spanning multiple genres. Distribution occurs through DVD sales via the online shop and digital streaming via Vimeo On Demand. The company also produces video installation art for exhibition contexts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feature Films (Longs métrages) Feature-length narrative films produced by Midralgar/Marmitafilms SARL since 1998, intended for cinema, festival and home-video audiences interested in independent French cinema.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gaumont: Gaumont is a historic French film production and distribution company founded in 1895, the oldest film company in the world. While far larger and broader than Midralgar, it operates in the same French film production/distribution space and represents the incumbent benchmark in this market.
• Pathé: Pathé is a major French film production, distribution, and exhibition company with a vast historical catalog and active production slate. Comparable to Midralgar in producing French-language feature films and shorts, but operates at significantly larger scale across theatrical, home video, and international sales.
• StudioCanal: StudioCanal is a French film production and distribution subsidiary of Canal+ specializing in European content, with a substantial catalog of independent and art-house titles. Directly comparable to Midralgar as a French independent-producer-backed distributor of curated film catalogs, though at much greater scale and owned by a major media group.

Direct peers

• MK2 Productions: MK2 is a French independent film production, distribution, and exhibition company with strong art-house and auteur focus — closely aligned with Midralgar's curatorial positioning. It operates theaters, a distribution arm, and a VOD platform (UniversCiné), making it the closest direct peer in terms of independent French art-house distribution model.
• Wild Bunch: Wild Bunch is a French independent film sales, distribution, and production company known for arthouse, European, and international festival films. Comparable to Midralgar as a Paris-based independent company handling international sales and distribution of curated independent film content.
• Pyramide Films: Pyramide Films is a French independent film distribution and international sales company focused on auteur cinema and festival titles. Direct peer to Midralgar in curating and distributing independent/art-house films through theatrical, home video, and digital channels.
• Le Pacte: Le Pacte is a French independent film distribution company specializing in auteur and art-house cinema for the French theatrical and home video market. Highly comparable to Midralgar in targeting independent, artistic French productions and working with festival-circuit films.
• Diaphana Films: Diaphana Films is a French/Italian independent film distribution company with a strong arthouse and auteur catalog. Comparable to Midralgar in distributing curated independent European films across theatrical, home video, and digital platforms.
• Mars Films: Mars Films is a French independent film distribution company handling a mix of arthouse and commercial independent releases. Comparable to Midralgar as a French independent distributor of curated film content with a catalog-based revenue model.

Emerging players

• A24: A24 is a US-based independent entertainment company focused on producing and distributing arthouse, auteur, and festival-circuit films. Comparable to Midralgar in curatorial positioning toward artistic independent cinema and building catalog value, though operating at much greater scale and with full theatrical release infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/midralgar
• Facebookfacebook.com/midralgar
• Instagraminstagram.com/midralgar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marmitafilms

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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