Cream Digital Pictures

What Cream Digital Pictures does

Cream Digital Pictures (legal entity: cream digital pictures GmbH) is a Düsseldorf-based creative production agency founded in 1991 by photographer and director Claudius Holzmann. The company provides end-to-end visual communication services spanning creative concept development, film and animation production, professional photography across multiple disciplines (events, portraits, architecture, fashion, still life, online content), compositing, and in-house postproduction. A separately marketed livestream service for digital conferences and live events extends the offering into managed virtual event production with technical direction, LTE connectivity backup, and media embedding. All work is produced from a single studio and postproduction facility at Berliner Allee 57 in Düsseldorf, near the Königsallee.

The company serves a horizontal B2B client base consisting of advertising and creative agencies, industrial and manufacturing companies, and German Mittelstand (small-to-medium enterprises) seeking professional visual content for marketing, corporate communications, brand storytelling, and event coverage. Services are delivered through direct, project-based engagements with personalized client relationships rather than through intermediaries or distribution partners. The company also runs an internal training program developing junior photographers and media designers.

Commercially, Cream operates as a private, family-owned GmbH with no external institutional investment, parent company, or disclosed funding rounds. Revenue is generated through client commissions and project contracts under quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The marketing footprint consists of organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo) and the company website, used primarily as a top-of-funnel portfolio showcase. Headcount sits in the 11–50 range, and the operating geography is concentrated in the Düsseldorf regional market with no claim of global footprint.

Name

Cream Digital Pictures

Legal name

cream digital pictures GmbH

Website

https://creampictures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cream Digital Pictures is a Düsseldorf-based, family-owned creative production agency founded in 1991 that provides film, animation, photography, compositing, postproduction, and livestream services to advertising agencies, industrial companies, and German Mittelstand clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Visual Production Services: Project-based professional services including film production, photography, animation, compositing, and postproduction. Revenue generated through client commissions and project contracts for visual communication content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cream Digital Pictures is a creative production agency that develops and produces visual communication content for agencies, industrial companies, and SMEs. Services span film and animation production, professional photography (events, business portraits, architecture, fashion, still life, online content), in-house postproduction (editing, compositing, finishing), creative concept development, and managed livestream production for digital conferences and live events.

Product overview

Cream Digital Pictures is a creative production agency offering a unified portfolio of visual communication services. The core offering spans film & animation production, professional photography across multiple disciplines (event, business, architecture, fashion, still, online content, people), and an in-house postproduction department for compositing and finishing. A distinct service line is their livestream offering for digital conferences and live events. Creative concepts are developed in-house and produced through to postproduction, providing clients with end-to-end visual content from a single partner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film & Animation Professional film production and animation services for visual communication campaigns, covering concept development through final output for agencies, industrial clients, and SMEs.
• Photography (Foto) Professional photography services spanning events, online content, business portraits, architecture, fashion, and still life photography for corporate and brand clients.
• Compositing Advanced image compositing as part of the postproduction department, combining multiple visual elements into seamless final imagery for film and photography outputs.
• Livestream & Live Events Managed livestream production service for digital conferences, digital assemblies, digital meetings, and social media live events, including technical direction, lighting, sound, LTE-backed connectivity, and media embedding.
• Postproduction In-house postproduction department handling editing, compositing, and finishing for both film and photography productions.
• Creative Concepts Creative idea development and conceptualization services for visual communication strategies, integrated with production and postproduction delivery.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pilot Filmproduktion: German film production company producing commercials, branded content, and corporate films. Comparable peer serving advertising agencies and corporate clients with similar production services.
• BWGTBLD: Berlin creative production agency producing film and visual content for agencies and brands. Comparable peer with similar creative production focus and B2B client mix to Cream Digital Pictures.
• Tempomedia: German creative production agency providing film, animation, and postproduction for advertising and corporate clients. Comparable to Cream in both craft offerings and target customers (agencies, Mittelstand, industrial).
• Studio Funk: Hamburg-based production company delivering film, animation, and audio postproduction for agencies and corporate clients. Comparable as a German full-service creative production peer serving similar B2B markets.
• Sterntag Filmproduktion: German film production company serving agencies and corporate clients with commercial and branded content. Comparable peer in creative film production with overlapping customer segments.
• Sehsucht: Hamburg-based creative production studio offering film, animation, and postproduction for agencies and brands. Highly comparable to Cream Digital Pictures in service mix (film, animation, post) and B2B agency/B2C brand client base.

Broad incumbents

• Polyphon Pictures: German production company producing films and branded content across entertainment and advertising. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the German film production space, though at a larger scale than Cream.
• UFA GmbH: One of Germany's largest production groups, covering film, TV, and branded content at scale. Comparable as a broad incumbent in German production services, though much larger and not Düsseldorf-focused like Cream.
• Cine Plus Media Service: Germany-based postproduction and media services provider offering editing, color grading, and finishing for film and TV. Comparable as a peer operating in postproduction services with corporate and entertainment clients.

Emerging players

• Neverest: Creative production studio offering film and content production for agencies and brands. Comparable as an emerging creative production peer in the German market with similar service offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/creampictures
• Facebookde-de.facebook.com/creamdigitalpictures
• Instagraminstagram.com/creamdigitalpictures

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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