Filmoteka

What Filmoteka does

Filmoteka d.o.o. is a Croatian private limited company headquartered in Osijek that provides document digitization, microfilming, and document management services to business clients. The company's core offerings include high-volume scanning of paper and microfilm into digital formats, the proprietary 'e-pismohran' electronic archive system for digital document storage and retrieval, and physical storage of paper documents with on-demand retrieval for legally mandated retention periods. Microfilm conservation is offered for documents with long retention horizons where the cost of repeated digital migration becomes uneconomic.

Filmoteka's business model combines project-based professional services (one-time digitization and microfilming engagements) with recurring managed services (e-archive storage and physical document storage). Go-to-market is direct and sales-led, with B2B clients delivering documents to the Osijek facility for processing. The company also operates FOTOREKLAM, a sub-brand photographic studio at a separate Osijek address, providing B2C services such as ID photography, film development, photo printing from digital media, scanning of legacy photographs, laminating, binding, and retail sale of photographic equipment. The photography business has operated at the same location for nearly 100 years under successive names.

The company holds an integrated quality and information security management certification, supports four documented revenue streams, and partners with unnamed technology manufacturers for process improvement. It is a small private firm with 11-50 employees, a single-city footprint in Osijek, no disclosed funding, and no publicly disclosed pricing, customer logos, or revenue figures.

Name

Filmoteka

Legal name

FILMOTEKA d.o.o.

Website

https://filmoteka.hr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Filmoteka d.o.o. is a Croatian document services firm based in Osijek that provides B2B digitization, microfilming, digital archive (e-pismohran), and physical document storage, alongside a B2C photography sub-brand (FOTOREKLAM).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Management Services

NAICS

Photofinishing (81292), Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) (812921), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Photofinishing Laboratories (7384), Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861)

akta.pro primary industry

Image/Document Quality Assurance (QC), Redaction & Compliance Prep (BPAAAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Photo Digitization & Scanning (Prints/Slides/Negatives) (HSAFAGAB)

Keywords

• Document digitization services
• Microfilm archiving
• Electronic document storage
• Physical document storage
• Document management solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Osijek

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Document Digitalization Services: High-volume scanning and conversion of paper and microfilm documents to digital formats, with additional processing for business information extraction.
2. Digital Storage and Archive Services: Electronic archive (e-pismohran) storage services with document retrieval capabilities, charging for digital storage with lower costs than physical paper storage.
3. Physical Document Storage: Storage of physical paper documents (digitized or original) in climate-controlled facilities with document retrieval services during retention periods.
4. Photography Services (Fotoreklam): Traditional photo-chemical photography processing, photo printing services, document photography (ID photos), film development, and photographic equipment sales from physical retail location.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

FILMOTEKA d.o.o. provides document digitization and microfilming services, converting paper and microfilm documents into digital formats for business clients. The company operates the proprietary 'e-pismohran' electronic archive system for digital document storage and retrieval, and offers physical storage of paper documents in climate-controlled facilities with retrieval capability. It also operates FOTOREKLAM, a photography sub-brand offering traditional photo-chemical photography, film development, photo printing, ID photography, and photographic equipment sales to individual consumers.

Product overview

Filmoteka d.o.o. is a service company offering document management solutions, consisting of three main offerings: document digitization and microfilming services (converting paper and microfilm to digital formats), the e-pismohran (e-Archive) digital document storage system, and physical document storage with retrieval capabilities. The company also operates FOTOREKLAM, a photography studio sub-brand providing photographic services including document photography, film development, scanning, and printing. The core services focus on document lifecycle management from physical to digital formats and long-term preservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FOTOREKLAM: Photography studio specializing in artistic, technical and documentary photography; offers photo development, printing from various media, scanning old photos, laminating, binding, and sale of photographic equipment and accessories.

Products and services

• Document Digitization and Microfilming Services Service that scans high volumes of paper or microfilm documents and converts them into digital formats, with additional processing to transform documents into valuable business or archival information packages tailored to client documentation systems. Targets businesses and organizations seeking to reduce paper usage and improve business process efficiency.
• e-pismohran (e-Archive System) Proprietary digital document storage and retrieval system that enables users to store digital documentation and access stored digital documents. Offers lower storage costs compared to paper, faster document availability, and improved security, thereby reducing operational risks.
• Document Storage Services Physical storage of paper documents (digitized or original) in climate-controlled facilities at the Filmoteka premises, with document retrieval capability during the retention period. Serves documents that must be preserved for legal or other retention reasons until the document owner decides on further action.
• FOTOREKLAM Photography Services Photography studio offering personal document photography (ID photos), development of all types of color 35mm films, production of color and black-and-white photographs in all formats, printing from various media (memory cards, CD, DVD, USB, mobile devices), scanning of old photographs and DIA positives, scanning of B&W and color 35mm negative films, photocopying, laminating, binding, and sale of photographic equipment and accessories. Targets individual consumers at a separate retail location in Osijek.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lower storage costs for digital documents compared to paper storage
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• M-Files: AI-powered intelligent document management platform serving mid-market and enterprise. Competes with Filmoteka's e-pismohran archive offering through cloud-delivered metadata-driven information management rather than on-premise service.
• DocuWare: Cloud document management and workflow automation platform targeting SMB and mid-market. While primarily software-focused (rather than service-delivered like Filmoteka), it competes directly in the electronic archive value chain that the e-pismohran system addresses.

Broad incumbents

• Shred-it (Stericycle): Information destruction and records management arm of Stericycle, providing secure document shredding, hard drive destruction, and records storage. Comparable to Filmoteka's secure document management and physical storage capabilities as part of a broader portfolio.
• Iron Mountain: Global leader in records management, secure document storage, and digital transformation services. Overlaps with Filmoteka's digitization, digital archive, and physical storage offerings, but at vastly larger scale and across many geographies.
• Kyocera Document Solutions: Offers document management solutions, scanning hardware, and managed print services for SMB and enterprise. Comparable to Filmoteka's digitization and document storage stack, though driven primarily by device-led services rather than dedicated archival specialization.
• Ricoh: Ricoh's document services arm delivers managed document services and digitization capabilities to enterprise customers. Overlaps with Filmoteka's core offerings as one business unit within a much larger multinational technology portfolio.
• Canon (Document Solutions): Canon's document solutions division provides managed print, MFP hardware, and enterprise document scanning/management. Overlaps with Filmoteka's digitization services but as part of a much broader hardware-and-software portfolio.

Regional players

• CEWE: Europe's leading photofinishing and photo-printing company, offering consumer and professional photo products across Western Europe. Closely comparable to Filmoteka's Fotoreklam sub-brand in traditional photofinishing services, though operating in different national markets.

Direct peers

• ScanDigital: US-based photo and home-movie digitization service converting prints, slides, negatives, and tapes to digital formats. Closely mirrors Filmoteka's Fotoreklam sub-brand in service model and customer focus on personal media digitization.

Others

• ABBYY: Document capture, OCR, and content intelligence technology provider whose software underpins much of the professional digitization value chain. Acts as a technology enabler/ecosystem participant to service providers like Filmoteka rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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