What Yeti Films does

Yeti Films Sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish film production company founded in 2002 by director-producer Piotr Mularuk and headquartered in Warsaw. The company specializes in producing feature films, documentaries, family films, and creative documentaries, with a consistent emphasis on international co-productions rather than purely domestic productions. Across its portfolio of more than ten completed titles, Yeti Films has acted as minority co-producer alongside partners in Germany, the Czech Republic, Israel, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, working with internationally recognized directors including Peter Greenaway (Nightwatching), Oscar winner Marleen Gorris (Within the Whirlwind), and Florian Gaag (Wholetrain).

The company's core technology is conventional film production infrastructure (development, production management, post-production, and international co-production coordination) without proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI-driven tooling. Revenue is generated primarily through project-based production fees, recoupment from co-production arrangements, distribution rights, and public film fund grants (notably the Polish Film Institute, the EU MEDIA Programme, and the Czech State Fund for Cinema). Distribution and broadcast monetization flow through Polish theatrical distributors (Vivarto, Syrena Films), television broadcasters (TVP, CANAL+), international sales agents (Taskovsky Films, Sola Media, Media4Fun), and DVD/retail channels (Empik).

Yeti Films markets primarily through festival premieres (Venice, Berlin, Toronto, Karlovy Vary), pressroom/PR, an official Facebook page, and direct industry networking. The company employs 11-50 staff, is founder-led without disclosed external equity investors or parent company, and currently maintains a development slate that includes a biographical drama (Waszyński) and a horror project (Umschlagplatz) alongside its most recent completed production, the 2021 comedy crime film W jak Morderstwo.

Name

Yeti Films

Legal name

Yeti Films Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://yetifilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yeti Films is a Warsaw-based independent Polish film production company founded in 2002 by Piotr Mularuk, producing feature films, documentaries, and family films through international co-productions with European and Israeli partners, serving festival circuits and broadcast distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Feature-Length Documentaries (MPADADAA)

Keywords

• Film production services
• International co-productions
• Feature film production
• Documentary filmmaking
• Creative documentaries

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Film Production Services: Yeti Films produces feature films, documentaries, and creative documentaries for theatrical release and television broadcast. Revenue is generated through production fees, co-production arrangements, and distribution rights.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yeti Films is a Polish independent film production company that produces feature films, documentaries, and creative documentaries for theatrical release and television broadcast. The company specializes in international co-productions, partnering with producers and broadcasters across Germany, the Czech Republic, Israel, the UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France to develop, produce, and distribute films for festival circuits and TV audiences.

Product overview

Yeti Films is a Polish independent film and television production company founded by director Piotr Mularuk. The company specializes in producing high-quality feature films for international markets, focusing on cross-border co-productions with partners from Germany, Czech Republic, Israel, UK, Canada, Netherlands, France, and Belgium. Their portfolio includes dramatic feature films (Nightwatching, Yuma, Mystification), documentaries (A Baluty Ghetto, I Want (No) Reality), family films (Igor and the Cranes' Journey), and creative documentaries (Just Like Us). The company also maintains several projects in development including biographical drama Life As Film and horror film Umschlagplatz.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholetrain German-Polish co-production youth drama about a group of graffiti writers in Warsaw, directed by Florian Gaag, exploring themes of artistic freedom and coming-of-age struggles in urban settings.
• Nightwatching Historical drama directed by Peter Greenaway about Rembrandt, his women, and a conspiracy surrounding the painting 'The Nightwatch'. UK-Polish-Canadian-Dutch co-production starring Martin Freeman.
• A Baluty Ghetto Creative documentary directed by Pavel Štingl about Czech Jews living in the Łódź ghetto during WWII, juxtaposed with the present-day reality of the Baluty district.
• Within the Whirlwind Epic drama directed by Marleen Gorris (Oscar winner for Antonia's Line) based on memoirs of Russian dissident Eugenia Ginzburg. German-Polish-Belgian-French co-production starring Emily Watson.
• Mystification Thriller directed by Jacek Koprowicz exploring the controversial theory that Polish artist Witkacy did not commit suicide in 1939. Features Jerzy Stuhr and Maciej Stuhr.
• Yuma Crime drama directed by Piotr Mularuk about young people engaged in cross-border shoplifting ('juma') in post-communist Poland. Polish-German-Czech co-production starring Jakub Gierszał.
• Igor and the Cranes' Journey Family film directed by Evgeny Ruman about a young boy who immigrates from Russia to Israel and connects with his father through following cranes on their migration. Israeli-Polish-German co-production.
• I Want (No) Reality Personal documentary by Ana Brzezińska about the Needcompany artistic group and the necessity of art in life. Five-year creative collaboration documented.
• Just Like Us Creative documentary directed by Piotr Mularuk and Maria Siniarska exploring the influence of the Warsaw Uprising on contemporary young Warsaw artists and musicians.
• W as Murder Comedy crime film directed by Piotr Mularuk. Mystery surrounding a murder victim with a pendant shaped like the letter 'W'. Starring Anna Smołowik and Paweł Domagała.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple international awards including Adolf Grimme Award, Venice Film Festival prizes, and festival recognitions

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Neue Goldkind FilmproduktioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman production company that co-produced Wholetrain (2004/2005), Yeti Films' first feature film. This was a German-Polish co-production with Florian Gaag as director.
• Megaherz GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman co-producer for Wholetrain alongside Yeti Films.
• ZDF Kleines FernsehspielcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman public broadcaster that co-produced Wholetrain, contributing to the German television co-production aspect.
• The Kasander Film CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch production company that served as the main producer for Nightwatching, Peter Greenaway's film. Yeti Films was a co-producer on this UK-Polish-Canadian-Dutch co-production.
• Gremi Film ProductionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish co-producer for Nightwatching in association with the film.
• Tatfilm (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman production company and co-producer of Within the Whirlwind (Wichry Kołymy), known for producing The Last King of Scotland.
• Saga Film (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-producer for Within the Whirlwind.
• Lorival (France)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for Within the Whirlwind, part of the German-Polish-Belgian-French co-production.
• K2 s.r.o. (Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech production company that co-produced Bałuckie Getto with Yeti Films. Pavel Štingl directed this Polish-Czech documentary.
• Evolution Films s.r.o. (Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech co-producer for Bałuckie Getto and Yuma, contributing to multiple Yeti Films productions.
• Czech Television - Ostrava StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech public broadcaster that participated in the production of Bałuckie Getto.
• UCM (Israel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsraeli co-producer for Igor i podróż żurawi, an Israeli-Polish-German co-production.
• Ulysses Film Produktion (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman co-producer for Igor i podróż żurawi, completing the Israeli-Polish-German co-production team.
• Syrena FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish distributor for Mistyfikacja, handling theatrical distribution and co-production of the film.
• Piramida FilmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Mistyfikacja.
• Hydra FilmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Mistyfikacja.
• Film FactoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer for Mistyfikacja.
• Las Vegas Power Energy Drink (Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish co-producer for Yuma alongside Yeti Films and Evolution Films.
• NeedcompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian theatre group whose artistic work was documented in I Want (No) Reality by Ana Brzezińska. Yeti Films was co-producer.
• Studio Produkcyjne OrkaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish production studio that co-produced Tacy Jak My documentary.
• DreamsoundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish post-production company that co-produced Tacy Jak My and provided sound post-production for I Want (No) Reality.
• Taskovsky Films Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent that signed with I Want (No) Reality for worldwide distribution.
• Sola MediaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational sales agent handling distribution for Igor i podróż żurawi.
• Media4FunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales agent for Tacy Jak My (Just Like Us) documentary.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zentropa: Danish independent film production company known for international co-productions and festival-circuit titles. Closely comparable business model as a small-headcount indie producer leveraging EU co-production financing.
• Opus Film: Polish independent film production company (Łódź) producing features and international co-productions. One of Poland's most established independent producers with comparable festival pedigree and co-production track record.
• Akson Studio: Polish independent film producer with a track record of international co-productions and festival-circuit releases. Closely comparable in size, scope, and reliance on European public film funding.
• Human Ark: Polish production company producing animation and hybrid feature films for international audiences. Comparable in headcount, reliance on international co-production, and festival-circuit positioning.
• Studio Filmowe Kadr: Heritage Polish film production studio now operating as an independent producer of feature films and documentaries. Comparable in producing both theatrical features and auteur-driven projects for the festival circuit.

Emerging players

• New Europe Film Sales: Warsaw-based international sales agent specializing in Central and Eastern European arthouse films. Highly comparable in geography and the type of festival-circuit content it represents, complementing rather than directly competing with Yeti Films.
• Sola Media: German-based international sales agent for family and children's content. Handled international sales for Yeti Films' Igor i podróż żurawi and is directly comparable in serving the same family-film co-production segment.
• Taskovsky Films: International sales agent that handles worldwide sales for Yeti Films' I Want (No) Reality. Directly comparable in serving the same type of arthouse Polish/international co-productions, but operates upstream as a sales agent rather than producer.

Broad incumbents

• Kino Świat: Polish film distribution company that handles theatrical releases for many independent Polish productions. Comparable in serving the same end-customer (Polish film audiences) but at much larger scale as a distributor rather than producer.
• TVN (Warner Bros. Discovery Poland): Major Polish commercial broadcaster that commissions and co-produces local film and television content. Comparable as a buyer/financier of Polish productions but at much larger scale as a broadcast incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/yetifilms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yeti-films-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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