Alma Productions

What Alma Productions does

Alma Productions is an independent documentary production company founded in 2024 and headquartered in Paris (98 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011). It produces documentary films, serial formats, and digital content across four genre verticals: history, culture, animalier (nature), and docufiction. Its current pipeline consists of 10 announced projects with staggered release windows between T4 2025 and T4 2026, including titles such as 'Les Amants de l'Atome' (6×26 min and 3×52 min series on the French atomic bomb), 'Marmottes: la guerre des clans' (nature documentary in the Vanoise national park based on decades of CNRS research), and 'Cités corsaires' (historical documentary on French privateering). The underlying production process is conventional creative filmmaking — director-led field production, archival research, and editorial post-production — with no proprietary technology stack.

The company is B2B, with a customer base consisting of television networks, streaming platforms, and broadcasters. Distribution is operated through direct sales in the form of broadcast licensing, pre-sales, and coproduction agreements with French and international broadcasters. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed and the company is privately held with no external funding rounds and no parent company. The 12-person team is led by three co-founders — Laurent Mini, Karim Samaï (also dirigeants of La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse), and Marie de Maublanc (former TV channel director and producer at Mediawan) — plus independent producers Antoine Bamas and Laurent Poudroux and Lisa-Marie Auger as Head of Development.

Name

Alma Productions

Legal name

Alma Productions

Website

https://alma-productions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alma Productions is an independent Paris-based documentary production company founded in 2024, producing films, serial formats, and digital content across history, culture, nature, and docufiction genres for broadcasters and streaming platforms.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Alma Productions is an independent documentary production company that creates, finances, and produces documentary films, serial formats, and digital content for broadcasters and streaming platforms. The company produces a portfolio of documentary works across genres including History, Culture, Animalier (nature), and Docufiction, with each production sold to clients through pre-sales, coproduction deals, and broadcast licensing agreements.

Product overview

Alma Productions is an independent documentary production company that creates documentary films, serial formats, and digital content. The company produces a portfolio of documentary works organized by genre including historical documentaries, cultural documentaries, nature documentaries, and docufiction series. The product offering consists of individual documentary titles organized into categories such as History, Culture, Animalier (nature), and Docufiction. The company catalogs its productions on its website with film pages containing synopses, director credits, runtime information, and release schedules.

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Products and services

• Les Amants de l'Atome A six-episode documentary series (6 × 26 min & 3 × 52 min) directed by Charles-Antoine de Rouvre, recounting the secret history of the French atomic bomb from the interwar period through the Cold War. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• Fuite des nazis, la route des monastères A 52-minute documentary directed by Anne Veron, revealing how thousands of Nazi fugitives escaped Europe through Catholic Church networks known as the 'rat route' or 'monastery route'. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• Les Liens du Sang – Guerres franco-polynésiennes A 3 × 52 min documentary series examining France's military campaigns in the Pacific between 1838 and 1898 and the resistance of Polynesian warriors. Directed by Charles-Antoine de Rouvre. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• Riviera 76' – Le Woodstock oublié A 3 × 26 min documentary series directed by Christophe Duchiron about a forgotten 1976 music festival near Marseille featuring Joe Cocker, Magma, and other artists, reconstructed from recovered 16mm film reels. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• Marmottes : la guerre des clans A 52-minute documentary directed by Matthias Abrantes documenting the territorial conflicts and social dynamics between Alpine marmot clans in the Vanoise National Park, based on decades of CNRS research. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• Les Trésors retrouvés de Caligula A 2 × 52 min documentary directed by Vivien Floris & Gokce Ozer exploring recent archaeological discoveries that reframe Emperor Caligula as a visionary builder rather than merely a tyrant. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• Donn, le danseur du XXème siècle A 52-minute documentary by Florencia Dávila & Mariano Baez tracing the life of Argentine dancer Jorge Donn, Maurice Béjart's favored interpreter, from his exile in Brussels to his final performances during his illness. Produced for broadcast/streaming licensing.
• La véritable histoire du soldat Ryan

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Compagnie des Taxi-BroussecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe founders of Alma Productions (Laurent Mini and Karim Samaï) are also directors of La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse, another independent production company. The catalogue of La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse is referenced and linked from Alma Productions' website.
• MediawanminorOthersMarie de Maublanc, co-founder of Alma Productions, was previously a productrice at Mediawan, a major French audiovisual production and distribution group. This represents an industry connection and potential business relationship.

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• ARTE: Franco-German public broadcaster and one of the largest commissioners of premium documentaries in Europe. Functions both as a key customer for Alma's slate and as a broader incumbent shaping the French documentary commissioning market.
• ZDF Enterprises: Distribution and co-production arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, active in international documentary sales and co-productions. Functions as a potential buyer and co-production partner for European indie documentaries like Alma's.
• Mediawan: Large French audiovisual production and distribution group where co-founder Marie de Maublanc previously worked. Functions as a major incumbent in French production and a potential customer/competitor for Alma's content.
• France Télévisions / France.tv Studio: France's main public broadcaster group and a major documentary commissioner. Represents a core customer base and competing in-house production arm that shapes access for independent suppliers like Alma.

Direct peers

• ZED: Leading French independent documentary and factual production company that produces and internationally distributes premium documentaries for broadcasters and streamers. Highly comparable in business model, target customers, and genre mix to Alma Productions.
• Gedeon Programmes: Major French independent documentary producer covering history, science, wildlife, and culture, selling to French and international broadcasters. Closely comparable to Alma in size, scope, and commission-driven model.
• Bonne Pioche: Independent French documentary production house producing premium factual content for French TV channels and global streamers. Comparable to Alma in genre coverage and broadcaster-customer mix.
• MC4 (Made in Company / MC Productions): French independent production company producing documentaries, docufiction, and factual series for French broadcasters. Comparable in genre mix and B2B commissioning model.
• Flair Production: French independent documentary producer focused on history, society, and culture, supplying ARTE, France Télévisions, and international buyers. Directly comparable in scale and target commissioning base.

Others

• La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse: French independent production company whose founders also co-founded Alma Productions and whose catalogue is linked from Alma's website. Not a direct competitor but a closely related strategic entity sharing founders and likely resources.

Market position

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Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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