asterisk*
asterisk* is a privately held Athens-based film production and consulting agency that co-produces, markets, and provides post-production services for international independent films across 40 countries, serving European producers and filmmakers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersAthens, Greece
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What asterisk* does
asterisk* is a privately held Greek film production company and consulting agency headquartered in Athens. Founded by Vicky Miha and co-founded by Gregory Arvanitis, the firm operates four integrated service lines: Production (developing and co-producing fiction, documentary, and animated features), Consulting (structuring international co-productions and navigating European financing mechanisms), Marketing (trailers, key art, poster design, social media campaigns, and branded content), and Post-Production via the in-house house asterisk*post (color grading, sound design, digital restoration, and visual effects, established in 2021). Its client base is international film producers and production companies seeking cross-border co-production partners, with a documented network spanning 134 companies across 40 countries and 489 completed projects, including titles such as Quiet Life, Modris, Harvest, A Prayer for the Dying, The Man with the Answers, and the 4K restoration of Dogtooth.
The business model is professional services-based and project-driven. Revenue is generated through producer fees on co-productions, consulting retainers for European financing and market positioning, margins on post-production services, and marketing engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution of finished works is indirect, routed through international film festivals, world sales agents, and theatrical distributors. The company has secured industry recognition including the CINEKID / Eurimages Co-production Development Award and selections at Thessaloniki, Karlovy Vary, Les Arcs, and Sarajevo festivals, and is participating in the EU NextGenerationEU-funded Digital Transformation of Cultural Enterprises program. Note: firmographic data records 2017 as the founding year while internal company history material records 2011; both periods predate the 2021 establishment of asterisk*post.
The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, leveraging founder reputation, a deep European co-production network, and festival presence to originate deals. The company is privately held with no disclosed external institutional investors and a headcount of approximately 5, making it a boutique operation relative to its international project footprint.
asterisk* firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- asterisk*
- Legal name
- asterisk*
- Website
- https://asteriskfilm.gr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- asterisk* is a privately held Athens-based film production and consulting agency that co-produces, markets, and provides post-production services for international independent films across 40 countries, serving European producers and filmmakers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
asterisk* industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Film Production Services
- NAICS
- Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (512199)
- SIC
- Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production (MPADABAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Co-Production & Treaty Structuring (MPADAAAC), Sales Agency Representation & Deal Structuring (MPADAAAK)
Keywords
Where asterisk* is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Athens
- HQ country
- Greece
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
asterisk* business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Film Production Services: Co-production and production services for international film projects across fiction, documentary, and animation genres
- Consulting Services: European financing, international co-production structuring, and market positioning consulting for film projects
- Marketing Services: Trailer creation, poster design, key art, social media campaigns, and branded content for films
- Post-Production Services: In-house post-production house offering color grading, sound restoration, and digital services
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels2 records
asterisk* product offering
Product offeringCore offering
asterisk* is a Greek film production company that develops, finances, and co-produces international fiction, documentary, and animated feature films alongside providing consulting on European financing, marketing campaigns, and in-house post-production services. The company specializes in structuring cross-border co-productions across more than 40 countries and supports projects from development through theatrical release via its asterisk*post facility.
Product overview
asterisk* is a Greek film production company and consulting agency with its own in-house post-production house (asterisk*post). The company operates across four interconnected service areas: Production (developing and co-producing fiction, documentary, and animated films), asterisk*post (providing color grading, restoration, and sound services), Marketing (trailers, key art, social campaigns), and Consulting (European financing, co-production structuring, and market positioning for international projects). Notable films include Quiet Life, Dogtooth, A Prayer for the Dying, and The Man with the Answers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- asterisk*post: The company's own post-production house providing restoration, color grading, and sound services for film projects.
Products and services
- Production Film production services covering development, financing, and co-production of fiction, documentary, and animated feature films for international producers seeking Greek service production or international co-production partnerships across Europe.
- Consulting Advisory services for European financing, international co-production structuring, project development, and market positioning aimed at international film producers and filmmakers navigating European funding mechanisms.
- Marketing Film marketing services including trailer creation, poster design, key art development, social media campaigns, and branded content production for film projects and production companies.
- asterisk*post In-house post-production house offering 4K film restoration, color grading, digital sound restoration, sound design, and visual effects services for film projects and film archives requiring restoration of classic films.
Companies that use asterisk*
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
asterisk* technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
asterisk* partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
44 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Homemade Films (Maria Drandaki)coreService production partner for Sima's Song, providing production services in Greece alongside asterisk*
- Studio VirccoreCo-production partner for Shooting Blanks (Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Italy) with Studio Virc leading production
- Homemade FilmscoreProduction company partner for Silence 6-9, co-produced with Vicky Miha, Stelios Kammitsis & Grigoris Arvanitis
- BYRDcoreCo-production partner for Dogwatch documentary alongside asterisk* and Good Fortune Films
- Felony FilmscoreLead production company for The Man with the Answers (Cyprus, Greece, Italy), partnered with Blonde and asterisk*
- Sixteen FilmscoreCo-production partner for Harvest (UK, Germany, US) alongside Match Factory Productions, Louverture Films, and others
- Compass FilmscoreCo-production partner for Holy Human Angel documentary (Greece, Iceland)
- Uma Pedra no SapatocoreCo-production partner for A Colónia (Portugal, Greece)
- La Banda NegracoreCo-production partner for The Fortunate Isles (Spain, Greece)
- Bind FilmcoreCo-production partner for Nico Finds a Treasure (Greece)
- LieblingsfilmcoreCo-production partner for Nico Finds a Treasure (Greece)
- Stellar FilmcoreCo-production partner for The Exalted (Latvia, Estonia, Greece)
- Zeitun FilmscoreLead production company for Tralovento (Spain) partnered with asterisk*
- Apollo Creative SolutionscoreLead production company for Man vs Flock (North Macedonia, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey)
- FilmoscopycoreCo-production partner for Man vs Flock
- ZeinofilmcoreCo-production partner for Man vs Flock
- Nukleus FilmcoreCo-production partner for Man vs Flock
- Red Dot MediacoreLead production company for Modris (Latvia, Greece, Germany)
- Sutor KolonkocoreCo-production partner for Modris
- Boo ProductionscoreCo-production partner for Modris
- 2|35coreCo-production partner for Modris
- Zupas FilmacoreCo-production partner for Modris
- ΠLANKTONcoreLead production company for Beachcomber
- BlondecoreProduction company partner for Beachcomber and multiple other projects
- FRENELcoreProduction company partner for Beachcomber
- Homeless Bob ProductioncoreLead production company for The Invisible Fight (Estonia, Greece, Finland, Latvia)
- Neda FilmcoreCo-production partner for The Invisible Fight
- Helsinki-filmicoreCo-production partner for The Invisible Fight
- BlondecoreProduction company partner for She Loved Blossoms More (Greece, France)
- ERT S.A.coreProduction company and broadcaster partner for Cartes Postales TV series
- NEEDaFIXERcoreProduction company partner for Cartes Postales TV series
- Cosmote TVcoreProduction company partner for 42°C TV Mini Series
- Tanweer ProductionscoreProduction company partner for 42°C TV Mini Series
- StudioBauhauscoreProduction company partner for Pink Mountain animated short
- Massive ProductionscoreProduction company partner for Vancouver short film
- AsphaltcoreCo-production partner for Shooting Blanks
- Levante ProduzionicoreCo-production partner for Shooting Blanks
- BALDR FilmcoreLead production company for Sima's Song (Spain, Netherlands, France, Taiwan, Greece, Afghanistan)
- KfilmscoreProduction company partner for 18 (fiction film)
- Tanweer ProductionscoreProduction company partner for Smyrna, My Beloved
- Eye Eye PicturescoreLead production company for A Prayer for the Dying (Norway, Greece, UK, Sweden)
- The BurreaucoreCo-production partner for A Prayer for the Dying
- Blonde Audiovisual ProductionscoreCo-production partner for A Prayer for the Dying
- Garage FilmscoreCo-production partner for A Prayer for the Dying
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
asterisk* competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- StudioBauhaus: Greek production company focused on animation and hybrid projects with international co-production activity. Partnered with asterisk* on Pink Mountain animated short; operates in an adjacent production niche with overlapping international distribution goals.
Direct peers
- Neda Film: Lithuanian production company active in Baltic and broader European co-productions. Comparable as a regional co-production partner that asterisk* has worked with on The Invisible Fight and similar multi-country projects, operating in the same Eurimages-funded co-production circuit.
- Homemade Films: Athens-based production company of producer Maria Drandaki specializing in international co-productions of fiction and documentary. Comparable in scope, frequently partnered with asterisk* on Greek service production, and competes for the same auteur-driven international projects.
- Heretic: Greek production company focused on international co-productions of auteur cinema across Europe. Comparable in operating model and size, frequently co-produces with the same cluster of European partners, and competes for similar Eurimages and Creative Europe projects.
- Blonde SA: Athens-based film and audiovisual production company with a strong co-production track record across Greek and European projects. Multiple co-production overlaps with asterisk* (Beachcomber, She Loved Blossoms More) confirm direct peer status in the same Greek co-production niche.
- Argonauts Productions: Greek production company producing auteur-driven films for international audiences with active European co-production partnerships. Operates in the same Greek co-production ecosystem as asterisk* and competes for similar Greek Film Centre and Eurimages-backed projects.
- Faliro House: Athens-based production, sales, and distribution company with international co-production activity and a film fund. Directly comparable as a Greek-headquartered firm providing production, financing consulting, and international sales — overlapping the same client base of independent European producers.
- Red Dot Media: Latvian production company specializing in international co-productions with Baltic and European partners. Direct peer and active partner with asterisk* on Modris and The Exalted, operating in the same Nordic-Baltic co-production ecosystem.
Broad incumbents
- Match Factory Productions: Germany-based larger production and world sales outfit with deep international co-production activity. Direct partner with asterisk* on Harvest, but operates at greater scale with broader sales and distribution capabilities — comparable in the co-production space but a meaningfully larger incumbent.
Others
- Eurimages: European cinema support fund administered by the Council of Europe. Not a peer but the central financing counterparty that structures the European co-production market in which asterisk* operates as a deal-making intermediary.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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asterisk* leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
asterisk* funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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asterisk* M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about asterisk*
What does asterisk* do?
asterisk* is a Greek film production company that develops, finances, and co-produces international fiction, documentary, and animated feature films alongside providing consulting on European financing, marketing campaigns, and in-house post-production services. The company specializes in structuring cross-border co-productions across more than 40 countries and supports projects from development through theatrical release via its asterisk*post facility.
Is asterisk* a public or private company?
asterisk* is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was asterisk* founded?
asterisk* was founded in 2011. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is asterisk* based?
asterisk* is headquartered in Athens, Greece, in the Europe region.
How does asterisk* make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Film Production Services are the primary driver. The others are consulting Services, marketing Services and post-Production Services.
Who are asterisk*'s main competitors?
StudioBauhaus is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Neda Film, Homemade Films, Heretic, Blonde SA, Argonauts Productions, Faliro House and Red Dot Media. Match Factory Productions is listed as a broad incumbent. Eurimages is listed as an others.
Does asterisk* have an API?
No public API is recorded for asterisk*.
What industry is asterisk* in?
asterisk*'s product category is Film Production Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPADABAG, Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production, with a secondary code of MPADAAAC, Co-Production & Treaty Structuring. Its NAICS code is 512199 and its SIC code is 7812.