Name

Carbone Zéro

Legal name

Carbone Productions SAS

Website

https://carbonezero.art

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Documentary Film Production: Carbone Zéro produces documentary films focused on ecological and social themes, including climate change, biodiversity, and social issues. Revenue is generated through production fees, distribution deals with TV broadcasters, cinema distribution, and participation in film festivals.
2. Digital Content Distribution: The company distributes documentary content through digital platforms including YouTube and Instagram, generating revenue through viewership engagement and potential sponsorship opportunities.
3. Festival and Event Screenings: Carbone Zéro participates in international film festivals where their documentaries are screened, potentially earning screening fees and building brand recognition among niche audiences passionate about environmental and documentary filmmaking.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carbone Zéro is a French documentary film production company that produces and distributes impact-focused films addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequalities (such as disability). It creates feature-length documentaries and web-series for TV broadcasters, theatrical cinema, digital platforms, and international film festivals, with content focused on Alpine and Himalayan ecosystems, French wildlife, and inclusive social themes.

Product overview

Carbone Zéro is a French documentary film production company focused on creating impact-driven works addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, ecosystem destruction, and social inequalities. Operating as both producer and distributor, the company produces feature-length environmental documentaries such as 'Everest en partage' and 'Khumbu' exploring Himalayan ecosystems, Alpine-focused films like 'La fin d'un temps' and 'Everest à l'épreuve du climat,' Île-de-France wildlife documentaries such as 'Nos voisins les animaux,' climbing culture films like '50 Nuances de grès,' and socially-focused documentary series including 'Échos' about disability and 'Fragile' exploring ecological and societal topics. The company is a member of the Fédération des jeunes producteurs indépendants (FJPI) and maintains an associated carbon agency at Agence Carbone.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Everest en partage

Quantifiable outcome

• Everest en partage won the 'prix du public' at Xplore Alpes festival
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FJPI (Fédération des jeunes producteurs indépendants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbone Zéro is a member of the Fédération des jeunes producteurs indépendants (FJPI), a federation supporting young independent producers. This membership provides industry networking, collective representation, and access to resources for independent documentary production in France.
• Only DistribcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnly Distrib is the TV distribution partner for Carbone Zéro's documentaries including 'Everest à l'épreuve du climat' and 'Everest en partage'. They handle television distribution and licensing deals for the documentary productions.
• TV8 Mont BlanccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTV8 Mont Blanc is a regional French TV broadcaster that airs Carbone Zéro's documentary 'Everest à l'épreuve du climat', featuring climate change impacts on Everest glaciers.
• RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) is the Swiss public broadcaster that airs 'Everest en partage', the documentary about Marc Batard's return to Everest at age 70.
• Fondation Franco-Britannique de SillerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Fondation Franco-Britannique de Sillery is a funding and support partner for the 'Échos' documentary web-series about disability. The foundation provides support for the production of content giving voice to people with disabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ARTE: French-German public broadcaster and a major commissioner and co-producer of European ecological and adventure documentaries. Comparable as a customer/partner channel for high-quality climate and nature non-fiction, but operates at vastly greater scale than Carbone Zéro.

Direct peers

• ZED (ZED Productions): French documentary production company producing premium factual and environmental programming for broadcasters and streamers. Comparable to Carbone Zéro in editorial focus on nature, science, and society documentaries from a French base.
• Terra Natur Films: German nature and environmental documentary production company producing premium wildlife and climate films for European broadcasters. Comparable to Carbone Zéro in niche ecological/adventure documentary focus and broadcaster distribution model.
• Gedeon Programmes: French independent producer of documentaries and factual programming with strong credentials in adventure, nature, and environmental storytelling. Comparable to Carbone Zéro as a fellow French indie doc producer with international festival and broadcast reach.
• Saint Thomas Productions: French production company specializing in documentary and factual content for television, including nature, adventure, and social-issue films. Directly comparable to Carbone Zéro in French indie documentary production and broadcaster relationships.
• Bonne Pioche: French independent documentary production company known for socially and environmentally themed feature documentaries, including nature and science films. Highly comparable to Carbone Zéro in scale, country, and editorial focus on impact-driven non-fiction.
• De Films en Aiguille: French documentary production company producing nature, adventure, and societal films for French broadcasters. Directly comparable to Carbone Zéro in French indie documentary production with international festival distribution.
• Agat Films & Cie: French independent production company producing documentaries and feature films with social, environmental, and cultural themes. Comparable to Carbone Zéro as a Paris-based indie producing impact-oriented non-fiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@carboneZer0
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carbone-z-ro
• Instagraminstagram.com/carbone_zero

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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