Celluloid Visual Effects GmbH & Co. KG

What Celluloid Visual Effects GmbH & Co. KG does

Celluloid Visual Effects GmbH & Co. KG (Celluloid VFX) is a Berlin-based visual effects studio founded in 2008, operating additional capacity via its subsidiary Celluloid VFX Bavaria GmbH & Co. KG in Weissensberg. The studio delivers project-based VFX production for Hollywood and European feature films (notably the Underworld franchise, Scorpion King: Battle for Redemption, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Secret Society of Fine Arts, and the German Film Awards 2020-winning System Crasher) and for advertising clients (Swatch, DAB, Nissan, Vimal, STR8), with documentary wins including animago 2013 Best Commercial Production. Differentiated capabilities center on CG fluid and blood simulation (up to ~200 million particles via Phoenix FD and RealFlow), a full 32-bit float OpenEXR layer workflow, an in-house stereo 3D rendering and compositing pipeline, and a 4K grading cinema (DaVinci Resolve, Dolby Atmos, P3 calibration).

The studio's technology stack is built on 64-bit infrastructure with 50 TB of storage, 4x10 GbE bonded server connections, and 800 GHz of aggregate rendering capacity, supporting complex shots delivered at scale (e.g., 400+ VFX shots on a single 72-minute feature, 9 TB of data for a single commercial). Services span CG effects, compositing, wire and rig removal, full CG production, fluid/particle simulation, grading, and on-set supervision/LIDAR; distribution of showreels and breakdowns occurs via the company website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and earned media through industry awards.

Commercially, Celluloid VFX operates as a fee-for-service professional services business, contracted project-by-project with film production companies, directors, brands, and advertising agencies (with Velvet Mediendesign and Online Video 46 representing long-standing creative partners). The company holds no disclosed institutional capital, is founder/management-controlled (Geschäftsführer: Holger Hummel, Michael Landgrebe, Justin Daneman), and operates across DACH, broader Western Europe (CH, DK, SE), and North America via a US-based Associate Producer.

Name

Celluloid Visual Effects GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Celluloid Visual Effects GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://celluloid-vfx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Celluloid Visual Effects GmbH & Co. KG is a Berlin-based VFX studio delivering project-based CG effects, compositing, fluid simulation, stereo 3D, and color grading for feature films and advertising clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visual Effects Production Services

NAICS

Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

VFX Production & Shot Work (CG Integration, Matte Painting, FX) (MPAHABAB), VFX Supervision & On-Set VFX Services (MPAHABAA)

Keywords

• Visual effects production
• CG fluid simulation
• Stereo 3D VFX
• Film compositing services
• 4K color grading

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Visual Effects Services - Project-based: Celluloid VFX operates as a service-based VFX studio contracted on a per-project basis by film production companies, advertising agencies, and brands. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service VFX work on feature films and commercials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Celluloid VFX is a Berlin-based visual effects studio delivering project-based VFX services for feature films, television, and advertising clients. Its core work covers CG fluid and blood simulation, full CG environments, wire/rig removal, compositing, stereo 3D rendering, and integrated 4K color grading, supported by a 64-bit OpenEXR pipeline and dedicated in-house grading cinema.

Product overview

Celluloid VFX is a visual effects studio offering a comprehensive suite of production services for the film, television, and commercial industries. The core offering centers on Visual Effects Production Services, complemented by specialized capabilities including CG Fluid Simulations using RealFlow and Phoenix FD, Full CG Production, Wire and Rig Removal, and Compositing. The studio also operates an in-house 4K Grading Cinema for color grading and review. The company showcases their work through Showreels including Highlights, CG Fluid Reel, and CG Blood & Gore Reel. Founded in 2008 and run entirely by artists, they have worked on numerous Hollywood productions including Underworld films, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Gamer, as well as German and international commercials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Visual Effects Production Services

Quantifiable outcome

• System Crasher won 8 Lolas at the German Film Awards 2020
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FMX ConferenceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2012FMX 2012 conference partnership. Celluloid VFX was an official partner at FMX 2012 and gave a Tech Talk presentation on their work on Underworld: Awakening. Also operated a recruiting stand at the event.
• Online Video 46 (Zurich)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZurich-based post-production house with ongoing collaboration on commercial projects. Jointly covered pre-production, set supervision in South Africa, through to final image delivery on the Swatch 'Mad About The Sea' campaign. Multiple commercial collaborations including Velvet Mediendesign projects.
• Velvet Mediendesign / Velvet Media ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term creative partnership spanning over a decade with director Matthias Zentner. Collaborated on multiple Nissan campaigns (Patrol, Dasz & Roox), Vimal saffron bridge commercial, and STR8 Challenger perfume commercial. Over nine terabytes of data were created for the STR8 Challenger project alone.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scanline VFX: Scanline VFX originated in Munich and built its reputation on large-scale fluid simulation and virtual production — historically a closely matched specialist in exactly the CG fluid simulation niche Celluloid competes in.
• Mackevision Medien Design: Mackevision is a Stuttgart-based CGI and VFX studio operating across automotive, advertising, and film — comparable in size and geographic footprint and serving overlapping advertising and feature-film clients.
• Pixomondo: Pixomondo is a Stuttgart-headquartered VFX studio known for feature-film and episodic work with similar European boutique-to-mid-tier positioning; competes for the same German/European production budgets.
• Rise FX: Rise FX is a Munich/Berlin-based independent VFX studio with comparable scale, specializing in fluid simulations, creature work, and high-end feature-film VFX — directly overlapping with Celluloid's fluid/blood and feature-film focus.
• Trixter: Trixter is a Berlin-based boutique VFX and animation studio with a similar artist-driven culture, working across feature films, episodic, and commercials with comparable shot-volume profiles.

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Framestore is a major global VFX and immersive content studio, comparable in offering premium film VFX plus integrated finishing — the same vertical integration Celluloid targets with its 4K Grading Cinema.
• The Mill: The Mill is a global VFX and creative content studio specializing in advertising and film VFX; comparable as a multi-discipline post incumbent competing for the same brand and director-led commercial pipelines Celluloid services via Velvet Mediendesign and other ad clients.
• MPC (The Moving Picture Company): MPC is a global VFX and post-production house known for high-volume feature work and CG environments; represents the scale tier Celluloid's feature credentials position it below but adjacent to.
• Method Studios: Method Studios is an international VFX and post-production company with feature, episodic, and advertising work — comparable as a broader incumbent competing for premium commercial and feature projects.
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM): ILM is a global VFX incumbent operating at the highest tier of feature-film and episodic work; comparable as the upper bound of Celluloid's stated Hollywood franchise credits (Underworld, Scorpion King, Mortal Kombat).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/celluloidvfx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/celluloid-visual-effects-gmbh-&-co-kg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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