Cosmo Film

What Cosmo Film does

Cosmo Film A/S is a privately held Danish television and film production company founded in 1992 by producers Rasmus Thorsen and Tomas Hostrup-Larsen, headquartered in Østerbro, Copenhagen (CVR 14248935). The company originally produced documentary films, corporate films, and short subjects before pivoting to focus exclusively on primetime television drama; over its 32-year history it has produced more than 173 episodes across nine series and over 100 hours of primetime content.

Its core product is primetime TV drama, with additional offerings including Danish TV Christmas calendar ("julekalender") series, documentary features and shorts, theatrical feature films, and short subject films. Cosmo Film operates as a full-service production house handling development, production, and delivery, drawing on a network of established and upcoming Scandinavian creative talent. Distribution is concentrated in Danish public and commercial broadcasters (notably TV 2 Denmark and DR) and Nordic/global streaming platforms such as Viaplay, with international visibility through IMDB and film-festival exposure.

The company's revenue model is project-based production fees and IP licensing funded primarily by broadcaster commissions and streaming-platform pre-sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its customer base is concentrated among a small number of Nordic broadcasters and streamers, and the company has no disclosed external investment, parent company, or subsidiaries. There is no evidence of technology platform, SaaS, or AI-driven product offerings; Cosmo Film's competitive position rests on creative talent, catalog depth, and Nordic cultural authenticity rather than technology infrastructure.

Name

Cosmo Film

Legal name

Cosmo Film A/S

Website

https://cosmo.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cosmo Film A/S is a privately held Danish television and film production company founded in 1992, producing primetime TV drama, Christmas calendar series, and features for Scandinavian broadcasters (TV 2, DR) and international streaming platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Film Production

NAICS

Publishing Industries (513)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPADABAD

Live-Action TV Movies, Miniseries & Specials Production

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/Film & TV Production (Live-Action)

Keywords

• Television drama production
• Film production services
• Documentary filmmaking
• Nordic content creation
• Primetime TV series

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cosmo Film is a Danish television and film production company that develops, produces, and delivers primetime TV drama series, documentary films, TV Christmas calendar series (julekalender), theatrical feature films, and short subject films for broadcasters and streaming platforms. Founded in 1992, the company has produced more than 173 episodes across nine drama series, totaling over 100 hours of primetime television drama, and works closely with established and upcoming Scandinavian talent.

Product overview

Cosmo Film is a Danish television and film production company that operates as a single, unified production studio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company offers four main production services: primetime television drama series (producing over 173 episodes across nine series), documentary films (feature-length and short documentaries on diverse subjects), TV Christmas Calendar series (a traditional Danish holiday programming format), feature films for theatrical release, and short subject films. These production offerings are not separate products/modules but rather represent the different formats and genres the company specializes in as a full-service production house. The company works with talents from across Scandinavia and handles all stages from development through production and delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nimbus Film: Danish production company behind international breakouts such as The Killing and Borgen. Closest direct peer to Cosmo Film — same Copenhagen-based, Danish drama production focus targeting Scandinavian broadcasters and global streamers.
• Miso Film: Danish production company producing Nordic drama series for international broadcasters and streamers. Comparable to Cosmo Film in scale, geography, and primetime TV drama focus.
• Yellow Bird: Swedish production company behind the Millennium series (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Comparable as a Scandinavian drama producer with international distribution, operating in the same buyer ecosystem as Cosmo Film.
• Nice Drama: Nordic drama production label within Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), producing scripted series across Scandinavia. Comparable to Cosmo Film as a Nordic-focused drama producer targeting both domestic broadcasters and streamers.
• Anagram Sweden: Swedish production company producing scripted drama for Nordic and international markets. Comparable to Cosmo Film as a Scandinavian indie drama producer targeting streaming and broadcast commissions.
• Zentropa: Copenhagen-based Danish film and TV production company founded by Lars von Trier and Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Directly comparable to Cosmo Film as a Danish indie drama producer serving both domestic broadcasters and international markets.
• Filmlance International: Swedish production company producing Nordic drama series including The Bridge. Comparable to Cosmo Film as a Scandinavian scripted-drama indie with international distribution reach.

Broad incumbents

• DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation): Denmark's public service broadcaster and a major commissioning buyer for Cosmo Film. Comparable as a key player in the same Danish TV drama ecosystem, though operating as a broadcaster/producer rather than independent producer.
• Nordisk Film: Denmark's largest film and TV producer and part of the Egmont group. A broader incumbent operating across film, TV, games, and distribution — overlapping with Cosmo Film on drama production but at materially greater scale and capitalisation.
• TV 2 Denmark: Danish commercial broadcaster and a primary distribution partner for Cosmo Film (e.g., Greyzone on TV2/Viaplay). Overlaps with Cosmo as both a commissioning/buying counterparty and a producer of in-house content.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CosmoFilm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cosmo-film
• Instagraminstagram.com/cosmo_film_dk

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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