What East Studio does

East Studio Sp. z o.o. is a Warsaw-based film production studio founded in 2009, operating as a boutique producer of feature films, documentaries, and commercial content. The studio has built a catalogue of approximately 24 productions over fifteen years, including the feature films Broad Peak (2022) and Adam (2024), the documentary "I Skied Down Mount Everest" (which won a 2025 Sports Emmy), and a vertical-format production Otchłań (2025). Its client base spans global streaming platforms (Netflix, Warner Bros), international brands (IKEA), Polish corporates (KAPSCH, Trefl, GLOV), and government/public-sector entities, indicating a deliberately diversified commercial strategy across both entertainment and branded content.

The studio is led by founder Krzysztof Rzączyński and CEO Maciej Rzączyński, with a core team of 6-15 members that combines producing, directing, and post-production capability. East Studio is a member of Polish industry bodies KIPA and PGP, embedding it in domestic film industry networks and co-production pipelines. The 2025 launch of a vertical-format production (Otchłań) marks a deliberate move into mobile-first, short-form distribution alongside its traditional feature and documentary output.

The business model is project-based: revenue is generated through production fees, co-production splits, and licensing on feature films and documentaries, supplemented by commercial production work for brand clients. There are no disclosed funding rounds, external investors, or revenue figures. The studio's competitive position rests on its award-validated catalogue, relationships with global distribution platforms, and the founder-led creative continuity that supports repeat brand engagements.

Name

East Studio

Legal name

East Studio Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://eaststudio.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

East Studio is a Warsaw-based boutique film production studio founded in 2009, producing feature films, documentaries, and commercial content for clients including Netflix, Warner Bros, IKEA, and Polish corporates and government entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Film production services
• Feature film production
• Documentary production
• Commercial video production
• Corporate video production

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Feature Film Production: Production of theatrical feature films (fabuły) for cinema release and streaming platforms, including 'Broad Peak', 'Adam', 'Otchłań', 'Powrót'. Revenue generated through production contracts, co-productions, and distribution rights.
2. Documentary Production: Documentary (dokumenty) production for TV, streaming, and cinema. Projects include 'I Skied Down Mount Everest', 'Portrety wojenne', 'Broad Peak Dokument'.
3. Commercial Advertising: Commercial advertisement production (reklamy) for corporate clients including IKEA, Trefl, GLOV, KAPSCH, and government institutions. Project-based contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

East Studio is a Warsaw-based film production house that produces feature films (fabuły), documentaries (dokumenty), and commercial advertisements (reklamy) on a project-contract basis for cinema, television, streaming platforms, and the internet. The studio takes on end-to-end production for streaming platforms (Netflix), major studios (Warner Bros), global brands (IKEA), and public institutions (Polish Ministry of Culture, PISF, regional governments), with differentiated capabilities in vertical-format mobile production, animadoc hybrid documentary work, and extreme-condition high-altitude filming.

Product overview

East Studio (East Studio Sp. z o.o.) is a Warsaw-based film production company founded in 2009, producing feature films, documentaries, and commercials for cinema, television, streaming platforms, and the internet. Its portfolio is organized into three product lines: Feature Films (including 'Broad Peak', 'Adam', 'Otchłań', and 'Powrót'), Documentaries (including 'I Skied Down Mount Everest', 'Portrety wojenne', 'Broad Peak Dokument', 'Anatomia Startupu', 'Walking Spark', 'Miłość, Europa, Świat Zygmunta Baumana', and 'W drodze'), and Commercials/Advertisements (including '10 mniej, Zwolnij!', KAPSCH corporate film, Polfa Calcium, GLOV, Trefl, and various regional and institutional promotional videos). Notable differentiators include the production of 'Otchłań', one of Poland's first professional vertical-format series designed for mobile-first audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Broad Peak (Feature Film) Feature film released in 2022, directed by Leszek Dawid, inspired by Polish alpinist Maciej Berbeka. After believing his ascent of Broad Peak was successful, Berbeka discovers the achievement was incomplete; 25 years later he returns to finish what he started. Aimed at theatrical and streaming audiences.
• Adam (Feature Film) Feature film released in 2024, directed by Tomek Matuszczak, about young ski jumper Adam Małysz facing pressure, self-doubt, and career-defining decisions before his rise to stardom. Aimed at theatrical and streaming audiences interested in Polish sports stories.
• Otchłań (Feature Film / Vertical Serial) Feature serial released in 2025, directed by Daria Woszek. A story of three friends on a housing estate whose last summer before graduation is disrupted by mysterious new neighbors and a disappearance. One of the first professional vertical-format productions in Poland, shot entirely in portrait orientation for mobile-first audiences.
• Powrót (Feature Film) Feature film released in 2021 as part of East Studio's fiction slate for cinema and streaming distribution.
• I Skied Down Mount Everest (Documentary) Documentary released in 2023, directed by Daria Woszek, chronicling Polish alpine skier Andrzej Bargiel's historic climb of Mount Everest and descent to base camp without supplemental oxygen. Won a Sports Emmy Award (2025) for Outstanding Sports Photography in Long Form Programming.
• Portrety wojenne (Documentary Series) Five-part documentary series released in 2023 telling the stories of five Polish women (Halina Szwarc, Władysława Macieczyna, Helena Marusarzówna, Wanda Gertz, Halina Szymańska) whose youth coincided with wartime. Produced in an innovative animadoc (animated documentary) format.
• Broad Peak Dokument (Documentary) Documentary chronicling the production of the feature film 'Broad Peak', following the crew under extreme high-altitude conditions on one of the world's most challenging eight-thousanders.
• Anatomia Startupu (Documentary) Documentary released in 2022, directed by Aleksander Dembski, about young entrepreneurs who achieve financial success through bold ideas and determination, covering the path to their first million and the challenges of the startup world.
• Walking Spark (Documentary) Documentary released in 2024, directed by Marcin Kopeć. Follows Piotr, a 45-year-old former Warsaw mafia member attempting to rebuild his life after prison by taking his first legal job at a hospice to atone for his past.
• Miłość, Europa, Świat Zygmunta Baumana (Documentary) Documentary released in 2023, directed by Krzysztof Rzączyński, presenting philosopher Zygmunt Bauman's reflections on culture, Europe, and the modern world, interwoven with personal memories of his daughters. Originally produced for the European Culture Congress 2011.
• W drodze (Documentary) Documentary released in 2016, directed by Krzysztof Rzączyński, about a young woman who abandons classical music to play violin in a folk band of two older men and discovers how deeply folk music becomes rooted in her life.
• 10 mniej, Zwolnij! (Commercial / Road Safety Campaign) Commercial advertisement released in 2023 for a road safety awareness campaign. Targets public-sector and NGO audiences via television and online distribution.
• KAPSCH Corporate Film Corporate film produced for KAPSCH, a technology company specializing in transport and infrastructure solutions, used for corporate communications and brand storytelling.
• Polfa Calcium (Commercial) Brand commercial produced for Polfa Calcium, used as a marketing/brand campaign asset.
• Małe Zęby, Wielka Moc (Commercial) Commercial/advertising production released in 2023, a brand campaign asset.
• Mocni w Kulturze (Commercial / Cultural Initiative) Commercial/advertising production released in 2022 for the 'Mocni w Kulturze' cultural initiative, supporting cultural-sector communications.
• RPO Województwa Warmińsko-Mazurskiego (Regional Promotional Film) Promotional video released in 2021 for the Regional Operational Programme (RPO) of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, supporting regional development communications.
• Narodowe Centrum Krwiodawstwa (Public Health Promotional Film) Promotional video released in 2022 for Poland's National Blood Centre, used for public health awareness and donor recruitment communications.
• Miasto Lublin (City Promotional Film) Promotional video released in 2022 for the city of Lublin, supporting municipal tourism and city-branding communications.
• Podlaskie (Regional Promotional Film) Promotional video released in 2023 for the Podlaskie region, supporting regional promotion and tourism communications.
• Trefl (Commercial) Commercial released in 2022 for Trefl, a Polish puzzle and board game manufacturer, used for brand and product marketing.
• GLOV (Commercial) Commercial released in 2021 for GLOV, a Polish makeup removal brand, used for brand and product marketing.
• Gmina Końskowola (Municipal Promotional Film) Promotional video released in 2023 for Gmina Końskowola municipality, used for local government communications and community promotion.
• Dr Gerrard (Commercial) Commercial released in 2021 for the Dr Gerrard brand, used as a brand marketing asset.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sports Emmy Award 2025 - Best Sports Cinematography (Long Form) for 'I Skied Down Mount Everest'

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Krajowa Izba Producentów Audio-Video (KIPA)minorOthersEast Studio Sp. z o.o. is a member of KIPA, the National Chamber of Audio-Video Producers, an industry association representing Polish film and audio-visual production companies.
• Polska Gildia Producentów (PGP)minorOthersEast Studio Sp. z o.o. is a member of PGP, the Polish Producers Guild, an industry guild supporting and representing film producers in Poland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Opus Film: One of Poland's largest and most established film production companies based in Łódź, producing feature films, TV series, and commercials. Direct competitor for premium domestic productions, co-productions with streamers, and PISF-funded projects.
• Akson Studio: Warsaw-based film and television production company producing feature films, documentaries, and series. Competes with East Studio for Polish-language productions, PISF funding, and relationships with Netflix/Warner Bros Discovery Polska.
• WFDiF (Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych): Major Polish state-owned studio producing both feature films and documentaries with strong festival pedigree. Directly comparable on documentary production capabilities and public funding relationships.
• Studio Filmowe Kadr: Legendary Polish film studio with deep feature film and documentary heritage, producing auteur-driven cinema. Comparable on feature/docus production capabilities and PISF co-production relationships.
• Lava Films: Polish production company focused on arthouse and festival-circuit feature films with strong international co-production track record. Competes for the same auteur-driven projects, festival slots, and streamer relationships.
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Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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