Thirsty

What Thirsty does

Thirsty Film is a privately held, Copenhagen-based commercial film production and director representation agency founded in 2017. The company represents a curated roster of 16 internationally recognized commercial directors spanning comedy, documentary, fashion, animation, music videos, and design-driven mixed-media storytelling, and operates offices in Copenhagen (headquarters), Helsinki, Stockholm, and Shanghai under named executive producers. It serves global brand clients and advertising agencies, with named engagements across Coca-Cola, Heineken, Nike, IKEA, Samsung, Google, BMW, Volvo, McDonald's, Toyota, Volkswagen, IWC, Tuborg, AXA, Vodafone, Budweiser, Carlsberg, and a broad set of European, Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern brands across automotive, beverage, fashion, luxury, retail, technology, telecommunications, insurance, banking, healthcare, and nonprofit sectors.

The company's core product is its director roster and the related production and representation services, supplemented by The Chapel Films — a Stockholm-based animation house integrated into the offering for animation and hybrid live-action/animation projects. Commercial production is the underlying "technology": project-based, quote-based B2B services delivered through relationships between in-territory executive producers, advertising agencies (Publicis, Scholz & Friends, WDP, Worth Your While), and direct brand clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by director, project scope, and production requirements. Marketing is conducted via a portfolio website, Vimeo-hosted showreels, and a presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, supplemented by industry press coverage (Ads of the World, Shots) and the credibility generated by director awards including Cannes Gold Lions, D&AD Yellow Pencils, Emmy Awards, Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Bears, Sundance, and Grammy nominations.

Thirsty Film generates revenue through professional services fees: production fees for commercial shoots, director representation commissions, and animation house services via The Chapel Films. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no public listing. Headcount is approximately 10 employees. Operating geographies span the Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway), Benelux (Netherlands), DACH (Germany), East Asia (China), and South Asia (India), with marquee directors delivering campaign work for multinational advertisers across these regions.

Name

Thirsty

Legal name

Thirsty Film

Website

https://thirsty.film

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thirsty Film is a Copenhagen-based commercial film production and director representation agency representing 16 internationally awarded directors across offices in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Shanghai, producing advertising campaigns and branded content for global brands in automotive, beverage, fashion, technology, and luxury sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Production Services: Thirsty Film generates revenue by representing commercial directors and producing advertising content for global brands. Revenue comes from production fees for commercial shoots, director representation commissions, and animation house services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Thirsty Film is a commercial directors' agency that represents a roster of 16 internationally acclaimed directors and produces advertising content for global brands. The company offers end-to-end commercial production services for advertising campaigns, brand films, music videos, and fashion films, and operates The Chapel Films, an animation house based in Stockholm providing design-driven animation and hybrid live-action/animation productions.

Product overview

Thirsty Film is a film production company operating as a unified creative platform. It offers commercial film direction services through its roster of 16 directors, supplemented by an animation division called The Chapel Films. The company specializes in advertising campaigns, music videos, and branded content for international clients across automotive, fashion, luxury, food and beverage, and technology sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Chapel Films: Animation company based in Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on unique design-driven visual storytelling using live action, animation and techniques in-between. Part of Thirsty Film's animation house roster.

Products and services

• Thirsty Film Director Roster A roster of 16 commercial film directors with diverse specializations including comedy, documentary, fashion, animation, and music video production. Directors represent various territories (Nordics, Benelux, Germany) and serve global brands and advertising agencies across automotive, fashion, luxury, food and beverage, retail, technology, and non-profit sectors.
• The Chapel Films An animation company based in Stockholm, Sweden, focusing on unique design-driven visual storytelling using live action, animation and hybrid techniques. The roster consists of award-winning talent primarily based in Nordic countries and the rest of Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 175+ commercial awards for Nicolai Fuglsig alone, including 4 Emmy nominations and 1 Emmy win
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers133 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Worth Your WhileminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2022Danish advertising agency that created the Children's Hotline campaign for Children's Welfare, featuring work by Toke Blicher Møller.
• Scholz & FriendsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on IWC global campaign featuring Gisele Bünchen. Scholz & Friends is the creative agency partner for the campaign directed by Nina Aaldering.
• WDPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWDP is the advertising agency for Tuborg's 'Tilt Your World' campaign directed by Torben Kjelstrup.
• PublicisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublicis is the agency that released the AXA 'wellness' campaign spot directed by Stefan Pflug.
• The Chapel FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimation company based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in unique design-driven visual storytelling using live action, animation and hybrid techniques. Part of Thirsty Film's animation house offerings with roster of award-winning Nordic and European animation talent.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stink Studios: Global creative production and director representation network producing commercials, branded content, and digital experiences. Comparable to Thirsty as a multi-office creative production shop with director rosters serving global brands.
• Partizan: International director representation and production company with offices in the US, UK, and Europe. Comparable to Thirsty as a director-led commercial production agency serving global brands across automotive, beverage, fashion, and tech.
• Caviar: Boutique production company representing directors for commercials, branded content, and music videos with European and global reach. Comparable boutique model to Thirsty with similar creative reputation and brand-client mix.
• RSA Films: Ridley Scott Associates' commercial and music-video production division, representing a global roster of A-list directors for advertising campaigns. Most directly comparable to Thirsty as a multi-territory boutique commercial directors' agency serving the same global brand and advertising-agency client base.
• Radical Media: Global commercial and content production company with offices in the US, UK, and internationally, representing directors and producing commercials, branded content, and music videos. Comparable operating model to Thirsty as a multi-office director representation and production house serving Fortune 500 advertisers.
• MJZ: Boutique commercial production company founded in 1980, representing award-winning directors for global advertising campaigns. Closely comparable to Thirsty in the director-representation, award-driven, and global-brand-focused model.
• Anonymous Content: Global production company representing directors across commercials, film, TV, and digital content. Comparable to Thirsty in serving A-list directors for major brand campaigns while also operating at the feature/series level, with similar premium brand clients.
• Tool of North America: North-American commercial production company representing directors for global advertising campaigns across automotive, tech, beverage, and lifestyle categories. Comparable to Thirsty in director-representation model and brand-client overlap, though with US-centric scale.

Emerging players

• B-Reel: Stockholm-headquartered creative production and technology company producing commercials, digital experiences, and branded content for global brands. Comparable as a Nordic creative production competitor with overlapping director and brand relationships, though with a stronger technology/innovation tilt.

Broad incumbents

• Ridley Scott Creative Group: Parent organization of RSA Films offering broader film, TV, advertising, and branded-content services. Comparable at the holding level as an umbrella for a commercial-directors business with significantly broader scale and resources than Thirsty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Thirsty.film.dk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thirstyfilm
• Instagraminstagram.com/thirstyfilm

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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