Name

ZEITUN FILMS SL

Legal name

ZEITUN FILMS SL

Website

https://zeitunfilms.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

International Sales & Licensing (Territory Pre-Sales) (MPADAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Theatrical Distribution (International) (MPADAJAB), Non-Theatrical Distribution (Educational, Airlines, Cruise, Community) (MPADAJAJ)

Keywords

• Independent film production
• Art-house cinema
• Film distribution rights
• DVD Blu-ray sales
• International co-productions

Headquarters

HQ city

A Coruña

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Film Production & Distribution: Zeitun Films produces feature-length and short films, operating as both primary producer and coproducer on international projects. Revenue is generated through distribution rights, festival revenues, and DVD/Blu-ray sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Zeitun Films is a Galician independent film production company that produces and co-produces art-house feature films and short films with international directors and partners. The company also sells physical media (DVDs and Blu-rays) of its film catalog directly to consumers worldwide through its own online shop, with multilingual subtitles including Galician, Spanish, English, French, and Arabic.

Product overview

Zeitun Films is a Galician film production company that operates as a film studio producing art-house cinema. The company manages a portfolio of completed feature films across multiple directors (Oliver Laxe, Lois Patiño, Eloy Enciso, Alberto Gracia, Enrique Rivero, Feyrouz Serhal, Adrián Canoura, Eloy Domínguez Serén, Eliane Raheb, and Alejandro Tarraf), alongside active development projects. Films span documentary, experimental, and narrative genres, with production across Spain, Morocco, France, Portugal, Mexico, Argentina, Lebanon, and Greece. The company also operates a DVD/Blu-ray shop selling physical media of its catalog internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DVD/Blu-ray Shop Physical media sales platform offering DVDs and Blu-rays of the company's film catalog, including special editions with bonus content, sold internationally with shipping to Spain, Europe, and worldwide.
• Todos vós sodes capitáns (You All Are Captains) A 2010 documentary feature film directed by Oliver Laxe, filmed on 16mm in Tánger, Morocco with children from a care center. The film follows a European filmmaker making a movie with the children, exploring themes of artistic creation and the relationship between director and subjects.
• Mimosas A 2016 feature by Oliver Laxe about a caravan accompanying a dying elderly Cheikh to Sijilmasa across the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, exploring faith, journey, and metaphysical adventure. Co-produced with La Prod (Morocco), Rouge International (France), and Studio Indie (Romania).
• Costa da Morte A documentary by Lois Patiño exploring the Costa da Morte region of Galicia, a land historically considered the end of the world, observing fishermen, shellfish collectors, and woodcutters maintaining an intimate relationship with the immensity of the territory.
• Tshweesh A 2017 short film (27 min) directed by Feyrouz Serhal set in Beirut during the football World Cup, where strange audio waves interrupt the first match signal and frustration leads to a larger event.
• La Estrella Errante (The Wandering Star) A 2018 feature by Alberto Gracia about Roberts, who in 1984 released the only LP of his band Los Fiambres, and 30 years later travels to Vigo to find his photographer friend Nacho, discovering everything has changed. Co-produced with El Horlá and El Viaje Films.
• Arraianos A 2012 documentary feature directed by Eloy Enciso about inhabitants of a small village in the mountains between Galicia and Portugal living surrounded by an endless forest, exploring rural world and resistance. Co-produced with Artika Films.
• Pozoamargo A 2015 feature directed by Enrique Rivero about Jesús who, upon learning he has a venereal disease, flees to the countryside to work as a farmer, exploring desire, guilt, and self-punishment.
• O Quinto Evanxeo de Gaspar Hauser (The Fifth Gospel of Kaspar Hauser) A 2013 experimental feature by Alberto Gracia presenting a new episode of the 'enfant sauvage' Gaspar Hauser with his personality fragmented into five archetypal characters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Films produced by Zeitun Films have won awards at Cannes, Locarno, Rotterdam, Berlinale (Panorama), and numerous other international festivals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• asterisk* (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026asterisk* is a Greek production company and coproduction partner on 'TRALOVENTO' (2026), a feature film project by Eloy Domínguez Serén coproduced by Zeitun Films.
• Olhar de Ulisses (Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Olhar de Ulisses is a Portuguese production company and coproduction partner on 'TRALOVENTO' (2026), joining Zeitun Films (Spain) and asterisk* (Greece) in a trilateral European coproduction.
• Correos (Spanish Postal Service)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Correos is the Spanish national postal service used by Zeitun Films for physical delivery of DVDs and Blu-rays to customers across Spain, Europe, and worldwide.
• El HorlácoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018El Horlá is the primary production company of 'La Estrella Errante' (2018), with Zeitun Films listed as coproducer alongside El Viaje Films.
• El Viaje FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018El Viaje Films is a production company and coproducer of 'La Estrella Errante' (2018), alongside primary producer El Horlá and Zeitun Films.
• Roummana (Lebanon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Roummana is a Lebanese production company and coproduction partner on Feyrouz Serhal's 'I am here but you can't see me' (in development) and 'Tshweesh' (2017 short film).
• Paraiso Production (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Paraiso Production is a French production company and coproduction partner on Feyrouz Serhal's 'I am here but you can't see me' feature film project, in coproduction with Zeitun Films.
• Fiction 2.0 (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Fiction 2.0 is a German production company and coproduction partner on Feyrouz Serhal's short film 'Tshweesh' (2017), alongside Roummana (Lebanon), Placeless Films (Lebanon), and Zeitun Films (Spain).
• Placeless Films (Lebanon)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Placeless Films is a Lebanese production company and coproduction partner on Feyrouz Serhal's short film 'Tshweesh' (2017).
• La Prod (Morocco)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016La Prod is a Moroccan film production company that served as the Moroccan coproduction partner on 'Mimosas' (2016), Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Critics' Week Grand Prix-winning film, produced by Zeitun Films.
• Rouge International (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Rouge International is a French production company and coproducer of 'Mimosas' (2016), contributing to the international co-production alongside Zeitun Films (Spain) and La Prod (Morocco).
• Studio Indie (Romania)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Studio Indie is a Romanian production company listed as a coproduction partner on 'Mimosas' (2016), contributing to the multi-country production alongside Zeitun Films.
• Martin PawleyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Martin Pawley is listed as a producer on 'Costa da Morte' (2015), Lois Patiño's award-winning documentary coproduced by Zeitun Films.
• Una ComunióncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Una Comunión is a Mexican production company and primary producer of 'Pozoamargo' (2015), with Zeitun Films serving as coproducer. Founded by director Enrique Rivero.
• Zamora FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Zamora Films is listed as a production company on 'Pozoamargo' (2015), coproduced by Zeitun Films alongside Una Comunión.
• Artika FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Artika Films is the primary production company of 'Arraianos' (2012), with Zeitun Films serving as coproducer. Artika Films is associated with the Spanish independent cinema scene.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• MUBI: Global art-house film streaming platform and producer with catalog focus on auteur and festival cinema, representing a complementary distribution channel for art-house content producers like Zeitun.

Direct peers

• A Contracorriente Films: Spanish distributor and producer focused on art-house, European, and international independent cinema with theatrical and home video distribution, comparable in operating scope to Zeitun's distribution function.
• Les Films du Worso: Paris-based independent production company producing art-house feature films with international co-production financing, comparable in scale, structure, and auteur-focused catalog strategy.
• Haut et Court: French independent production and distribution company focused on auteur cinema with strong festival presence and international co-production activity, structurally similar to Zeitun's model.
• Coproduction Office: Paris-based international co-production company specialized in producing and selling art-house films across multiple territories, with a comparable festival-driven, multi-country co-production model.
• Wanda Visión: Spanish independent film distributor and producer specializing in art-house and auteur cinema, distributing and producing Galician and Spanish independent films with parallel festival-driven commercial model.
• Pyramide Films: French independent film distribution and international sales company specializing in art-house cinema, with comparable festival-circuit commercial motion and auteur-focused catalog strategy.
• Celluloid Dreams: French international sales agent and co-producer specializing in art-house cinema, comparable in festival-driven commercial motion and multi-territory co-production financing structure.
• Elastica Films: Spanish independent production company based in Galicia with comparable scale and art-house focus, producing films with emerging Spanish directors and operating in similar co-production circuits. Direct comparator in same geography and category.

Broad incumbents

• mk2: Established French production, distribution, and exhibition company with strong art-house and auteur focus and significant catalog of international cinema, operating at a larger scale than Zeitun in the same category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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