What Cercamon does

Cercamon is an international film sales and acquisitions company headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that represents independent feature films and documentaries from producers worldwide. Operating since 2016, the firm signs films from territories including Cyprus, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, France, the United States, Romania, Indonesia, Germany, Iran, Spain, the Czech Republic, and China, and shepherds them through festival premieres, market screenings, and territorial licensing to distributors, TV broadcasters, and SVOD platforms. It is a relationship-driven services business — not a technology company — with a small named team split across Acquisitions & Sales (Sebastien Chesneau), Festivals (Dorian Magagnin, David Kwok), and Marketing (Stéphanie Azerad), supported by international PR partners Marijana Harder and Gloria Zerbinati.

The company's product surface consists of three core services: international sales representation (negotiating per-territory, per-window licensing deals on a commission basis), festival strategy and submissions management (submitting films to and coordinating premieres at top-tier festivals), and PR/marketing support (press kits, trailers, stills, screener access). The Cercamon Privio platform (cercamon.privio.eu) serves as a screener distribution channel for buyers and programmers. Cercamon does not own or operate exhibition venues, distribution infrastructure, or production studios; it monetizes exclusively through transactional sales commissions on each represented title.

Commercially, Cercamon's go-to-market is event-driven and highly curated: films are submitted to prestigious festivals (Sundance, Berlin, Venice, Cannes, Locarno, Toronto, Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Fantastic Fest, San Sebastian, SXSW) to generate prestige, and that prestige is converted into licensing deals at market screenings and via direct outreach to distributors and platform buyers. The catalog spans arthouse, genre, and debut features. The single most-cited commercial outcomes in the source data are award-level festival wins — including Venice 2024 Best Film + FIPRESCI for THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME and Sundance 2026 Audience Award for HOLD ONTO ME — which the firm uses as its primary brand-building signal when sourcing new titles and negotiating territorial deals.

Name

Cercamon

Legal name

Cercamon

Website

https://cercamon.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cercamon is a Dubai-based international film sales agent representing independent films and documentaries from producers worldwide. It secures festival premieres and licenses titles to territorial distributors, TV broadcasters, and SVOD platforms on a commission basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Film Sales and Distribution

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Distribution (512120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Distribution Strategy & Release Planning (MPADAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Programming, Booking & Repertory Exhibition Services (MPADAKAL)

Keywords

• International film sales
• Independent film distribution
• Festival distribution services
• Film licensing agency
• Film acquisition representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Film Sales & Licensing: Cercamon acts as international sales agent for independent films, earning commissions on sales to distributors, TV broadcasters, and SVOD platforms across territories. Revenue is generated through licensing fees negotiated per territory and window (theatrical, TV, SVOD).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cercamon is an international film sales agent that represents independent feature films and documentaries for worldwide distribution. The company handles festival submissions and premieres at top-tier festivals, licenses territorial distribution rights (theatrical, TV, SVOD) to distributors and platforms, manages international PR and marketing, and runs a screener distribution platform for buyers and programmers.

Product overview

Cercamon is an international film sales, acquisitions, and festival distribution company representing independent films from filmmakers worldwide. The company operates as a unified platform combining film sales representation, international PR services, festival strategy, and a screener distribution platform (Cercamon Privio) for screenings to distributors, TV buyers, SVOD platforms, and festival programmers. Their portfolio includes feature films, animations, and documentaries from countries such as Cyprus, Greece, Romania, USA, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, China, Spain, and Czech Republic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Film Sales and Distribution Representation
• International PR and Marketing Services
• Screener Distribution Platform (Cercamon Privio)
• Film Acquisition Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple films selected for top-tier festival competitions and premieres annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AMP FilmworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMP Filmworks is the primary production company for EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY (Cyprus/Greece, 2023), co-produced with Graal. AMP Filmworks represents one of Cercamon's key production relationships in the Cyprus/Greek film market.
• Graal (Greece)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraal co-produced EMBRYO LARVA BUTTERFLY alongside AMP Filmworks. Represents a key Greek co-production partner for Cercamon-represented films.
• 2:1 Film (Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2:1 Film is the production company behind PARADISES OF DIANE (Switzerland/France, 2024), co-produced with Paraiso Production. Represents Cercamon's key Swiss production relationship.
• Paraiso ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParaiso Production is the co-production company for PARADISES OF DIANE alongside 2:1 Film.
• TwentyOne Entertainment / Black Sugar Pictures (Saudi Arabia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwentyOne Entertainment presents NORAH, a Black Sugar Pictures Production. This represents Cercamon's key production relationship in the Saudi Arabian market.
• Zürcher Film (Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZürcher Film is the production company behind THE SPARROW IN THE CHIMNEY (Switzerland, 2024), co-produced with SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen / SRG SSR.
• Talamedia (Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalamedia (Mandy Marahimin) is the primary production company for CROCODILE TEARS (Indonesia/Singapore/France/Germany, 2024), co-produced with multiple international partners including Acrobates Films, Poetik Film, Giraffe Pictures, and 2Pilots Filmproduction.
• Acrobates Films (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcrobates Films (Claire Lajoumard) co-produced CROCODILE TEARS.
• Poetik Film (France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoetik Film (Christophe Lafont) co-produced CROCODILE TEARS.
• Giraffe Pictures PTE Ltd (Singapore)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiraffe Pictures (Anthony Chen, Yi Peng Teoh) co-produced CROCODILE TEARS.
• 2Pilots Filmproduction (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2Pilots Filmproduction (Harry Floëter, Jörg Siepmann) co-produced CROCODILE TEARS.
• New Matter Films (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Matter Films is the production company behind BOOMERANG (Germany/Iran, 2024), co-produced with Zohal Films and Rainy Pictures.
• Zohal FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZohal Films co-produced BOOMERANG alongside New Matter Films and Rainy Pictures.
• Rainy PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRainy Pictures co-produced BOOMERANG alongside New Matter Films and Zohal Films.
• Kinotopia (Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKinotopia is the production company behind THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME (Romania, 2024), co-produced with National TV Station (TVR), supported by CNC, in association with Chainsaw Europe and Nomada Solo.
• endorfilm (Czech Republic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partnerendorfilm is the production company behind UNGRATEFUL BEINGS (Czech/English/Slovak/Croatian, 2025), with co-producers from Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, France, and Slovenia.
• deFilm (Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerdeFilm (Radu Stancu, Ioana Lascăr) is one of the producers of MILK TEETH (Romania, 2025), alongside Remora Films, Ström Pictures, StudioBauhaus, and Screening Emotions.
• Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAliwood Mediterráneo Producciones is the production company behind DISFORIA (Spain, 2025).
• Filmblades Ltd / One Six One Films (Cyprus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilmblades Ltd and One Six One Films are the production companies behind HOLD ONTO ME (Cyprus, 2026), co-produced with Fredo Pictures and Graal Films.
• Fengduan Pictures (China)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFengduan Pictures is the production company behind LIGHT PILLAR (China, 2026), directed by Xu Zao. This represents Cercamon's key production relationship in the Chinese market.
• Marijana Harder (International PR)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMarijana Harder is Cercamon's dedicated international PR representative for European titles, handling press, interviews, and media coverage for films such as PARADISES OF DIANE and THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME.
• Gloria Zerbinati (International PR)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGloria Zerbinati serves as international PR contact for films including THE SPARROW IN THE CHIMNEY and LIGHT PILLAR.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Films Boutique: Berlin-based international sales company focused on arthouse cinema with strong festival presence (Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto); closely comparable to Cercamon in event-driven GTM and curatorial approach to independent film sales.
• Celluloid Dreams: Paris-based international sales and production outfit with a focus on auteur and festival-driven cinema; directly comparable to Cercamon in the international arthouse sales-agent model and in leveraging Cannes/Berlin/Venice presence to drive buyer interest.
• Wild Bunch International: Major French-headquartered international sales agent representing independent films to global distributors and SVOD platforms; directly comparable to Cercamon in business model (commission-based territorial licensing), target customers (distributors and festival programmers), and focus on arthouse and auteur cinema, but at substantially larger scale.
• LevelK: Copenhagen-based international sales agent for independent and arthouse films; comparable to Cercamon in commission-based sales-agent model and reliance on festival premieres as the primary demand-generation channel.
• The Match Factory: Germany-based international sales agent for arthouse and festival-driven independent cinema; comparable to Cercamon in sales-agent business model, festival-led distribution strategy, and reliance on prestige premieres at top European festivals.
• Wide Management: Paris-headquartered international sales company representing independent arthouse films; directly comparable to Cercamon in commission-based sales model and festival-led acquisition and distribution workflow.
• Protagonist Pictures: London-based international sales, finance, and production company for independent film; comparable to Cercamon in international sales-agent model and in working with festival-premiering arthouse titles across multiple territories.
• mk2 Films: Long-established Paris-based international sales agent for arthouse and auteur cinema; comparable to Cercamon in core business model (territorial licensing of festival-driven independent films) but operates at materially larger scale and catalog depth.
• Visit Films: New York-based international sales company representing independent films to global distributors and platforms; closely comparable to Cercamon in boutique sales-agent model and curatorial focus on festival-eligible arthouse titles.
• Memento Films International: Paris-based international sales and production company representing independent and arthouse films globally; directly comparable to Cercamon in commission-based territorial licensing model and festival-driven acquisition strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/cercamon
• Facebookfacebook.com/CercamonWorldSales

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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