Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH

What Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH does

Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH is an owner-managed B2B content agency and integrated production house headquartered in Kirchheim bei München, Germany, operating under the direction of Managing Directors Tim Horlacher and Elmar Steege. Founded in 2010, the firm delivers corporate film production, television format production, AR/VR/360° content, social media management, live streaming and hybrid event production, app development, showroom design, media consulting, and showreel production. It serves enterprise clients across automotive (Porsche, Audi, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Falken Tyre Europe), aerospace (Airbus, Eurofighter), retail (Lidl, SPAR), and public-sector/mobility (European Commission, ADAC), alongside broadcasters such as DMAX, ProSieben, and History Channel, with additional work for celebrities and public figures and activity across the DACH region including Austria.

The business model is project-based professional services revenue, sold through referrals, repeat enterprise relationships, and broadcaster commissions rather than subscription or platform SaaS. Pricing is per-project (production fees, creative direction, post-production), with cross-sell into adjacent deliverables such as showroom design, apps, and live event coverage. The company combines former automotive journalists with production talent, which positions it for technically demanding automotive and aerospace briefs, and its 11–50 employee scale indicates a boutique operating model rather than a scale-driven agency. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the input set, consistent with an owner-managed GmbH that has compounded organically over more than a decade.

Service breadth has expanded beyond traditional film and TV into immersive and software-adjacent formats (AR/VR/360°, apps, showroom design, live streaming/hybrid events), which both increases average project value and extends the customer relationship beyond a single deliverable. Geographic footprint remains concentrated in the DACH region with active Austrian operations, and customer concentration is diversified by logo but episodic by nature, leaving the firm exposed to enterprise marketing-budget cycles rather than recurring contract risk.

Name

Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH

Legal name

Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH

Website

https://schwarzbild-medien.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH is an owner-managed Munich-based B2B content agency and production house producing corporate films, television formats, AR/VR/360° media, live streaming, and showroom design for enterprise, public-sector, and broadcaster clients across the DACH region since 2010.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Immersive/Interactive Animation (AR/VR/Real-Time) (MPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Docuseries & Episodic Nonfiction (TV/Streaming) (MPADADAB), Real-Time Content & Engine Services (Unreal/Unity, Real-Time Rendering Pipelines) (MPADAHAH), Corporate Virtual Events (All-Hands, Town Halls, Product Launches) (MPAGAOAI)

Keywords

• Corporate video production
• Television content production
• Augmented reality content
• Virtual reality production
• 360 degree video

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchheim Bei München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Content Production Services: Project-based production services for corporate films, TV content, and digital media. Revenue generated through full-service content creation from initial concept through final delivery, including pre-production, filming, and post-production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schwarzbild is an owner-managed content agency with integrated production house that develops and produces corporate films, television formats (reality shows, docusoaps, documentaries), and new media content including AR/VR experiences, 360° video, social media assets, live streaming, and custom applications. Services span the full workflow from strategy, consulting, and creative concept through filming and in-house post-production to final delivery for enterprise clients and broadcasters.

Product overview

Schwarzbild Medienproduktion GmbH is a heart-driven, owner-managed content agency with integrated production house based in Munich, Germany. The company operates as a unified offering combining agency services (consulting, strategy, creative concept) with in-house production capabilities. The core service portfolio consists of three main pillars: Corporate Film Production (image films, product films, corporate content), Television Production (DMAX, ProSieben, History Channel content, docusoaps, reality shows), and New Media Services (AR/VR/360° content, app development, social media). Additional services include live streaming, hybrid events, showroom design, media consulting, and showreel production. The integrated agency-plus-production model provides direct communication channels, holistic consulting, creative concept development, and efficient content production from a single source.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Film Production Full-service corporate video production including image films, product films, and corporate content. Delivers complete production from initial concept to finished film, covering messaging, branding, and customer image positioning. Target customers are large enterprises seeking high-quality moving-image content for brand communication.
• Television Production Creative storytelling and advanced-technology television production for broadcasters and streaming platforms. Includes research, script development, direction, high-quality shooting in Full HD/4K/8K, post-production, 2D/3D animations, color grading, and sound mixing. Ranges from classic TV formats to streaming service content.
• AR/VR/360° Content Production Immersive media production including augmented reality overlay for trade shows and marketing, virtual reality experiences for events and training, and 360° video content for various applications. Includes production of 3D content and development of apps or web applications for AR/VR experiences.
• Social Media Management Social media strategy development and content creation services, including analysis of personal goal setting, individual strategy formulation, and scalable content production applicable to all major social media platforms. Also covers the development of guidelines to maintain and improve content quality over time.
• Live Streaming and Hybrid Events Production and streaming services for live events and hybrid event formats, enabling real-time audience engagement beyond traditional pre-recorded content production.
• App Development Custom application development including AR-enhanced apps for marketing campaigns and web applications for interactive experiences, supporting Schwarzbild's AR/VR and new media engagements.
• Showroom and Exhibition Design Design and construction of narrative digital exhibitions, trade fair stands, and showrooms from conceptualization through to commissioning for corporate clients.
• Media Consulting and Content Strategy Strategic media consulting and content strategy development for clients seeking guidance on media positioning, communication approaches, and individual content roadmaps.
• Showreel Production Individual showreel creation including review of existing material, concept development, in-house production, and consultation on distribution of the finished showreel.

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Endemol Shine Germany (Banijay Germany): Local arm of the global Banijay group producing unscripted, scripted and entertainment formats for German broadcasters including ProSieben/SAT.1 and Discovery. Directly competes with Schwarzbild's DMAX reality/docusoap work but at scale and with library IP.
• UFA (RTL Group): Germany's leading TV production group, part of RTL Group, producing scripted, unscripted and entertainment formats for German broadcasters. Serves many of the same broadcasters as Schwarzbild (ProSieben/SAT.1, RTL family) but at vastly greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• Bavaria Film: One of Germany's largest and longest-established film production and studio-services companies, with full-service production and post capabilities for cinema, TV and corporate clients. Overlaps with Schwarzbild across broadcast and corporate production but at meaningfully larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Constantin Film: Large Munich-based German film and television production and distribution company with cinema, TV, and streaming titles. Comparable on the Munich production base and German broadcast/cinema orientation, but several orders of magnitude larger.
• Studio Hamburg Produktion: Major German film and television production group providing full-service production across scripted, factual and corporate content. Operates in the same production-services space as Schwarzbild but with significantly more scale, IP ownership, and broadcaster relationships.

Emerging players

• REWIND: UK-based immersive content studio specializing in VR, AR and interactive brand experiences for enterprise clients. Closely comparable on the AR/VR/360° brand-content positioning that Schwarzbild uses to differentiate, though operating from the UK rather than DACH.

Direct peers

• Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft: Established German independent film and television production house producing TV formats, documentaries and corporate content for German broadcasters and brands. Comparable in scope (broadcast + corporate) and mid-sized German production services orientation.
• Rat Pack Filmproduktion: Munich-headquartered German production company operating at a similar scale to Schwarzbild, serving corporate, brand, event and broadcast clients with integrated production services. Closely comparable on the agency-plus-production-house model and DACH client focus.
• Wiedemann & Berg Film: German feature film and high-end corporate/commercial production company with a similar producer-led boutique model. Operates in the same Munich media corridor and targets premium German-speaking clients across entertainment and brand content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/schwarzbildmedien
• Facebookfacebook.com/schwarzbildmedien
• Instagraminstagram.com/schwarzbildmedien/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schwarzbild-medienproduktion-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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