Simon & Paul

What Simon & Paul does

Simon & Paul is a Hamburg-based commercial film production company founded in 2017, operating as a privately held German GmbH (Simon & Paul GmbH, HRB 145608). It delivers end-to-end advertising and branded film production — from initial creative brief through directing, cinematography, and post-production — for global brands and tier-one advertising agencies. The company's core offering is built around a curated roster of international directors selected for distinct creative perspectives across cultures and disciplines, supported by in-house post-production capabilities covering editing, retouching, and color grading on DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Creative Suite. The firm is structured as a boutique, with 1–10 employees and two Managing Directors / Executive Producers, Simon Fessler and Tobias Paul, both credited as EP on productions.

The company serves a broad enterprise client base that includes Google, Coca-Cola, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, McDonald's, Vodafone, ALDI, Edeka, Fanta, Bitburger, Lieferando, AOK, LVM, Eurojackpot, and NGOs such as Greenpeace, Save the Children, and Sea Eye, working through agencies including Jung von Matt, Wieden+Kennedy, Serviceplan, DARK HORSES, and Ogilvy. Its go-to-market is direct engagement with brand marketing teams and agency creative leads, with marketing channels centered on a portfolio website, Instagram, Facebook, and Vimeo. Pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed.

A distinguishing strategic layer is the Green Production methodology, applying reduce-reuse-recycle principles to shoots, offsetting unavoidable CO2 through the Sidrap Wind Farm Project in Indonesia, and participating in the Green the Bid initiative and UN Sustainable Development Goals framework. This positioning has been externally validated by the Die Giraffe award for most sustainable production of 2022 (German Producer's Alliance) and the Green Motion label in 2024, both of which the company uses as commercial differentiators when pitching to enterprise clients with ESG mandates. AI features are referenced as part of post-production workflows but are not positioned as a standalone product.

Name

Simon & Paul

Legal name

Simon & Paul GmbH

Website

https://simonundpaul.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Simon & Paul is a Hamburg-based commercial film production company that serves global brands and tier-one advertising agencies through an international director roster, offering end-to-end services from brief through post-production with a certified green production methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Internal Communications Video (MPADAEAC)

Keywords

• Commercial film production
• Advertising content
• Post-production services
• Brand storytelling
• Green production

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Film Production: Production company generating revenue through creating commercial films and advertising content for brands and agencies. Revenue is project-based, earned from directing, cinematography, and post-production services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Simon & Paul is a Hamburg-based creative production company that produces commercial and advertising films for global brands and advertising agencies. The company delivers end-to-end production services, from initial brief through cinematography and post-production to final grade, leveraging a curated roster of international directors. It differentiates through a sustainability-focused Green Production methodology and in-house post-production capabilities.

Product overview

Simon & Paul is a Hamburg-based film production company offering a unified service platform centered on commercial and advertising film production. The core offering combines a curated roster of international directors with end-to-end production capabilities through post-production services. The company differentiates through a green production initiative that integrates sustainability practices (reduce, reuse, recycle) into every project, supported by their 'Green Production' module that includes CO2 offsetting and partnerships with organizations like the Sidrap Wind Farm Project. Clients engage primarily for director-led film production spanning commercials, digital content, and branded storytelling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Film Production Full-service commercial and advertising film production delivered by a roster of international directors, covering projects from initial brief through cinematography and post-production to final grade, for global brands and advertising agencies.
• International Director Roster A roster of international directors whose work spans cultures, continents, and creative disciplines, each selected for their craft and unique point of view, providing brand clients access to diverse creative talent.
• Post-Production Services In-house post-production capabilities including editing, retouching, color grading, and AI-assisted workflows, using DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Creative Suite, offered as part of end-to-end production delivery.
• Green Production Services Sustainable production services applying reduce, reuse, recycle principles with CO2 offsetting through the Sidrap Wind Farm Project in Indonesia, certified by Green Motion label and Die Giraffe award, available to brand and agency clients seeking climate-friendly production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Received Die Giraffe award from German producer's alliance for most sustainable production of 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sidrap Wind Farm Project (UPC Renewables)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon offset partnership supporting the Sidrap Wind Farm Project in Indonesia. All unavoidable CO2 emissions from productions are offset through this project.
• Green the BidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Green the Bid initiative with the goal to create a greener and more sustainable production environment by offering consultants, trainings and education sessions.
• UN Sustainable Development GoalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals including good health and wellbeing, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, reduced inequalities, responsible consumption and production, and climate action.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RSA Films: Ridley Scott-associated global commercial production company with an international director roster; competes for the same enterprise brand and agency briefs as Simon & Paul.
• Anonymous Content: US-based commercial and long-form production company with a global director roster, comparable to Simon & Paul's director-led commercial film model serving major brands and agencies.
• Tony Petersen Film: Berlin-based commercial film production company with a long-standing director roster serving major German and global advertisers; comparable scale and service offering to Simon & Paul.
• MJZ: Long-established US commercial production company representing a global roster of directors for advertising campaigns; competes with Simon & Paul for brand and agency briefs.
• Czar Film: Amsterdam- and Berlin-based commercial production company with an international director roster serving European brands and agencies; closest geographic and stylistic peer to Simon & Paul in the German-speaking market.
• Tempomedia Filmproduktion: Hamburg-based commercial film production house serving German and international brands and agencies; directly comparable German-market peer to Simon & Paul.
• Radical Media: Global production company spanning commercials, branded content and digital, with an international director roster serving Fortune 500 brands; directly comparable to Simon & Paul's offering.
• Park Pictures: US and UK-based commercial production company with a director-led roster serving major advertisers; comparable business model and target client base to Simon & Paul.
• Smuggler: International commercial and content production company with a curated director roster and offices in New York, London, and Los Angeles, competing for the same global brand campaigns as Simon & Paul.

Broad incumbents

• Wieden+Kennedy (in-house studio): Major global advertising agency with a large in-house production capability and longstanding agency partner of Simon & Paul; competes for the same enterprise brand production budgets but at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/simonundpaul
• Facebookfacebook.com/simonundpaul
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simon-paul-gmbh

Compliance2 records

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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