IMAGINE FILMS

What IMAGINE FILMS does

Imagine Films (legal entity: S.A.R.L. Imagine Films) is a Lille-based audiovisual production agency founded in 2019 that produces corporate videos, commercials, event coverage, drone footage, and tailored branded content for businesses. Its core service offering comprises five integrated lines — Tournage (filming with high-performance cameras and FPV drones), Montage (editing with custom effects and color grading), Sur-mesure (custom advertising and promotional content), Drone (aerial filming), and 2D/3D Motion Design — delivered as bundled projects priced across four tiers from €2,000 to €50,000+. The firm serves a horizontally diversified B2B client base of 90+ customers, with notable enterprise logos including ENGIE, Leroy Merlin, Castorama, Auchan International, Groupe BPCE, Kiloutou, and Crosscall, alongside a specialized niche in premium gastronomy (multiple Michelin-starred restaurants) and luxury hospitality (Relais & Châteaux).

The technology stack is conventional production-grade hardware and software: 4K-capable cameras, stabilizers, FPV and conventional drones, motion design tooling, video mapping, green screen, and scribing capabilities. No proprietary software, AI tooling, or platform-based architecture is disclosed; the underlying technology is the team's combined creative and technical craft rather than a productized platform. Operations run from a single headquarters in Lille (293bis avenue de Dunquerke, 59160 Lille, France), with demonstrated willingness to deliver cross-border productions — notably a seven-country European employer-branding shoot for Kiloutou and gastronomy work reaching into Belgium.

The business model is pure professional services: project-based engagements with custom quotes, no disclosed retainer or recurring revenue, and go-to-market executed via direct client engagement through website contact, phone, and professional networks. The firm is bootstrapped and founder-controlled (Quentin Bourel, Founder & CEO) with a registered share capital of only €5,000 and a core team of five specialists covering directing, cinematography, drone operation, motion design, and production management. There is no institutional funding, no parent company, and no documented hiring growth, which both keeps the cost base lean and constrains scalability beyond what the existing team can deliver.

Name

IMAGINE FILMS

Legal name

S.A.R.L. Imagine Films

Website

https://imaginefilms.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Imagine Films is a Lille-based audiovisual production agency producing corporate videos, commercials, drone footage, motion design, and event coverage for B2B clients. It serves 90+ customers including ENGIE, Leroy Merlin, Auchan, BPCE, and Kiloutou, with a specialty in premium gastronomy content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audiovisual Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

3D Product/Explainer Animation (MPAHACAD)

Keywords

• Corporate video production
• Drone aerial filming
• Motion design services
• Audiovisual production agency
• Brand video creation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

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. Video Production Services: Project-based audiovisual production including filming, editing, custom content creation, drone footage, and motion design. Pricing structured across budget tiers (€2,000-5,000, €5,000-10,000, €10,000-50,000, €50,000+) with custom quotes for specialized projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Imagine Films is a Lille-based audiovisual production agency producing corporate films, event coverage, advertisements, employer branding, product videos, and tailored promotional content for businesses and institutions. The agency bundles ground-based filming, drone aerial capture, 2D/3D motion design, and professional editing/color grading into end-to-end projects. Each production is delivered as a custom service engagement, scoped and quoted per client rather than sold as off-the-shelf packages.

Product overview

IMAGINE FILMS is a Lille-based audiovisual production agency offering a comprehensive suite of video production services. The core offering encompasses four integrated services: Tournage (professional filming with high-performance cameras), Montage (editing with custom effects and color grading), Sur-mesure (custom advertising and promotional content), and Drone (aerial footage capture). The agency also provides Motion Design in both 2D and 3D, which is woven throughout productions as a unifying creative element. Together, these services deliver complete video production from concept through final delivery, serving corporate clients, institutions, and restaurants across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filming Services (Tournage)
• Editing and Post-Production (Montage)
• Custom Advertising and Promotional Content (Sur-mesure)
• Drone Aerial Filming (Drone)
• 2D and 3D Motion Design

Quantifiable outcome

• 750+ completed video productions delivered
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DTMC ProductionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for Euratechnologie 100th anniversary event. DTMC Production handled executive production while Imagine Films provided video capture and immersive content creation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WPP: Global advertising holding company with production arms producing corporate video, branded content, and event coverage for the world's largest brands — a much larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise video budgets.
• Publicis Groupe: Global advertising and communications holding company with extensive in-house video production, content, and post-production capabilities serving the same enterprise clients (Leroy Merlin, ENGIE) that Imagine Films targets.
• Dentsu: Global marketing services group with significant video and content production capabilities across multiple markets, competing for the same multinational brand communications budgets that Imagine Films serves.
• Omnicom Group: Global advertising and marketing services holding company with integrated video production capabilities, offering end-to-end brand film and event content solutions at scale.
• TBWA: Global creative advertising agency network offering integrated video production, brand films, and event content for major enterprise clients — overlapping with Imagine Films' corporate film and event coverage offerings.

Others

• Blackmagic Design: Manufacturer of cameras, switchers, and DaVinci Resolve editing/color grading software relied upon by Imagine Films and other production agencies. Its integrated hardware/software stack shapes the cost structure of the entire video production industry.
• Adobe: Provider of Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Creative Cloud tools that Imagine Films uses for editing and motion design. Adobe's growing AI video features and Firefly video generation are also competitive forces.
• Vimeo: Video hosting and creation platform used by Imagine Films for portfolio display. Vimeo's enterprise video tools and AI-assisted creation features compete for corporate video production budgets.

Emerging players

• Runway: Generative AI video creation and editing platform used for commercials, brand content, and motion graphics. Targets the same B2B video production market as Imagine Films with AI-native workflows.
• Synthesia: AI video generation platform that produces corporate and explainer videos from text prompts using AI avatars. Directly competes with Imagine Films' lower-tier corporate and explainer production work at dramatically lower cost.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/user109560718
• Facebookfacebook.com/Quentinbourelfilm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imaginefilms
• Instagraminstagram.com/quentinbourel_/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

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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