Nashorn Filmhaus Kg

What Nashorn Filmhaus Kg does

Nashorn Filmhaus KG is a privately held German film production studio registered as a Kommanditgesellschaft (limited partnership) in Lüneburg and operating from Seevetal near Hamburg. The studio produces documentary films, television spots, cinema commercials, and portrait films, with a portfolio split between humanitarian social documentaries (notably the 2024 release 'Kein Land für Niemand – Abschottung eines Einwanderungslandes,' backed by a six-NGO consortium and theatrically distributed by Drop-Out Cinema) and commercial/brand projects for clients including Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft, SIGMA Deutschland, Medical Volunteers International, Mercedes Benz, and Deuter, the latter two of which were spec self-funded productions used as portfolio showcases.

The company operates with a small core team of roughly five to ten people — Managing Partner and director/cinematographer Maik Lüdemann, screenwriter/director Max Ahrens, cinematographer Nils Kohstall, producer Felix Aue, and partner/sales lead Roland Lüdemann — plus rotating freelance crew such as DOPs. Production capability covers the full pipeline from concept and direction through cinematography, editing, color grading, sound design, and music composition, with no proprietary software or platform IP.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis through two streams: documentary commissions funded by grants and NGO consortiums, and corporate/brand commissions for which pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is dual-tracked: documentaries go through theatrical and festival partners such as Drop-Out Cinema, while commercial content is delivered directly to the commissioning client. Marketing is primarily portfolio-led, using the company website alongside Vimeo and Facebook for discovery. No external institutional funding, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond Germany is evident in the available material, indicating an independent, founder-operated model with limited scaling signals.

Name

Nashorn Filmhaus Kg

Legal name

Nashorn Filmhaus KG

Website

https://nashorn.film

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nashorn Filmhaus KG is a privately held German film production studio based in Seevetal that produces documentaries, TV spots, cinema commercials, and portrait films for humanitarian NGOs, healthcare organizations, and brand clients across healthcare, photography, automotive, and outdoor industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO) (MPADADAK)

Keywords

• Documentary film production
• Commercial video production
• Television advertising spots
• Corporate branded content
• Cinema advertising spots

Headquarters

HQ city

Seevetal

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Documentary Film Production: Production of documentary films, often with social or humanitarian themes, typically funded through grants, crowdfunding, and distribution deals. The company collaborates with NGOs and humanitarian organizations.
2. Corporate/Commercial Film Production: Production of branded content, TV spots, and promotional films for corporate clients and NGOs. Clients include Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft, SIGMA Deutschland, Medical Volunteers International, Mercedes Benz, and Deuter.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nashorn Filmhaus KG is a German film production studio that produces documentary films (often with humanitarian or social themes) and commercial video content including TV spots, cinema spots, portrait films, and spec commercial spots for brands. The company delivers end-to-end production services covering direction, cinematography, editing, color correction, sound design, and music composition for both NGO/donor-backed documentaries and corporate branded content clients.

Product overview

Nashorn Filmhaus KG is a German film production company offering documentary filmmaking, television commercials, cinema spots, and portrait films. The company operates as a single integrated production studio rather than a platform with modular products. Their portfolio includes documentary productions (Kein Land für Niemand), corporate client spots (Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft, SIGMA Deutschland, Medical Volunteers International), and automotive/lifestyle commercial work (Mercedes Benz, Deuter). The company also provides associated production services including directing, cinematography, editing, color correction, composing, sound design, and mixing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kein Land für Niemand – Abschottung eines Einwanderungslandes A theatrical documentary film about the isolation policies of an immigration country, produced by Nashorn Filmhaus and distributed by Drop-Out Cinema. Supported by Sea-Eye, Sea Watch, United4Rescue, Pro Asyl, German Doctors, and Mennonitisches Hilfswerk. Directed by Max Ahrens and Maik Lüdemann.
• Diagnosed A television advertisement spot produced for Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (German Multiple Sclerosis Society) as part of a healthcare awareness campaign. Directed by Maik Lüdemann with camera by Moritz Moessinger.
• NATURFOTOGRAF DANIEL SPOHN A portrait film featuring nature photographer Daniel Spohn, produced for SIGMA Deutschland to showcase Sigma photography equipment. Directed and filmed by Maik Lüdemann.
• WE DON'T LOOK AWAY A cinema spot produced for Medical Volunteers International as part of the 'We Don't Look Away' campaign. Directed by Maik Lüdemann with DOP Leonard Popp.
• THE RACE – AMBITION 2035 A commercial spot produced for Mercedes Benz as a spec project under the theme 'Ambition 2035'. Directed by Maik Lüdemann with DOP Moritz Moessinger.
• COMPANION A commercial spot produced for Deuter (outdoor gear brand) as a spec project, featuring companion film showcasing outdoor products. Directed by Maik Lüdemann with DOP Nils Kohstall.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Drop-Out CinemaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFilm distribution company handling theatrical distribution for 'Kein Land für Niemand'. Manages film release and distribution to cinemas.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Studio Babelsberg AG: Europe's largest film studio with integrated production services. Comparable as a German film production and content company, though it primarily serves feature film and high-end TV rather than small-format branded work.
• Studio Hamburg Production Group: Major Hamburg-based film and TV production group with documentary and commercial divisions. Geographic and category overlap with Nashorn, but operates at significantly larger scale with full studio infrastructure.
• UFA GmbH: Germany's largest film and TV production company, headquartered in Potsdam with strong Hamburg ties. Operates across drama, documentary, and branded content at much greater scale; relevant because it competes for the same corporate and public-sector documentary budgets Nashorn targets.
• Bavaria Film GmbH: One of Germany's leading film production and studio facility companies, producing both fictional and documentary content. Comparable as a German full-service film production house, though with broader portfolio and deeper resources.

Direct peers

• Fruitmarket Kultur und Medien GmbH: Hamburg-based production company specializing in documentary and factual content, with theatrical and festival distribution capabilities. Comparable in scale and documentary focus, though with less commercial branded work.
• Pallas Film GmbH: Independent German production company with documentary and dramatic feature slate. Comparable in scale and the mix of socially-engaged documentary with broader commercial work.
• Tamtam Film GmbH: Hamburg-based independent production company producing documentaries, branded content, and corporate films. Comparable in scale, geography (northern Germany), and the documentary-plus-commercial hybrid model that defines Nashorn.
• Evolution Film GmbH: Independent German production company producing documentaries and factual programming for cinema and TV. Comparable in the documentary production niche with theatrical distribution partnerships.
• Strandfilm GmbH: Small German documentary production house with theatrical release experience. Comparable as a similarly sized documentary-focused studio serving similar NGO and festival channels.

Others

• Drop-Out Cinema eG: Distribution partner that theatrically released Nashorn's 'Kein Land für Niemand'. Comparable as an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor — relevant for understanding the indie documentary distribution landscape Nashorn operates in.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nashornfilmhaus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nashorn-filmhaus

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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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