Superfilm Filmproduktions

Name

Superfilm Filmproduktions

Legal name

Superfilm Filmproduktions GmbH

Website

https://superfilm.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Feature-Length Documentaries (MPADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Branded Documentary & Purpose-Driven Content (MPADAEAJ), Arts & Culture Documentaries (MPADADAI)

Keywords

• TV production services
• Film production
• Documentary production
• European co-production
• Television broadcasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. TV Production Services: Superfilm generates revenue by producing TV series, documentaries, and films on commission from broadcasters. As co-producer, they receive production fees and retain distribution rights which are licensed to broadcasting partners. Revenue is supplemented by national and regional film fund subsidies and grants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Superfilm Filmproduktions is an Austrian film and television production company that develops, finances, and produces TV series, documentaries, feature films, talk shows, and entertainment programs primarily for German-language public and private broadcasters. The company operates as a co-production partner with broadcasters such as ORF, ARD, BR, ZDF, ARTE, and Sky Germany, supplementing production fees with national and regional film-fund grants and offering Green Producing-certified sustainable production services.

Product overview

Superfilm Filmproduktions is a film and television production company based in Vienna and Munich, producing TV series, documentaries, feature films, and entertainment programs primarily for Austrian and German broadcasters (ORF, ARTE, BR, NDR, RBB, Sky Germany). The company's portfolio includes dramatic TV series (Braunschlag, Kafka, M, Old Money, Me and the Others), crime productions (Tatort films, The TEAM, AUSGELÖSCHT), documentaries (Element of Crime, Food, The Miracle of Vienna), talk shows (Willkommen Österreich, Ringlstetter, Gottschalk Reads, Gute Nacht Alter), comedy formats (Bösterreich, MITTERMEIER!, Rocko Schamoni Supershow), and cultural programming. Superfilm also pioneered 'Green Producing' in Austria, leading to the development of the Austrian Ecolabel UZ 76 for environmentally sustainable film production. The company operates as a co-producer with major public broadcasters and has received numerous awards including Romy awards for productions like Braunschlag and multiple Grimme Prize nominations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Superfernsehen: Television productions segment featuring TV series, films, and documentaries
• Superfilme
• Green Producing

Products and services

• Braunschlag
• Kafka
• M – A City Hunts a Murderer
• Old Money
• Me and the Others
• The TEAM
• The TEAM II
• Element of Crime
• Höhenstraße
• Achterbahn

Quantifiable outcome

• Braunschlag series described as 'the best thing ORF has had produced in 30 years' with Romy 2013 Special Award of the Jury
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• pulswerk GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with pulswerk GmbH and ÖkoBusinessPlan Wien to develop and pilot the Austrian Ecolabel 'Green Producing' (UZ 76) starting in 2016. This partnership was instrumental in creating the criteria catalog for environmentally friendly film production in Austria.
• Fernsehfonds AustriamajorOthersNational Austrian film and television funding body providing financial support for Superfilm productions. Regular co-production partner on ORF commissions.
• Filmfonds WienmajorOthersVienna's municipal film fund providing production financing for Superfilm's Vienna-based projects.
• Land NiederösterreichminorOthersRegional government of Lower Austria providing production support and funding for projects with local connection.
• Land SalzburgminorOthersRegional government of Salzburg providing funding support for The TEAM European co-production.
• Land VorarlbergminorOthersRegional government of Vorarlberg providing support for Das Schweigen der Esel production.
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (MBB)minorOthersGerman regional film funding body supporting productions with Berlin connection including Element of Crime documentary.
• Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)minorOthersGerman Federal Film Board providing funding for Element of Crime documentary co-production.
• Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)minorOthersGerman film fund supporting international co-productions including Element of Crime.
• Network Movie (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman production company as co-producer on European police series The TEAM (Germany/Denmark/Belgium/Austria). One of multiple European production partners enabling cross-border coproduction.
• Lunanime/Lumière (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian production company co-producing The TEAM European series.
• Nordisk Film (Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish production company co-producing The TEAM European police series.
• RTR (Radio und Televizija Republike Srpske)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic broadcaster from Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) participating in The TEAM co-production.
• MediamarktminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail partner for Dad's Dead cross-media campaign where 60,000 DVD copies were distributed as giveaways through Mediamarkt stores in Austria.
• Agentur42minorOthersAdvertising agency partner for Dad's Dead integrated cross-media marketing campaign.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Constantin Film: Major Munich-based German production company producing theatrical films, TV series, and event programming across all major German broadcasters. Larger incumbent that overlaps with Superfilm's premium scripted drama work but operates a much broader film and TV portfolio.
• UFA: One of Germany's largest production companies (Bertelsmann/RTL Group) producing TV series, films, and entertainment across all major German broadcasters. Broader incumbent with a much larger portfolio, overlapping with Superfilm in premium scripted series but operating at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• MR Film: Cologne-based German production company known for Tatort films and premium German-language crime and drama series for public broadcasters. Directly comparable as a Tatort-producing peer with similar public broadcaster clientele and project-based commissioned production model.
• Network Movie: German production company producing TV series and films for ZDF, ARD and other German public broadcasters. Direct peer that has already co-produced with Superfilm on The TEAM, sharing the same broadcaster customer base and scripted drama production focus.
• Beta Film: Munich-based leading German TV content distributor and international co-production partner managing rights for premium scripted formats. Comparable as a co-production and licensing partner for high-end European series, operating in the same premium German-language TV ecosystem.
• Bavaria Film: Bavaria Film is a major Munich-based German film and television production company producing TV series, films, and event programming for German-language broadcasters. Highly comparable in customer base (ARD family of broadcasters), Bavaria/Austria regional positioning, and premium scripted production focus.
• Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft: Hamburg-based German production company producing TV series, films, and event programming for German public broadcasters. Comparable in producing premium scripted drama and Tatort films for the same public broadcaster commissioning structure.
• Odeon Fiction: Cologne-based German production company producing TV series and films for German public broadcasters. Comparable as a mid-sized German scripted production house serving the same broadcaster commissioning structure and premium drama/crime genres.
• ndF: neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft: Berlin-based German production company producing TV series, films, and documentaries for German public broadcasters (ARD, ZDF, ARTE). Comparable as a long-established German-language scripted and factual production house serving the same broadcaster commissioning model.
• Eikon Film: German production company producing TV series and films for German public broadcasters including WDR and ARD. Comparable in producing commissioned premium content for the same public broadcaster commissioning structure, with similar scripted drama focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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