Anemon productions
Anemon Productions is a privately held Athens-based documentary production company producing 40+ award-winning films, cross-media projects, and the CineDoc public-screening initiative, serving major European broadcasters, international sales agents, and Greek educational and cultural institutions through co-productions, public grants, and distribution.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersAthens, Greece
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Anemon productions does
Anemon Productions is an Athens-based, privately held documentary production company founded by Rea Apostolides and Yuri Averof, specializing in feature documentaries, educational programmes, and cross-media projects on environmental, historical, gender-identity, archaeological, and youth themes. The company's portfolio spans 40+ documentaries and international co-productions with major European broadcasters (ARTE, BBC, ZDF, France Télévisions, ERT, Cosmote TV, RAI, NDR) and a network of 15+ European production partners. Recent and pipeline productions include 'Mediterranean Life Under Siege' (6-part natural-history series filmed in 12 countries), 'Athens – Birth of Democracy,' 'Bugboy,' 'Army of Lovers,' 'Home Court,' and 'Where Shadows Rest.' The company also produces the 'Lulo & the Neighborhood' animated series for young audiences.
Anemon operates the CineDoc initiative, a public-media distribution platform screening award-winning documentaries in cinemas, schools, and cultural venues across 20+ Greek and Cypriot locations since 2009, with sub-initiatives including CineDoc Kids, CineDoc Island, and CineDoc Caravan (launched 2022). The revenue model combines (a) co-production commissions and broadcast-rights fees from European public broadcasters, (b) public film-fund and cultural-foundation grants (Creative Europe/MEDIA, EURIMAGES, Greek Film Centre/HCRT, CNC, Onassis, Stavros Niarchos Foundation via iMEdD, NextGenerationEU), (c) international distribution and territory-by-territory sales via ZED, AUTLOOK FILMSALES, First Hand Films, and Films Transit International, and (d) theatrical and educational screenings through CineDoc. Cross-media projects such as Foodprint, History Lost, Twice a Stranger, and A Balkan Tale extend into museum exhibitions and educational programming through partnerships with the Museum of Cycladic Art, Goethe-Institut, Benaki Museum, and SALT Istanbul.
The company has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or external institutional ownership, and appears to be founder-controlled. Operational footprint is a single Athens office at 5 Stisihorou St., with internationally distributed output across Europe, North America, Australia, and the Middle East. Films have premiered at IDFA, Berlinale, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Visions du Réeel, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Tribeca, Sheffield DocFest, and other major festivals, and have received the Teddy Jury Award (Berlinale), FIPA D'OR, multiple FOCAL Awards, Hellenic Film Academy awards, and Greece's 2020 Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film.
Anemon productions firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Anemon productions
- Legal name
- Anemon Productions
- Website
- https://anemon.gr
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Anemon Productions is a privately held Athens-based documentary production company producing 40+ award-winning films, cross-media projects, and the CineDoc public-screening initiative, serving major European broadcasters, international sales agents, and Greek educational and cultural institutions through co-productions, public grants, and distribution.
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Anemon productions industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Documentary Production
- NAICS
- Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)
- SIC
- Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Social Issue & Advocacy Documentaries (MPADADAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Arts & Culture Documentaries (MPADADAI), Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ), Travel & Adventure Documentaries (MPADADAM)
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Where Anemon productions is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Athens
- HQ country
- Greece
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Anemon productions business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Co-production commissions with European broadcasters: Anemon acts as lead or minority co-producer on documentary projects commissioned by major European broadcasters including ARTE, ZDF, BBC, France Télévisions, ERT, Cosmote TV, and others, receiving production fees and broadcast rights revenue.
- Film fund grants and cultural subsidies: The company secures funding from national film centres (Greek Film Centre, Netherlands Film Fund, Bulgarian National Film Center), Creative Europe/MEDIA, EURIMAGES, CNC, regional development funds, and cultural foundations (Onassis, Latsis, Stavros Niarchos).
- International distribution and sales: Distribution and sales agents (ZED, AUTLOOK FILMSALES, First Hand Films, Films Transit, Game Theory Films) handle international licensing and distribution of finished documentaries, generating revenue through territory-by-territory sales.
- CineDoc public screenings and events: The CineDoc initiative screens documentaries in theaters, schools, and cultural venues across Greece and Cyprus, generating box office and venue rental revenue while cultivating documentary culture and an engaged audience base.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Anemon productions product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Anemon Productions is a Greek documentary production company that develops, produces, and co-produces feature-length documentaries, documentary series, animated series, and cross-media projects. The company also operates CineDoc, a public media initiative that distributes award-winning documentaries through theatrical and educational screenings across Greece and Cyprus. Its portfolio spans environmental, historical, gender-identity, and youth-focused themes, with output delivered to broadcasters, international sales agents, film festivals, and cultural institutions.
Product overview
Anemon Productions is a documentary production company based in Athens, Greece, dedicated to producing documentaries, educational programmes and cross-media projects. The company's portfolio includes feature documentaries (Bugboy, Army of Lovers, Home Court, Lesvia, Dolphin Man), documentary series (Mediterranean Life Under Siege, 1 millimetre), animated series (Lulo & the Neighborhood), and cross-media projects (Foodprint, A Balkan Tale, Twice A Stranger, CineDoc). Their distribution initiative CineDoc screens award-winning documentaries in cinemas and schools across Greece, while CineDoc CARAVAN extends cultural programming to rural areas and islands. The company operates as both a production house and alternative distribution platform, with films spanning environmental themes, historical investigations, social issues, and cultural heritage.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- CineDoc: An innovative public media initiative and alternative distribution platform screening European and international award-winning documentaries in Greece and Cyprus.
- CineDoc Caravan
- CineDoc Kids
- CineDoc Island
Products and services
- Bugboy Bugboy
- Army of Lovers Army of Lovers
- Home Court Home Court
- Foodprint Foodprint
- Mediterranean Life Under Siege Mediterranean Life Under Siege
- Athens – Birth of Democracy Athens – Birth of Democracy
- Holy Human Angel Holy Human Angel
- CineDoc CineDoc
- CineDoc CARAVAN CineDoc CARAVAN
- Dolphin Man Dolphin Man
- When Tomatoes Met Wagner When Tomatoes Met Wagner
- Lesvia Lesvia
- A Balkan Tale A Balkan Tale
- The World's First Computer The World's First Computer
- Twice A Stranger Project Twice A Stranger Project
- Kismet Kismet
- Antoine the Fortunate Antoine the Fortunate
- The Perfect Meal The Perfect Meal
- Lulo & the Neighborhood Lulo & the Neighborhood
- Where Shadows Rest Where Shadows Rest
Quantifiable outcome
- 40+ documentaries produced with international broadcast and festival presence
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Anemon productions
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Anemon productions technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- No
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Anemon productions partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
69 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- ERT (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation)coreERT is Anemon's primary Greek broadcast partner and co-producer on numerous films including Army of Lovers, Bugboy, Holy Human Angel, Our Own Changeover, 1 millimetre, and The Perfect Meal. ERT serves as both co-producer and broadcast outlet for Anemon's documentary projects.
- Cosmote TVcoreCOSMOTE TV is a major Greek pay-TV broadcaster that co-produces and broadcasts Anemon's documentaries including Athens – Birth of Democracy, Antoine the Fortunate, The Perfect Meal, When Tomatoes Met Wagner, and the A Long Way to Ithaca.
- ARTE (ZDF/ARTE)coreARTE is a major Franco-German public channel and a key co-production partner for Anemon's documentaries including Army of Lovers, Bugboy, Dolphin Man, The Perfect Meal, Citizen Europe, Holy Human Angel, Antoine the Fortunate, and The Snake Charmer.
- France TélévisionscoreFrance Télévisions is a key co-production and broadcast partner for Anemon's documentaries including Athens – Birth of Democracy, Mediterranean Life Under Siege, and a co-production partner on additional projects.
- BBC StudioscoreBBC Studios is a broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege, the landmark natural history series produced in partnership with France Televisions.
- Greek Film Centre (Elliniko Kentro Kinimatoy)coreThe Greek Film Centre is a national film fund that co-produces and supports numerous Anemon productions including Army of Lovers, Bugboy, Holy Human Angel, Lesvia, Our Seeds, Where Shadows Rest, Dolphin Man, and multiple other films.
- Creative Europe / MEDIA programme of the EUcoreCreative Europe (MEDIA) is the EU's flagship cultural programme that supports Anemon's co-productions including Athens – Birth of Democracy, Bugboy, Mediterranean Life Under Siege, Figuring it out, Citizen Europe, and numerous other projects.
- ZED (international sales and distribution)coreZED is the international sales agent handling global distribution and sales for Army of Lovers and Antoine the Fortunate. ZED distributes Anemon's content to broadcasters and platforms worldwide.
- AUTLOOK FILMSALEScoreAUTLOOK FILMSALES is the international sales agent handling global distribution for Bugboy, managing territory sales to broadcasters and platforms worldwide.
- First Hand FilmscoreFirst Hand Films handles world sales distribution for The Perfect Meal, Anemon's documentary about the Mediterranean diet.
- Flach Film ProductioncoreFlach Film Production is a co-production partner on Bugboy, a Greek-Danish-French co-production that premiered at IDFA and Thessaloniki.
- Toolbox FilmcoreToolbox Film is a Danish co-production partner on Bugboy, contributing to the Greek-Danish-French documentary co-production.
- Yuzu ProductionscoreYuzu Productions is the lead production company and co-producer with Anemon on Athens – Birth of Democracy, a French-Greek co-production.
- BoréalescoreBoréales is the creator/production company behind Mediterranean Life Under Siege, the landmark 6-part natural history series filmed in 12 countries. Anemon is a co-producer alongside Boreales, Terra Mater, and Fabula Pictures.
- Epo-FilmcoreEpo-Film (Heinrich Mayer-Moroni) is an Austrian co-production partner on Army of Lovers and Antoine the Fortunate, working with Anemon on these Greek-Austrian documentary projects.
- Compass FilmscoreCompass Films is a co-production partner on Holy Human Angel, working alongside Anemon Productions and Asterisk on this documentary about identity and transformation.
- AsteriskcoreAsterisk is a co-production partner on Holy Human Angel, working alongside Anemon Productions and Compass Films on this documentary project.
- ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation)majorORF is an Austrian broadcaster co-producer on Army of Lovers and Antoine the Fortunate, contributing to these Greek-Austrian documentary co-productions.
- RAImajorRAI is an Italian broadcaster and broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege, airing the natural history series on its networks.
- NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk)majorNDR is a German public broadcaster and broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege, airing the series on its networks.
- SBS AustraliamajorSBS Australia is a broadcast partner for Army of Lovers, airing the documentary in Australia.
- HEARST NETWORKS EMEAmajorHEARST NETWORKS EMEA is a broadcast partner for Army of Lovers, airing the documentary across its European networks.
- History ItalymajorHistory Italy is a broadcast partner for Army of Lovers, airing the documentary in Italy.
- TV5 QuébecmajorTV5 Québec is a Canadian broadcast partner for Army of Lovers, airing the documentary in Quebec.
- Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center (HCRT)coreHCRT (formerly the Greek Film Centre) is a national film and audiovisual institution supporting co-productions including Athens – Birth of Democracy and various Anemon documentary projects.
- Goethe-Institut AthenmajorThe Goethe-Institut is a key partner for cross-media projects including War & Peace, Twice a Stranger, Foodprint, and A Balkan Tale, contributing to exhibitions and educational programmes across Europe.
- Museum of Cycladic ArtmajorThe Museum of Cycladic Art is a key partner in the Foodprint cross-media project, hosting exhibitions and educational programmes about the Mediterranean Diet alongside the Goethe-Institut and other cultural institutions.
- French Institute in AthensmajorThe French Institute in Athens is the primary venue host for CineDoc screenings since 2009 and a key partner in Anemon's documentary distribution initiative in Greece.
- Terra MatercoreTerra Mater is a co-production partner on Mediterranean Life Under Siege alongside Boreales, Anemon, and Fabula Pictures for this landmark natural history series.
- Fabula PicturescoreFabula Pictures is a co-production partner on Mediterranean Life Under Siege alongside Boreales, Anemon, and Terra Mater for this 6-part natural history series.
- DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation)majorDR is the Danish public broadcaster and co-producer on Bugboy, contributing to the Greek-Danish-French documentary co-production.
- RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse)majorRTS (Swiss Radio Television) is a broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege and Dolphin Man, airing the documentaries on its networks.
- Ushuaïa TVmajorUshuaïa TV is a broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege, airing the natural history series.
- Movistar+majorMovistar+ is a broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege, airing the natural history series in Spain.
- Servus TVmajorServus TV is a broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege, airing the series in Austria.
- NOVA/GBHmajorNOVA/GBH is a co-producer and broadcast partner for Athens – Birth of Democracy, contributing to this French-Greek documentary.
- RTVE (Radiodifusión Television Española)majorRTVE is a Spanish broadcaster co-producer on The Perfect Meal and broadcast partner for Mediterranean Life Under Siege.
- Brescia Museums (Italy)minorBrescia Museums are institutional partners in the Foodprint cross-media project, contributing to exhibitions about the Mediterranean Diet.
- Bank of Cyprus Cultural FoundationminorThe Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation is an institutional partner in the Foodprint cross-media project.
- Cyprus Food MuseumminorThe Cyprus Food Museum is an institutional partner in the Foodprint cross-media project.
- Films Transit InternationalcoreFilms Transit International (Jan Rofekamp) handles world distribution for A Place Without People and Dolphin Man, managing international sales to broadcasters and platforms.
- Game Theory FilmsmajorGame Theory Films handles Canadian distribution for An Unfinished Journey, Anemon's documentary about Afghan women leaders.
- BIND FilmscoreBIND Films is a co-production partner on Home Court, contributing to this Greek-Dutch-Bulgarian documentary about two sisters aspiring to become basketball players.
- SG Films / SGvcoreSGv (formerly SG Films) is a co-production partner on Home Court, contributing to this Greek-Dutch-Bulgarian documentary co-production.
- ARTHOUSE BLOCKBUSTERScoreARTHOUSE BLOCKBUSTERS is a co-production partner on Home Court, contributing to this Greek-Dutch-Bulgarian documentary co-production.
- Flach Film Production (Bugboy)coreFlach Film Production is a co-production partner on Bugboy, Anemon's documentary about a teenage boy's friendship with an insect, filmed in Greece, France, and Denmark.
- Storyline EntertainmentcoreStoryline Entertainment (Ed Barreveld) is a Canadian co-production partner on Dolphin Man and The Secret of the Snake Goddess, contributing to international documentary co-productions.
- Les Films du BalibaricoreLes Films du Balibari (Estelle Robin) is a French co-production partner on Antoine the Fortunate, The Snake Charmer, and Obscuro Barroco, contributing to these international documentary projects.
- Contrast Film (Switzerland)majorContrast Film is a Swiss co-production partner on Stray Bodies, Anemon's documentary about Europeans traveling for bodily autonomy rights.
- Doclab (Italy)majorDoclab is an Italian co-production partner on Stray Bodies, Anemon's documentary about Europeans traveling for bodily autonomy rights.
- Red Carpet Films (Bulgaria)majorRed Carpet Films is a Bulgarian co-production partner on Stray Bodies, Anemon's documentary about Europeans traveling for bodily autonomy rights.
- HitPlay ProductionsmajorHitPlay Productions is a co-production partner on An Unfinished Journey, Anemon's documentary about Afghan women leaders, alongside Les Films d'Ici.
- Les Films d'IcimajorLes Films d'Ici is a French co-production partner on An Unfinished Journey, Anemon's documentary about Afghan women leaders, alongside HitPlay Productions.
- Bassim PicturesmajorBassim Pictures is a co-production partner on The Perfect Meal, Anemon's documentary about the Mediterranean diet.
- Abacus (Switzerland)majorAbacus is a Swiss co-production partner on The Perfect Meal, Anemon's documentary about the Mediterranean diet.
- Paradoks Filmproduktion (Turkey/Germany)majorParadoks Filmproduktion is a co-production partner on Our Seeds, Anemon's documentary about a Turkish farming family preserving ancestral seeds.
- Horovel Films (Turkey)majorHorovel Films is a Turkish co-production partner on Our Seeds, Anemon's documentary about a Turkish farming family preserving ancestral seeds.
- Hellenic Foundation for CultureminorThe Hellenic Foundation for Culture is an institutional supporter for cross-media projects including History Lost, contributing to exhibitions tracing the looting of archaeological sites.
- University of CambridgeminorThe University of Cambridge (through its Illicit Antiquities Research Centre) collaborated on the History Lost cross-media project, contributing research expertise on the illicit antiquities trade.
- Greek Ministry of CulturemajorThe Greek Ministry of Culture is an institutional partner in cross-media projects including History Lost and Foodprint, and supports various Anemon documentary productions.
- Benaki MuseumminorThe Benaki Museum is a key partner in the Twice a Stranger cross-media project, hosting exhibitions about population exchanges and forced migrations.
- SALT IstanbulminorSALT Istanbul is a cultural institution partner in the Foodprint cross-media project, hosting exhibitions about the Mediterranean Diet.
- REFUGEE STUDIES CENTRE (University of Oxford)minorThe Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford is an academic partner in the Twice a Stranger project, contributing research on forced migration and population exchanges.
- Filmapalooza Europe / EFAminorAnemon has participated in European Film Academy events and film festival networks that support documentary production and distribution across Europe.
- SKAI TVmajorSKAI TV is a Greek broadcaster that co-produced and broadcast Disasters & Triumphs, Our Own Changeover, and The Journey of Food, produced by Anemon for SKAI.
- iMEdD (Institute of Media, Education, Documentation and Design)majoriMEdD, funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, is a co-producer on Where Shadows Rest and Shipwrecked, supporting investigative documentary projects on social and environmental issues.
- Al Jazeera / WitnessmajorAl Jazeera / Witness is a broadcast partner for The Snake Charmer, Anemon's documentary about Bollywood star Aamir Khan, airing on its Witness documentary strand.
- Alter Cine (Chile)minorAlter Cine is a Latin American broadcast partner supporting Our Seeds and other Anemon documentary projects.
- Korean Communications AgencyminorThe Korean Communications Agency supported A Long Way to Ithaca, Anemon's documentary about Greek veterans of the Korean War.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Anemon productions competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Final Cut for Real: Copenhagen-based documentary production company behind Oscar-recognized films such as The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence. It is the closest analogue to Anemon in terms of scale, international co-production footprint, and festival-led documentary slate.
- Louverture Films: US/UK-based producer and sales agent focused on social-issue documentaries with international co-financing and global distribution. Comparable to Anemon in its emphasis on socially engaged, internationally co-produced documentaries with strong festival positioning.
- Submarine: Amsterdam-based production and sales company working across documentary, animation and cross-media projects for European broadcasters. Its hybrid production-plus-distribution model and cross-media projects (including animation series like Anemon's Lulo & the Neighborhood) make it a strong operational peer.
- Cat&Docs: Paris-based international documentary sales agent representing a curated slate of award-winning social-issue and arts documentaries globally. Comparable to Anemon in the type of catalogue handled and the European broadcaster/sales-agent ecosystem it operates in.
- Rise and Shine World Sales: Berlin-based international documentary sales agent handling territory sales for award-winning European documentaries. Its focus on European co-productions and festival-circuit titles directly parallels Anemon's distribution strategy through ZED, AUTLOOK and Films Transit.
- First Hand Films: Zurich-based international documentary sales and distribution company. Already an Anemon partner (handling The Perfect Meal), it operates a comparable mid-sized documentary catalogue targeting broadcasters, educational markets and VOD platforms worldwide.
- Autlook Filmsales: Vienna-based international documentary sales agent representing a slate of social-issue and arts documentaries. Already an Anemon partner on Bugboy, it competes for the same festival-circuit documentaries and broadcaster licensing deals.
- Films Transit International: Montreal-based international documentary sales company led by Jan Rofekamp. Already an Anemon partner on Dolphin Man and A Place Without People, with a similarly long-running track record in territory-by-territory sales of European documentary slates.
- Reel Suspects: Paris-based international documentary sales agent with a focus on art-house and festival-circuit documentaries. Its catalogue breadth and target buyers overlap closely with Anemon's distribution channels across European broadcasters and VOD platforms.
Broad incumbents
- ARTE: Franco-German public broadcaster and a major Anemon co-production partner (Army of Lovers, Bugboy, Dolphin Man, Antoine the Fortunate). As a much larger incumbent, ARTE both commissions from and competes with boutique documentary producers for talent, IP and festival titles.
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Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Anemon productions
What does Anemon productions do?
Anemon Productions is a Greek documentary production company that develops, produces, and co-produces feature-length documentaries, documentary series, animated series, and cross-media projects. The company also operates CineDoc, a public media initiative that distributes award-winning documentaries through theatrical and educational screenings across Greece and Cyprus. Its portfolio spans environmental, historical, gender-identity, and youth-focused themes, with output delivered to broadcasters, international sales agents, film festivals, and cultural institutions.
Is Anemon productions a public or private company?
Anemon productions is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Anemon productions founded?
Anemon productions was founded in -1.
Where is Anemon productions based?
Anemon productions is headquartered in Athens, Greece, in the Europe region.
How does Anemon productions make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Co-production commissions with European broadcasters are the primary driver. The others are film fund grants and cultural subsidies, international distribution and sales and cineDoc public screenings and events.
Who are Anemon productions's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Final Cut for Real, Louverture Films, Submarine, Cat&Docs, Rise and Shine World Sales, First Hand Films, Autlook Filmsales, Films Transit International and Reel Suspects. ARTE is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Anemon productions have an API?
No public API is recorded for Anemon productions.
What industry is Anemon productions in?
Anemon productions's product category is Documentary Production. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPADADAG, Social Issue & Advocacy Documentaries, with a secondary code of MPADADAI, Arts & Culture Documentaries. Its NAICS code is 5121 and its SIC code is 7812.