donten & lacroix films sp. z o.o.

What donten & lacroix films sp. z o.o. does

Donten & Lacroix Films Sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish film production company founded in 2006 in Warsaw by Maria Blicharska and Monika Sajko-Gradowska. The company produces, co-produces, distributes, and provides filming services for feature films, documentaries, and animations targeting international audiences, with a deliberate emphasis on high artistic and cultural value rather than commercial entertainment. Operations are run from a Warsaw headquarters and a Paris office, and the company has participated in over 35 festival-awarded projects across feature, documentary, and animation formats.

The core operating model is international co-production: Donten & Lacroix partners with production companies across France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Ukraine, Denmark, and Turkey, sharing costs, risks, and revenues across territories while accessing multiple national film funds, Eurimages, and Creative Europe MEDIA financing. Films are sold internationally through a network of sales agents (Loco Films, CHARADES, Alpha Violet, Luxbox, New Europe Film Sales, ARP Sélection) who license territory rights to theatrical distributors, VOD platforms, and broadcasters (ARTE, Canal+, ArteKino, Kino Świat, KMBO, Triart). Marketing and visibility are driven primarily by premieres at major festivals including Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, ACID), Tribeca, Toronto IFF, and Annecy IFF.

Revenue is generated through three streams: international co-productions (licensing/royalty share), international sales and distribution licensing (licensing fees from sales agents), and production services (professional services revenue from location filming in Central and Eastern Europe). The current pipeline includes seven selected projects through 2025, including Comrades (animation, 2024), Under Paris (survival feature, 2024), Extrema Ratio (feature, 2025), and Polish from the North (documentary, 2025). The company is privately held with no institutional investors, public listing, or disclosed financials.

Name

donten & lacroix films sp. z o.o.

Legal name

Donten & Lacroix Films Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://dontenlacroix.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Donten & Lacroix Films is a Warsaw- and Paris-based film production company founded in 2006 that produces, co-produces, and distributes artistic feature films, documentaries, and animations through international co-productions with European partners, selling via sales agents and broadcasters for festival and theatrical release.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Distribution (51212), Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution (7822)

akta.pro primary industry

Live-Action International/Co-Production & Service Production (MPADABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scripted Feature Film Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAA), International Sales & Licensing (Territory Pre-Sales) (MPADAJAC)

Keywords

• International film production
• European co-productions
• Festival feature films
• Documentary production
• Animated film production

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. International Co-productions: The company produces films in partnership with European companies (France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg), sharing production costs, risks, and revenues across territories. Co-production model allows access to multiple national film funds and tax incentives.
2. International Sales & Distribution Licensing: Films are sold to international sales agents (Loco Films, CHARADES, Alpha Violet, Luxbox, New Europe Film Sales, ARP Sélection) who license distribution rights to territories worldwide. Revenue generated through licensing fees for theatrical, VOD, and TV distribution.
3. Production Services: The company provides filming services to international productions, including filming in Poland, Belgium, Ukraine, Germany, and Paris. Services include location scouting, production coordination, and crew provision.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Donten & Lacroix Films produces, co-produces, and distributes feature films, documentaries, and animated films with high artistic and cultural value for international audiences, structured as multi-country European co-productions. It also provides filming and production services to international productions shooting in Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, France, Belgium, Ukraine, Germany). Outputs are sold via international sales agents and licensed to territorial distributors, broadcasters, and VOD platforms.

Product overview

Donten & Lacroix Films is a Warsaw and Paris-based film production company specializing in international co-productions of artistic films. The company produces feature films, documentaries, and animations through multi-country co-production agreements, with films premiering at major festivals including Cannes, Toronto, and Annecy. Their portfolio includes dramatic features (Woman on the Roof, Disco Boy, Frost), documentaries (Herbert. Barbarian in the Garden, Polish from the North), and animated works (Comrades, Agnieszka, Esterhazy), complemented by production services for international films filming in Central and Eastern Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feature Film Production International co-productions of feature-length narrative films targeting the festival circuit and theatrical distribution, developed with partners across Europe and North America.
• Documentary Film Production Documentary productions covering historical, cultural, and biographical subjects, developed in collaboration with international partners and broadcast on European television channels.
• Animated Film Production Animated productions including stop-motion and 2D animation, targeting international film festivals and specialized distribution channels.
• Production Services (Filming Services) Filming services provided to international productions shooting in Poland, France, Belgium, Ukraine, and Germany, including location scouting, production coordination, and crew provision.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2017 selection for Frost
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Blick ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term co-production partner founded by Maria Blicharska in Paris in 2015. Collaborates on Franco-Polish productions including Woman on the Roof, The Thread, Comrades, and Herbert documentary. Major strategic partner for European co-productions.
• Films Grand HuitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for Disco Boy (2023), a feature film by Giacomo Abbruzzese in co-production with France, Poland, and Italy.
• DugongcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian co-producer for Disco Boy, collaborating on the trilateral French-Polish-Italian production.
• Savage FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-producer for Under Paris (2024), a survival film by Corinne Garfin in co-production with France, Belgium, and Poland.
• Garage FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish co-producer for Woman on the Roof (2022), providing Swedish production expertise and access to Swedish film funding.
• KinoElektroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for Frost (2017), the Cannes Directors' Fortnight feature film by Sharunas Bartas.
• Studija KinemacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLithuanian co-producer for Frost (2017), providing Lithuanian production expertise and access to Lithuanian Film Center funding.
• Insight Media Ltd / Tato FilmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian co-producer for Frost, providing access to Ukrainian production locations and film industry connections.
• Les Films de FrançoisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for Raging Rose (2015), the Cannes ACID selection by Julia Kowalski.
• Les Films de l'ArlequincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench co-producer for Agnieszka (2012), the Anima IFF Grand Prix-winning animation.
• Clay TracescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman co-producer for Esterhazy (2009), providing access to German production and Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg funding.
• Lutetia ArabianscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish co-producer for Herbert. Barbarian in the Garden (2021) documentary.
• Elemag ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman co-producer for Anatolian Leopard, providing access to German film funding and production infrastructure.
• AdomeitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish co-producer for Anatolian Leopard, providing Danish Film Institute support.
• Versus ProductionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian co-producer for Simon Konianski (international service production).
• Filmland InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian co-producer for March of the Living (2010) documentary service production.
• Steven Spielberg Shoah FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS non-profit documentary producer for One Day in Auschwitz, providing production support and Holocaust survivor testimony content.
• Adam Mickiewicz InstituteminorOthersPolish cultural institution providing support funding for Polish from the North documentary.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Zentropa: Danish film production company with a similar model of producing festival-oriented art-house films and managing multi-country co-productions across Europe; comparable boutique producer with Cannes-track record.
• MK2 Productions: French production and distribution company specializing in arthouse cinema with strong festival orientation; comparable in producing international art-house features and operating distribution/sales arms.
• Wild Bunch: European sales, distribution and production company focused on auteur cinema; comparable in handling international sales and co-production for festival-bound arthouse films.
• The Match Factory: German-based international sales agent representing arthouse filmmakers; comparable downstream partner model serving producers like D&L that target Cannes and major festivals.
• Coproduction Office: Paris-based international sales and co-production company focused on European auteur cinema; directly comparable in packaging co-productions across multiple European territories.
• Celluloid Dreams: French international sales agent for arthouse films; comparable in placing festival-titled European films with global distributors.
• Fandango (Italy): Italian distribution and production company with strong arthouse and co-production activity; comparable as a national production partner for pan-European co-productions.
• New Europe Film Sales: Polish international sales agent already working with D&L on multiple titles; directly comparable as Warsaw-based sales intermediary for Polish and Central European arthouse producers.

Broad incumbents

• Beta Film: Major German distribution and co-production company with broad portfolio of European drama and documentary; comparable in bundling co-production financing with international sales.
• MUBI: Global streaming and distribution platform curating arthouse cinema; adjacent comparable as a downstream distribution channel for festival-driven European arthouse titles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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