Best VFX Studios in Berlin (2026)

Introduction

Berlin’s visual effects scene is smaller than Munich’s or Stuttgart’s, and the seven studios below are the ones we could verify with a working Berlin or Potsdam-Babelsberg base in 2026. They range from feature and episodic houses with Marvel credits to boutiques that mostly make car, telecoms and drinks commercials.

The city has spent several years trying to keep VFX work local. In 2020 the Berlin House of Representatives took up a cross-party motion for a VFX fund and a subsidy for VFX producers, noting that firms were moving to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Some of that movement is visible today. Pixomondo’s German studios are now in Frankfurt and Stuttgart, Mackevision’s site now redirects to Accenture Song, and the website of Potsdam studio Exozet now points to Endava. Production in the region remains busy, though: Studio Babelsberg lists Babylon Berlin season 5 and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping among its recent shoots, and much of the VFX work in town sits in a small cluster in Kreuzberg along the Spree.

Every studio here showed an active Berlin or Babelsberg base on a page we opened in October 2026. The list is unranked: the right partner depends on whether you are delivering a feature, an episodic season or a 30-second spot.

The best VFX studios in Berlin

1. RISE Visual Effects Studios

Privately held · Kreuzberg · risefx.com

RISE is the largest Berlin-headquartered VFX house, founded in the mid-2000s and trading as RISE FX GmbH. It runs studios in Berlin, Cologne, Munich and Stuttgart, with a London presence, and its Berlin base is on Schlesische Straße by the river. Sister companies cover film production (RISE Pictures) and lidar scanning (POINTCLOUD 9).

The studio has worked on Marvel features since Iron Man 3, including Avengers: Endgame, and on the 2025 series Daredevil: Born Again. The in-house scanning arm is useful for productions that need set and prop capture on location before the shots arrive.

2. TRIXTER

Cinesite Group · Kreuzberg · trixter.de

TRIXTER was founded in Munich in 1999 and has run a second studio in Berlin for years, now on Schlesische Straße near the Oberbaumbrücke. It became a Cinesite partner company in 2018, which put it in the same group as Image Engine, FX3X and others, with capacity for around 220 artists across Munich and Berlin. It won a Lola at the German Film Awards in the newly created Best Visual Effects and Animation category.

Its credits run through the Marvel catalogue: Rocket and Baby Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, The Marvels, Loki season 2 and I Am Groot season 2. German titles include Die Känguru-Chroniken and Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13, and 2026 reels cover Monarch and creature and environment work.

3. bEpic

Boutique studio · Kreuzberg · bepic.studio

bEpic was founded in Berlin in 2019 and describes itself as a boutique studio for VFX and immersive content. It works across feature film, television and high-end commercials, with most of its output in VFX and 3D animation, from a studio on Oranienstraße.

Clients include Mercedes-Benz, IKEA, Coors, Netto and O2, and its credited work includes O2’s “Ostrich”, Citroën’s “Hunt for Hibernation” and the Coors Light Chill Train. It also makes music work, for artists such as Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso. It suits agencies that want senior artists close to the brief on a commercial schedule.

4. Sehsucht

Partner-owned · Berlin · sehsucht.com

Sehsucht was founded in Hamburg in 2000 and opened its Berlin studio in 2011. In 2018 it merged with Munich’s Liga 01 under the Sehsucht name, owned by partners Martin Woelke, Ole Peters and Pablo Bach. It describes itself as a hybrid of animation studio, production company and post house, covering live action, CGI, compositing and VFX, and since 2023 it has been represented in the US by Not To Scale.

Clients include Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, PUMA and Sennheiser, and the studio has won at Cannes Lions, D&AD, ADC and the Clios. Its CG car work, such as Audi’s photoreal T-Rex spot “The Comeback”, is a good indicator of what it does well.

5. Automatik VFX

Boutique studio · Kreuzberg · automatikvfx.com

Automatik VFX works from a converted film post-production facility in an old industrial building on the Kreuzberg waterfront. The fit-out by RHO Studio includes a red screening room for client reviews, glass-walled team rooms for artists and a meeting room over the river.

The space is designed around in-person client reviews, which suits directors and agency teams who want to sit with the artists. Ask for a current reel and recent credits, as the studio publishes little about its work in places we could open.

6. LAVAlabs Moving Images

Privately held · Berlin · lavalabs.de

LAVAlabs Moving Images is a German studio with bases in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Berlin. Its work is grouped into VFX, animation, live media, commercials and R&D, and it runs a linked innovation hub.

The spread of locations makes it a practical option for brands and broadcasters that already work with its teams in other German cities. Ask which work will be done in Berlin and which elsewhere, since the studio works across all four cities.

7. Studio Babelsberg

Studio Babelsberg AG · Potsdam-Babelsberg · studiobabelsberg.com

Studio Babelsberg is the large film studio in Potsdam, with 21 sound stages on a 42-acre lot. Its VFX-related offer is virtual production: with LEDcave it has opened the Studio Babelsberg LEDcave and the Grey Stage for hybrid film production, and stages 10 to 12 are run as an FX Center.

Recent and current productions include Babylon Berlin season 5, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, production services for Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 and Heimsuchung (2026). It fits productions that want LED volume work and practical stages on the same lot, with a separate VFX vendor for post.

What to look for in a Berlin VFX studio

Start with the type of work. Feature and episodic houses such as RISE and TRIXTER are set up for long shot counts, studio security assessments and multi-vendor pipelines. Commercial boutiques move faster and often take on direction and design as well as the shots themselves. Few studios do both equally well.

Ask where the shots will be done. Several Berlin studios belong to groups with studios in Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne or abroad, and work is often split between sites. That is normal, but it affects who attends reviews, which time zone the artists are in and how German funding rules apply to the budget.

Funding shapes many German productions, so check how the studio handles regional and federal incentive paperwork, and whether spend in Berlin-Brandenburg matters for your financing. A producer who has done this before saves a lot of back and forth.

Finally, look at how plates, renders and versions move between your team and theirs. VFX work produces large files and many iterations, and review rounds can slip when the latest version is buried in email or a transfer link has expired. Agree early on one place for turnovers, versions and notes, and on who signs off each shot.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best VFX studio in Berlin?

It depends on the project. For features and high-end episodic work, RISE and TRIXTER have the deepest Berlin teams and long Marvel credit lists. For commercials, bEpic and Sehsucht are strong options, and Studio Babelsberg is the main local choice for LED virtual production.

Does Scanline VFX still have a Berlin studio?

We could not verify an active Scanline studio in Berlin in 2026, so it is not included here.

Is Pixomondo in Berlin?

Pixomondo’s German studios are in Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Its site lists no Berlin studio in 2026, so it is not on this list.

Where is virtual production done near Berlin?

Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam runs LED stages with LEDcave, including the Studio Babelsberg LEDcave and the Grey Stage, alongside its conventional sound stages. Productions usually pair the stage with a separate VFX vendor for content and post.

Where can I find animation studios in Berlin?

Some Berlin studios, such as Sehsucht, work across VFX and animation. For studios focused on character and design-led animation, see our list of the best animation studios in Berlin.

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