Best Video Production Companies in Zurich (2026)

Introduction

Zurich is where most of Switzerland’s commercials are made, and the 8 production companies below are among the busiest in the city in 2026. They range from Condor Films, which produced the first Swiss commercials in 1964, to studios founded in the last two decades that now shoot national campaigns for Migros, Coop, Swisscom and Switzerland Tourism.

The local industry measures itself at the Edi, the Swissfilm Association’s awards for commissioned film, held in Zurich each autumn. Edi.25 took place on 30 October 2025 and handed out 22 prizes, five of them to Mcqueen Films. Most of the work is made for Zurich agencies such as thjnk Zürich and Wirz, and much of it is produced in German, French and Italian versions for a national audience.

Every company here has a studio or office in Zurich or the wider Zurich area in 2026. The list covers commercial and branded film producers; content-first studios and animation shops have their own pages. It runs in no fixed order of merit, since the right partner depends on the brief, the director you want and the budget.

The best video production companies in Zurich

1. Shining Film

Part of the Shining group · Zurich · shining.ch

Shining Film has produced commercials, documentaries and series for Swiss and international clients since 2007. It sits in a group of four production companies: Shining Film for commercials, Shining Nice for series and feature films, Seed for corporate communication, and farbfilm. LBB Online credits Shining with a Bronze Lion for Film Craft at Cannes in 2024, and it won Edi Gold in 2019 (then as Shining Pictures) for Samsung’s “Unsichtbar”.

Recent work includes Rivella with P3ACHY, directed by Stijn Sanders, Vaudoise’s tennis spot by Eric van den Hoonaard, Switzerland Tourism’s “Players Partners” by Joris Dommels, and Coop’s “Vielfalt”. The company runs its own post-production department, which handles quality control, delivery and archiving in-house.

2. stories

Founder-led · Seefeld · stories.ch

stories was founded in Zurich in 2010 by Tobias Fueter, Yves Bollag and Adrian Frutiger, and makes commercials, branded content and documentaries. It has a long record at the Edi: five of the twelve awards at Edi.19 went to stories productions, including Gold for Suva and Swisscom, and it took Gold again at Edi.21 for Denner’s “Alles da. Immer nah.” with thjnk Zürich.

The 2025 and 2026 slate includes image campaigns for CSS and NZZ, Switzerland Tourism’s “Beautiful Autumn”, Christmas work for Migros and Coop, and spots for Swisscom, Mobiliar and McDonald’s. The roster mixes commercial directors with feature names such as Micha Lewinsky, Jan-Eric Mack, Dominik Locher and the Giger Brothers.

3. Condor Films

Independent, management-owned · Seefeld · condorfilms.com

Condor Films is the oldest name on this list. Heinrich Fueter founded it in 1947, it produced the first Swiss commercials in 1964, and it has worked from the Bellerive studios since 1972. Its feature “Journey of Hope” won the Academy Award for best foreign-language film in 1991. Tamedia held a majority stake until a 2005 management buyout, and managing director Kristian Widmer became the main shareholder in 2008.

Over the decades Condor has made commercials for Credit Suisse, UBS, McDonald’s, Swisscom and Migros, and sponsored films for Swiss Re, Novartis and SBB. It still works across commercials, corporate film and features; its recent feature credits include Maria Brendle’s “Friedas Fall” (2024).

4. Mcqueen Films

Independent · Altstetten · mcqueenfilms.com

Mcqueen Films describes itself as a sustainable production company and splits its work into a Branded department for agency and client commercials and a Film & TV department for documentaries and fiction. It won five awards at Edi.25 and has two golds from the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.

Clients include SWISS, Switzerland Tourism, Migros, Swisscom, Zweifel, Ochsner Sport and IP-SUISSE, alongside international brands such as Pepsi, IWC, Miele and Carlsberg. Featured directors include Nadia Marquard Otzen, Ari Zehnder and Tom Streller, and the Film & TV side produced Florian Mebes’s documentary “Until We Talk”.

5. farbfilm

Part of the Shining group · Altstetten · farbfilm.ch

farbfilm is a creative production studio within the Shining group, focused on commercials and campaign films for fashion, sportswear and consumer brands. Its talent list includes Salomon Ligthelm, Hugo & Hager, the Gasser Brothers and Karim Huu Do, and Swiss Films lists Tokay’s “Double or Nothing” (2025) among its productions.

Brands in its project list include Adidas, Nike, Rimowa, Hugo Boss and Mercedes-Benz, as well as Swiss clients Sunrise, PostFinance and Swisscom. It suits briefs where the director’s visual style leads the job.

6. Filmgerberei

Independent · Zürich-West · filmgerberei.ch

Filmgerberei works from Gasometerstrasse in Kreis 5 and makes commercials, brand films, image films and employer branding content for companies, foundations, NGOs and public bodies. It won the Prix de Soleur in 2025, and its Edi record includes Gold in 2019 for Zürcher Kantonalbank’s “Die Wahrheit über unsere KV-Lehre”. It was also named Production Company of the Year at the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards.

The company offers the full chain in-house, from concept and script through shoot, edit, VFX, animation, sound design and grading, and will also take on single parts of a job. That makes it a practical choice for corporate clients without an agency in the middle.

7. Plan B Film

Independent · Altstetten · planbfilm.ch

Plan B Film is an independent Zurich production company founded in 2003. It works across commercials, commissioned productions and fiction, and its site also lists concept work, so it can help shape an idea before the shoot.

Recent work on its site includes “Dreamair Chemtrails” for Galaxus, the Swiss online retailer. As an independent, it suits clients who want to deal with the producers directly from pitch to delivery.

8. zweihund

Independent · Winterthur · zweihund.com

zweihund is a film production and creative studio in Winterthur, about half an hour by train from central Zurich. It makes TV and cinema spots, image films, documentary-style ads, short films and music videos, and lists AI work as a category of its own.

Its best-known piece is FC Zürich’s “Trudy & Hedi: Legenden seit 1968”, which won Gold at Edi.21. The mix of commercials, documentary and music video work is worth a look for brands after a more editorial tone.

What to look for in a Zurich video production company

Start with the director. Zurich production companies represent rosters of directors, some exclusive and some shared with houses abroad, and the director usually shapes the film more than the company does. Ask for the director’s own reel, and check whether they are signed to the company or brought in for your job.

Plan for languages early. National Swiss campaigns often need German, French and Italian versions, and sometimes Swiss German dialect cuts as well. A producer who budgets for versioning, casting and voice-over from the start saves a second round of costs later.

Ask what sits in-house. Some of the companies above run their own post-production, grading or animation, while others bring in specialist houses for each job. Both approaches work. Knowing where the edit and grade will happen tells you who to call when a deadline moves.

Finally, agree how cuts will be reviewed. A typical commercial goes through offline, online and grading rounds with the agency, the client and sometimes legal or compliance teams. Timestamped feedback on a single link, with a clear record of what has been addressed, keeps those rounds shorter than notes collected across email threads.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best video production company in Zurich?

There is no single answer, as the right company depends on the brief and the director. On recent awards, Mcqueen Films won five prizes at Edi.25, stories has one of the longest Edi records in the city, and Shining Film took a Bronze Lion for Film Craft at Cannes in 2024.

What is the Edi?

The Edi is Switzerland’s award for commissioned film, covering commercials, branded content, corporate and information films. The Swissfilm Association runs it, and the ceremony is held in Zurich each autumn; Edi.25 took place on 30 October 2025.

Which is the oldest production company in Zurich?

Condor Films, founded in 1947, is the longest-running name on this list. It produced the first Swiss commercials in 1964 and has been based at the Bellerive studios since 1972.

Do Zurich production companies handle post-production in-house?

Some do. Shining Film runs an internal post-production department, and Filmgerberei offers editing, VFX, sound design and grading as part of its package. Others work with specialist post houses, so ask at the quoting stage where the edit and grade will be done.

Where can I find animation studios in Zurich?

Motion design and animation studios are covered on a separate page: see the best animation studios in Zurich. For social-first and always-on content, the best content studios in Zurich list is a better starting point.

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