Faber Courtial

Faber Courtial is an independent German studio creating visual effects, 3D animation and extended reality experiences. Founded in 1998 and based in Darmstadt, it develops photorealistic digital worlds for television, film, museums and immersive entertainment. Historical architecture, landscapes and environments are central to its work, alongside scientific visualization and cinematic storytelling.

The studio began with corporate films, technical product visualization and advertising before moving into broadcast documentaries with the ZDF production Die Mongolen in 2005. Its subsequent documentary work includes Die Deutschen I & II, Universum der Ozeane and Terra X productions. Across these projects, its capabilities encompass digital reconstruction, matte painting, set extensions, compositing and crowd replication.

Historical worlds and immersive storytelling

Faber Courtial combines digital modeling with research conducted alongside historians, archaeologists and scientists. Its work covers ancient cities, medieval buildings, geological environments and prehistoric scenarios. For Those About to Die in 2024, the studio supplied its detailed reconstruction of ancient Rome for extensive use in the series’ wide shots, bringing assets developed through historical visualization into a large streaming production.

Its immersive work spans cinematic 360° films, interactive virtual reality, augmented reality and standalone mixed reality applications. The studio co-produced Vulkane VR with ZDF in 2015, followed by Gladiatoren im Kolosseum VR and WDR’s Kölner Dom – VR Zeitreise. Its own immersive productions include the space journeys 2nd Step and 1st Step, the ancient-history series Follow Me – Rom and the prehistoric film GENESIS.

For museums and cultural institutions, Faber Courtial creates historical reconstructions, interactive installations, panoramic projections, touch interfaces and mobile AR experiences. Its cultural work includes collaborations with the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Landesmuseum Württemberg, LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten and Smithsonian Institution. Its production services also extend to real-time visualization, virtual production, color grading and spatial audio integration. As of October 2026, the studio is developing mOment, an interactive mixed reality anthology for standalone headsets, beginning with an experience set in Rome’s Colosseum in 192 AD.