[1] X Filme was founded in 1994 in Berlin by the directors Tom Tykwer, Dani Levy and Wolfgang Becker and the producer Stefan Arndt.
In 2000, the company founded its own film distribution company X Verleih [de], which works closely with the German branch of Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures Germany, using its distribution structure.
X Filme has also been working with Warner Home Video in the home entertainment sector since the end of 2001, supplying content that WHV Germany and WHV Switzerland distribute through their traditional channels.
After Senator Film went broke in 2004, the partners tried to buy the company back from the bankruptcy estate.
[3] Stefan Arndt, Dani Levy and Tom Tykwer continued to manage the company.