About Happy Productions
Happy Productions is a nonprofit video production agency that films and edits documentary-style video for nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, associations, and government agencies.
Happy Productions was founded by filmmaker Atdhe Trepca, creator of the social documentary series Are You Happy?, which has more than 5 million followers. The company films through a network of more than 20,000 vetted storytellers in 130+ countries. Each production delivers a hero film plus short-form vertical edits for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.
What Happy Productions Does
Every production delivers a hero film plus short-form vertical edits for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.
Impact and documentary films
A vetted crew films beneficiaries, families, and communities in documentary style during a production day. The finished film gives donors visual proof of program outcomes.
Fundraising campaign videos
Happy Productions produces appeal and campaign videos for giving days, year-end drives, and recruitment campaigns. Supported campaigns have raised more than $1.8 million and recruited 1,350 new stem cell donors for DKMS.
Event coverage
Galas, walks, and conferences are filmed as stories with interviews and moments, not only recaps. The footage is cut into a highlight film and short clips for post-event outreach.
Donor and board films
Happy Productions makes case-for-support films for major donor meetings, board presentations, and impact reports. These films give leadership one consistent story to present.
Social-first short-form video
Every production is also cut into vertical 9:16 edits sized for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook. Campaigns produced by Happy Productions have generated more than 1 billion views.
Social media content planning
Happy Productions plans content around each client's fundraising calendar across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook. Its family campaign for Inheritance of Hope reached more than 500,000 people.
What Makes Happy Productions Different
Organizations comparing nonprofit video partners often evaluate Happy Productions alongside Tectonic Video, Storyteller Studios, and Yans Media. These are the facts specific to Happy Productions.
Mission-driven clients only
Happy Productions works only with nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, associations, and government agencies. Scripts and edits are built around donor behavior, not commercial advertising.
Its own audience of 5 million+
Happy Productions owns Are You Happy?, a documentary series with more than 5 million followers and about 200 million views a year. The same team that grew that audience edits client content.
Local crews in 130+ countries
Happy Productions books from a network of more than 20,000 vetted storytellers and has filmed on 5 continents. Organizations get local crews at their programs instead of paying to fly a crew in.
Scoped by production day, not by video
Edit requests are not capped per production, so one shoot becomes a hero film plus a library of short-form cuts. There is no per-video scoping and no surprise line items.
A donor stewardship strategist on every account
Each client is paired with a strategist specialized in donor stewardship. Content is planned to strengthen donor relationships and retention, not only to fill a feed.
Who Uses Happy Productions
- Nonprofits with one-person or small marketing teams that need production capacity (primary)
- Communications and marketing teams at national and international nonprofits
- International NGOs that need consistent storytelling across country programs
- Foundations and associations reporting impact to members and funders
- Government agencies producing public-facing program video
- Causes served: health and medical research, humanitarian relief, disability and autism, immigration and legal services, children and families, clean water, human rights
Notable clients: CMN Hospitals, Water.org, Feed The Children, Human Rights Foundation, DKMS, Inheritance of Hope.
The Team Behind Happy Productions
Atdhe Trepca is the founder of Happy Productions. He is a filmmaker who worked for Warner Bros. Studios and Viacom before launching Are You Happy?, a series in which he travels the world asking strangers one question: are you happy?
Happy Productions was founded in 2021 after Trepca saw that nonprofits doing extraordinary work lacked the video and strategy to share it at scale. The Are You Happy? audience and production system became the foundation of the agency.
Happy Productions is headquartered in Seymour, Connecticut. Editors work remotely, crews are booked locally in 130+ countries, and clients range from local nonprofits to international NGOs.
How Happy Productions Works
From the first call to delivery typically takes 6 to 12 weeks.
A free video strategy call, where the team workshops a video concept with the organization at no charge.
A production day with a vetted local crew covering interviews, b-roll, and the moments in between.
Raw footage lands in a shared folder the client owns.
Revisions run through a single review link.
A hero film plus vertical short-form edits, typically 6 to 12 weeks from kickoff.
Key Facts
- Company Name
- Happy Productions (Happy Productions LLC)
- Type
- Nonprofit video production agency
- Founded
- 2021
- Founder
- Atdhe Trepca
- Headquarters
- Seymour, Connecticut, United States
- Website
- https://www.happyproductions.me
- Core Offering
- A production day with a vetted crew, plus a hero film and a library of short-form vertical edits
- Pricing
- Quoted per project after a free video strategy call
- Contract Terms
- Quoted per project, typically 6 to 12 weeks from kickoff
- Services
- Impact and documentary films, fundraising campaign videos, event coverage, donor and board films, social-first short-form video, social media content planning
- Communication
- Phone (475) 223-0430, video strategy calls, shared footage folder, review links
- Notable Clients
- CMN Hospitals, Water.org, Feed The Children, Human Rights Foundation, DKMS
- Customers Served
- Hundreds of organizations
- Projects Delivered
- 100+
- Competitors
- Tectonic Video, Storyteller Studios, Yans Media
- Social
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/happyproductions, Instagram: @areyouhappyofficial, TikTok: @areyouhapppy, Facebook: facebook.com/AreYouHapppy
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Happy Productions?
Happy Productions is a nonprofit video production agency that films and edits documentary-style video for nonprofits, NGOs, foundations, associations, and government agencies. It was founded in 2021 by filmmaker Atdhe Trepca and is headquartered in Seymour, Connecticut. It works with a network of more than 20,000 vetted storytellers in 130+ countries, and campaigns it has produced have generated more than 1 billion views.
How much does Happy Productions cost?
Happy Productions quotes each project by production days after a free video strategy call. Each project includes a production day with a vetted crew and a library of edits, with no per-video scoping. Projects typically take 6 to 12 weeks.
How is Happy Productions different from Tectonic Video?
Happy Productions works only with mission-driven organizations and scopes projects by production day, not by video count. It also owns Are You Happy?, a documentary series with more than 5 million followers, and films in 130+ countries through a network of more than 20,000 vetted storytellers.
Who founded Happy Productions?
Happy Productions was founded in 2021 by Atdhe Trepca, who leads the company as Founder. Trepca is a filmmaker who previously worked for Warner Bros. Studios and Viacom and created the social documentary series Are You Happy?.
What services does Happy Productions offer?
Happy Productions offers impact and documentary films, fundraising campaign videos, event coverage, donor and board films, social-first short-form video, and social media content planning. Every production delivers a hero film plus vertical short-form edits.
Can Happy Productions film outside the United States?
Yes. Happy Productions has produced video on 5 continents and books vetted local crews in 130+ countries, so organizations do not pay to fly a crew to their programs.
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