More than happy birthday: a film about this person.
For a 30th, a 50th, or any birthday, choose a film idea that feels like the person you know. It could be funny enough for the party or quiet and personal for watching at home.
A birthday film shows the person in photos from different years, with family and friends and doing things they love. Some film ideas are funny, like a news broadcast about the birthday person; others are calm and personal. It ends with your birthday wishes.
A 30th birthday video built around your shared memories
Think of a trip together, an old friendship, or an ordinary evening you still laugh about. Choose photos with a story you can tell, then include a recent picture and a wish for the years ahead. Those details help your birthday message reflect who the person is today.
A 50th birthday video that brings past and present together
Pair photos from earlier years with pictures of what matters to the person now. Friends, family, a hobby, or a favorite place can give you a starting point. Add the memories behind your chosen photos and your birthday wishes. Let the recipient's personality guide your choice of film idea.
The photos you need
Childhood photos, pictures from recent years, photos with friends or family and a recent portrait. photos of guests fit well, especially for a film played at the party. A few good photos are enough.
How you get your film
Choose a birthday film idea, upload photos, answer the questions for the chosen story and confirm the details. You'll find the finished film in My Studio, where you can watch and download it. If you like, add a birthday poem or letter as a PDF.
FILM STORIES
Which film gift feels right for this person?
Do not settle for just any template. Find the story that immediately brings this person and your shared moments to mind.
1–12 of 22 film stories
A message from the future, and your loved ones are behind it.
A message from your future self
The film begins with a message that supposedly comes from you in the future. Photos from your childhood, your teenage years and shared experiences then show who really sent it. At the end your friends and family speak themselves.
A lovely fit for
For a birthday, from friends and family who want to give the birthday person a surprise.
Your gift becomes
A film with a surprise that reminds you of your life and the people who are part of it.
To others an old thing, to us the most important piece in the museum.
The little museum of your life
Family and friends put together a small exhibition just for you: photos from your life, your plans, important people and one special everyday object. At the end there is a room that is still empty, for everything that is to come.
A lovely fit for
For a milestone or special birthday, from family or friends to someone with a full life behind them.
Your gift becomes
A loving tour through a whole life, in which even one small object gets its place.
You know this photo. Do you know the story behind it?
If your photos could talk
For your original photos, the film tells what happened before, after and in between. Some events are seen from two sides, and one memory has no photo at all. At the end the people from the pictures congratulate you.
A lovely fit for
For a birthday, from friends or family who know the stories behind your shared photos.
Your gift becomes
A funny and warm film in which familiar photos tell new stories.
A homemade news show with headlines, a report from your favorite place and three true stories about you. At the end the reporters drop their roles and speak straight to you.
A lovely fit for
For a birthday, for birthday people with a sense of humor, from friends or family who congratulate as a little news team.
Your gift becomes
A funny film that turns serious and warm at the end.
You know her as Mom. Here you also meet the young woman she was.
Who Mom was before she was Mom
The film first shows your mother as a young woman, with her friends, plans and decisions. Then come the family pictures from later years. At the end you say thank you and wish her something for today.
A lovely fit for
For a mother’s birthday, from children and relatives who want to give her a personal portrait of her life.
Your gift becomes
A film that shows your mother the way you may never have seen her.
A film made from many photos of your life: with people close to you, trips together and your typical habits. Your loved ones each say their favorite moment with you, and in the end you wish for something in the future.
A lovely fit for
For a 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th or other milestone birthday or anniversary, when many people want to contribute.
Your gift becomes
A varied look back made of many small contributions that shows how many people are part of your life.
Your birthday begins in the evening and runs backwards: from the open door through the preparations to the first message in the morning. At the end you find out who thought of you.
A lovely fit for
For birthday people whose day was prepared by friends or family and captured in pictures.
Your gift becomes
A birthday film told in reverse order that ends with a personal wish.
Your name, written by everyone who cares about you
Handwriting from friends and family spells out your name letter by letter. Each letter comes with a short memory. The last handwriting adds a wish just for you.
A lovely fit for
For birthdays where many people want to congratulate with their own handwriting and personal words.
Your gift becomes
A touching birthday film in which words and memories become one name.
The doorbell rings, and every guest brings a piece of your story.
The doorbell rings for you
The doorbell rings, and eight familiar people stand at the door one after another. Each has a personal object, tells the memory that goes with it and adds it to the others.
A lovely fit for
For a birthday, when friends and family want to bring something personal and give it to the birthday person together.
Your gift becomes
A birthday film from the first ring of the bell to a group picture with you in the middle.
Friends, family and acquaintances show how they see you.
How your people see you
You sit on a swivel chair. One after another, your friends, your family and people from your daily life tell what they have lived through with you. Each group shows a different side of you.
A lovely fit for
For a birthday, when friends, family and acquaintances want to add their own memories to a film for the birthday person.
Your gift becomes
A birthday portrait made of many people’s memories, ending with you walking over to them.
For any age: from a child's birthday to milestone birthdays and an 80th for Grandma or Grandpa.
Which photos do I need?+
A few good pictures are enough.
Are there funny birthday films too?+
Yes. Alongside heartfelt film ideas there are funny ones, for example a film in the style of a news broadcast.
How do I choose a film idea for a 30th or 50th birthday?+
Start with the person, the mood, and the photos you have. A funny look back and a quiet portrait suit different memories. Open an idea you like and check which photos and details that story needs.
