Agora Studio

Agora Studio is a Montreal-headquartered animation and visual effects company built around a remote-first, global production model. Established in 2015 by character-animation and production veterans, it connects a lean central team with vetted freelance artists to deliver character-driven work for film, episodic productions, games, cinematics, advertising, and immersive experiences.

The studio specialises in high-end 3D character and creature animation, combining artistic supervision with scalable remote production. Its work spans keyframe performance, gameplay animation, cinematic trailers and cutscenes, feature and VFX animation, and film- and game-ready asset development. Agora also provides storyboarding, previsualization, layout, lighting, compositing, rigging, and pipeline support.

Production approach

Agora coordinates distributed artists through centralised creative direction, team management, and technical supervision. Its pipeline work includes proprietary tools, SyncSketch review integration, and Unreal Engine Sequencer workflows, allowing teams to work across conventional CG production and real-time animation. The studio has particular experience with Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 5 for episodic and cinematic character performance.

Screen, game and experiential work

Its credited work includes character animation for Love, Death + Robots episodes The Witness and Jibaro, Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 episode Sith, and projects such as Ghostbusters: Night Shift, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Secret Level, South of Midnight, Fortnite, and Watch Dogs: Legion. Its portfolio also includes game marketing, location-based entertainment, and original projects including Transferable and Zooya.

Agora operates as a virtual studio rather than a conventional location-bound vendor, supporting production teams with curated specialist talent, remote supervision, and integrated animation pipelines. Alongside commercial production, its founders created Agora Community, an educational and mentorship platform offering courses, rigs, and industry challenges for digital artists.