Animaking

Animaking is an independent Brazilian animation studio founded in 2001 by director and producer Paolo Conti. Working across stop-motion, 2D and 3D production, the studio develops animation for feature films, television and web series, educational projects, advertising and branded characters.

The company began in São Paulo’s advertising market, creating animated campaigns including the stop-motion Tortuguita work for Arcor do Brasil. Since relocating its primary production operation to Florianópolis in 2007, Animaking has expanded its production capacity and combined traditional frame-by-frame craft with digital production techniques.

Animation production

Animaking provides full-pipeline production, from concept development, scriptwriting, character design and storyboarding through modelling, animation, lighting, rendering and post-production. Its stop-motion work encompasses puppet fabrication, armatures, miniatures and motion-control photography, alongside 2D and CGI animation for film, television, digital platforms and commercial work.

Its filmography includes Minhocas – A Lenda, a 2005 stop-motion short that received more than 10 national and international awards, and Minhocas (Worms), released in Brazil in 2013. Co-produced with Glaz Entretenimento, Globo Filmes and 20th Century Fox, Minhocas is described as Brazil’s first full-length stop-motion animated feature and was released internationally in more than 30 countries in 2015.

The studio has also produced television and educational animation, including Chapeuzinho de Todas as Cores, AnimaCriança – Lendas Brasileiras, Tantam, Liga dos Mascotes, and the Passado da Hora historical series for TV Brasil and AnimaFlix.

Technology and craft

Alongside physical animation techniques, Animaking uses custom motion-control camera rigs and multi-material 3D prototyping for puppets and sets. It also develops Animaction, a real-time 3D animation platform built on Unity that uses reusable pose and animation-cycle libraries to help accelerate digital production workflows. The studio offers real-time pipeline services and licensing for the platform.