Blackmeal

Blackmeal is a French animation and motion design studio producing films for advertising, institutional communications and entertainment. Founded in 2011, it works with agencies, brands, public institutions and digital businesses, combining narrative development with a broad range of animation techniques. Its output includes advertising spots, brand manifesto films, explainers, television titles, music videos and animated cinematics.

The studio develops projects from their initial concept through to technical delivery. Its creative work covers scriptwriting, artistic direction, character design, illustration, storyboards and animatics. Production capabilities span vector and frame-by-frame 2D animation, 3D CGI modeling and animation, stop motion and mixed media. These approaches can be combined with live-action footage to create films that move between graphic, illustrated and filmed imagery.

Production approach

Blackmeal's work emphasizes storytelling and visual interpretation across different formats. Its range of techniques supports both character-led animation and more abstract motion graphics, including title sequences and campaigns built around visual metaphors. Alongside image production, the studio supervises audio direction, voiceover casting and the integration of original composition. Project management covers both upstream creative development and downstream production delivery.

Its commercial work serves consumer goods, fashion and luxury, banking and financial services, technology platforms, children's entertainment and education. Institutional campaigns and nonprofit communications also form part of its activity. This range brings the studio into collaboration with creative agencies, media networks and organizations commissioning films directly.

Development and group context

Originally launched in Paris, Blackmeal established a creative base in Nantes in 2015 and continues to operate in both cities. It subsequently joined Main Avenue Group, where it functions as a dedicated animation and motion design brand while retaining its distinct artistic identity and client roster. Within that structure, it collaborates with sister production agencies, connecting its animation capabilities with the group's broader audiovisual activity.