Casiopea

Casiopea is an independent animation studio and creative collective based in Mexico City. Founded in 2013 by female animators, designers and visual artists, it combines traditional analog techniques with digital animation to develop visual languages suited to each project. Its work spans commissioned productions, cultural collaborations, original intellectual property and independent filmmaking.

The studio works in 2D frame-by-frame animation, motion graphics, stop motion, animated cut-outs and video intervention. Drawing, illustration and character design form part of a practice that extends from early visual exploration to finished audiovisual production. Its projects bring together different techniques across film, television, music, advertising and educational media.

From development to delivery

Casiopea offers a full animation production pipeline, including concept development, scriptwriting, storyboarding, animatics, character and background artwork, animation, cleanup, coloring, compositing and final rendering. It also develops pre-production bibles and original properties, with sound design and audio direction among its capabilities.

Production formats range from animated short films and documentary sequences to opening titles, closing credits and commercial campaigns. The studio creates public interest announcements, educational capsules, explainers and museum installations, alongside animated music videos, visual identities and concert projections. Its consulting and teaching work includes project advisory, pitching support and workshops in animation, storytelling and art direction for different age groups.

Film and cultural work

Casiopea contributed the animated segment Between Dos Mundos to the documentary feature Home Is Somewhere Else, in collaboration with Brinca Taller de Animación. Its portfolio also includes Dos Camaleones for Cartoon Network Latin America, stop-motion sequences for No se aceptan devoluciones, and productions for Nina Films including The River Knows Our Name and The Impossible Dream.

Cultural and institutional commissions include work for Festival Ambulante, Museo Franz Mayer, the Museo Interactivo de Economía and Estudios Churubusco. Alongside these projects, the studio produces educational animation for publishers and visual material for musicians and live performances.