ECR Films
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- Founded
- 2006
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About ECR Films
ECR Films is an independent boutique animation and film production studio founded in 2006 by filmmaker Esther Casas Roura. Originally established in New York as Claymaniak Studios, it developed into ECR Films as its work expanded across animation techniques and international co-productions. The studio operates between New York and Barcelona, bringing together original filmmaking, commercial animation and documentary post-production.
Its creative work combines stop-motion, traditional hand-drawn animation, motion graphics and hybrid 2D/3D approaches. Metaphor and allegory are central to its storytelling, with films addressing personal experience, medical subjects and environmental concerns. The intersection of science and art informs stories that translate complex emotional and conceptual themes into animated characters and visual narratives.
Films and creative direction
The studio's stop-motion short Creamen (2013) follows anthropomorphic ice-cream figures facing a catastrophic heatwave, using their predicament to explore global warming. Its hand-drawn short Flocky (2024) examines pregnancy, maternal attachment and the grief of stillbirth through a 12-minute animated allegory. Earlier work includes the stop-motion short Check Date: An Underdog Love Story (2008).
As of October 2026, its development slate includes TAO, an 85-minute hybrid 2D/3D animated feature that presents cellular immune battles against disease through an anthropomorphic war allegory. Another project, The Melody Within, is an eight-minute animated short exploring psychological resilience through musical metaphor. Together, these projects extend the studio's interest in connecting biological processes and inner emotional experience with visual storytelling.
Production and post-production
Alongside its original films, ECR Films offers animation direction, creative production, film editing and video post-production. Its development services include concept development, scriptwriting and pitch-deck packaging, while commissioned work encompasses commercial and web animation and visual storytelling for social-impact campaigns. Documentary editing and post-production credits include Fit Weekend and The Perfection of Giving. Its work serves independent cinema, entertainment, advertising, healthcare awareness and scientific education.
More about ECR Films
Leadership and scientific background
Esther Casas Roura continues to direct the business and works as a director, producer, animator and editor. Before filmmaking, she worked as a molecular biologist in Barcelona and moved to New York in 2000 to conduct cancer research. Her early experiments with clay figures helped connect her scientific background with animation.
Production model
The studio maintains a small core production unit and scales its teams by project, bringing together animation artists, sound designers and technical crews. Selected Films is an external distribution collaborator.
Film recognition
- Creamen (2013) screened at more than 100 international festivals and received 12 international awards.
- Flocky (2024) premiered at the Brooklyn Film Festival, screened at Sitges and received more than 18 international awards. The report also records a Goya Awards shortlist recognition for the film, rather than an award to the studio.
Notable credits
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Where ECR Films is based
- New York, United States
New York office
HeadquartersOverall headquarters and primary base for film production, editing and creative operations.
- Ramón Turró, 11 6e 2a, 08005 Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Barcelona office
About this office
Registered European production base supporting Spanish co-production, European and American funding connections, festival submissions and talent.
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