Core Animation

Core Animation is an independent 3D CGI animation studio based in Guadalajara, Spain, developing and producing animated feature films for international audiences. Established in 2018 by professionals from Spanish animation, the company brings together creative development and technical production across the feature filmmaking pipeline.

Its work spans story development, visual development, concept art, character design, environment design, modeling, rigging, layout, character animation, shading, lighting and final rendering. This breadth allows the studio to carry projects from early visual ideas through finished animated imagery, supported by pipeline engineering and digital asset creation.

Feature film production

The studio’s debut feature, Mummies (Momias, 2023), was directed by Juan Jesús García Galocha and released internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film earned more than $54 million worldwide and reached audiences in more than 60 territories, establishing an international theatrical presence for the company’s first feature production.

Its second feature, Buffalo Kids (2024), was co-directed by Pedro Solís García and García Galocha. Inspired by Solís’s earlier short film Cuerdas, it became Spain’s third most-watched domestic theatrical release of 2024. The short provided creative inspiration for the feature and belongs to Solís’s earlier career.

As of October 2026, Core Animation is developing and producing its third theatrical feature, Dreams. Directed by García Galocha and Solís, the project is based on an original concept by Thomas Ciampa. The studio’s feature production activity includes partnerships with Atresmedia Cine, 4Cats Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.

Alongside feature production, Core Animation’s supported activities include animation and 3D training, including courses and masterclasses.