Final Frontier

Final Frontier is an independent animation production company and creative studio founded in May 2018 in Shanghai. It produces work for advertising, entertainment, video games and experiential arts, bringing together an international roster of directors, design studios and production teams. Its geographic presence spans Asia, Europe and the Americas, supporting projects for regional and international audiences.

The studio’s visual work ranges from traditional hand-drawn cel animation and character design to photorealistic 3D, motion graphics, stop motion and mixed-media collage. Its capabilities also encompass augmented and virtual reality, game cinematics, trailers and original intellectual property development. This range allows the company to work across commercial films, digital campaigns, animated entertainment and interactive formats.

From development to delivery

Final Frontier’s production services cover scriptwriting, character and environment design, storyboarding, animatics and layouts. Animation production includes pencil and in-between animation, clean-up and colour, followed by compositing, visual effects and editing. Audio scoring and sound design complement its visual production offering.

Its advertising work includes brand films, television spots, branded content and digital campaigns. The studio has collaborated with brands including Nike, Apple, Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Spotify, Doritos and Heineken, as well as entertainment and gaming clients including Disney, HBO Max, Netflix, Adult Swim, Tencent, Pop Mart and Riot Games.

Entertainment and original stories

In August 2021, the company launched Final Frontier Entertainment to develop original long-form intellectual property, animated feature films and streaming television series. This expanded its activities beyond advertising into sustained character-driven storytelling and entertainment production.

The company’s reported production credits include the animated television special Descendants: The Royal Wedding, the series Poor Devil and Common Side Effects, and animation production for Unicorn Wars. Its collaboration with Pop Mart on Nyota, a hand-drawn animated series directed by Daniel Semanas, further reflects its work across commercial partnerships and episodic animation.