Giraffics
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2014
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Giraffics
Giraffics is an Egyptian animation and visual storytelling studio based in Cairo. Its work spans narrative animation, motion graphics and information design, combining commissioned productions with original intellectual property and international co-productions. Regional culture, history and African and Arab stories are recurring subjects across its creative development.
The studio originated within Axeer Studio, beginning operations around 2014 with data visualization and information design before launching as a dedicated operating studio in 2016. Its subsequent development extended that foundation into short films, animated series and feature projects, while retaining commercial and educational production alongside longer-form storytelling.
Animation and visual development
Giraffics provides hand-drawn and digital 2D animation, supported by visual development, concept art, character design, background painting and storyboarding. Its capabilities also include 3D character development and pre-production. For commissioned work, the studio develops animated explainers, infographic videos, brand advertisements, music videos and public-awareness content, using visual storytelling to communicate complex subjects.
The studio contributed to Disney+’s Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, produced with Triggerfish. Its responsibilities included full 2D animation production for First Totem Problems and pre-production and visual development for Stardust. These contributions brought its production and design capabilities into an international anthology built around African perspectives.
Original stories and commissioned work
Giraffics’ feature-development slate includes The Grand Night, an animated adaptation of the Egyptian puppet operetta El Leila El Kebira, and CLEO: The Last Pharaoh. Its educational and documentary work includes a TED-Ed short about South African apartheid, The Magical Library for Misr El Kheir Foundation, and animated refugee stories produced for IEFTA and UNHCR.
Beyond entertainment, Giraffics serves humanitarian organizations, cultural institutions and commercial brands. Its commissioned portfolio includes work for UNICEF, UN Women Egypt, Vodafone, pharmaceutical companies and other international organizations. This mix connects the studio’s background in information design with its broader work in character animation, cultural adaptation and cinematic storytelling.
More about Giraffics
Leadership
- Abdulrahman Khedr is co-founder and CEO.
- Ahmed Hamouda is Managing Director, Head of Story and Executive Producer.
- Ahmed Abdel Hamid is a director and character designer.
Festival recognition
The TED-Ed apartheid short, directed by Menna Hamdy, received the Annecy International Animation Film Festival Jury Award. The report also identifies Giraffics as a three-time Annecy MIFA pitch selection, including its original feature development work.
Creative collaborations
CLEO: The Last Pharaoh is being developed with animation director Barry Cook and producer Laurie Ashbourne. Triggerfish is a recurring Pan-African co-production partner, with collaboration extending from anthology production to feature development.
Notable credits
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Where Giraffics is based
- 10 Mokhtar El-Masry Street, Ard El Golf, Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptCairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Cairo Studio Headquarters
HeadquartersDirect operating studio and overall company headquarters.
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