HonkFu

HonkFu is an independent animation studio and visual label based in Moscow, creating character-driven 2D and 3D animation for advertising, games, music and entertainment. Established in 2008, it developed from a comic art collective into a production boutique working across original concepts, visual development and finished animation. Its work combines stylized character design, kinetic action and narrative-led imagery.

The studio supports projects from concept art, world-building and character design through story development and animation production. Its services include original intellectual property development, screenwriting and direction for video games, and animated adaptations of existing properties. Alongside full productions, HonkFu undertakes specialized assignments involving animatics, keyframe and cleanup animation, 2D effects and action choreography. Its production work encompasses commercial advertising, animated music videos and series aimed at teenage and young adult audiences.

From interactive comics to animated characters

An early commercial milestone was JAM, an interactive motion comic series created for the NARR8 mobile platform in 2012–2013. The project brought together the collective's comic art background and its developing approach to animated storytelling. Another original creation, Nana the Shrimp, became a virtual character appearing in fashion campaigns for Courrèges and animated music collaborations with producer DZA.

HonkFu's subsequent work spans entertainment and commissioned animation. Projects include BrainStorm's Feels music video, Ju-Ju for Leningrad and Gluk'oZa, and the stylized anime fight sequence in the 2022 feature film Molodoy chelovek (Young Man). The studio also contributed the 2010s anime segment to the MTS 30th Anniversary campaign and directed the 2024 animated trailer for Sappy Seals' Omnia.

Its wider collaborations include promotional development for Dodo Pizza's game crossover campaigns and work on the cyber-fantasy animated series Technolike!. Since March 2021, Eallin has represented HonkFu internationally for commercial and directorial work. This representation supports international production collaborations while HonkFu continues to operate as an independent studio.