Kapow Pictures

Kapow Pictures is an independent Australian animation and digital content studio based in Sydney. Founded in 1997 by animator and director Mark Gravas and partner and executive producer Sandra Walters, the studio produces character-driven work across television, feature-length animation, short films, advertising and music videos. Its capabilities span traditional and digital 2D animation, 3D CGI, character design, visual development and storyboarding.

The studio offers production from pre-production through post-production, including script adaptation, animatics, character and prop design, model sheets, animation, digital cleanup, modeling, texturing and compositing. Its work serves children's television, international broadcasters, streaming platforms, commercial clients and children's publishing, with additional activity in ebooks, digital apps and interstitial content.

Television and film

Kapow Pictures developed its early business through animated commercials for clients including Optus, Kellogg's and Bonds, alongside independent short films. It went on to create and lead design production on Yakkity Yak, a 52-episode animated comedy co-produced with Canada's Studio B Productions for MTV Networks International and Nickelodeon Australia.

Its feature-length work includes the design and direction of Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie and Casper's Scare School for Classic Media. The studio subsequently co-produced the music-themed series CJ the DJ with Malaysia's Vision Animation, with Australian broadcast on ABC and international distribution through Millimages.

Kapow later co-created Adventure Beast with Mission Control Media for Netflix. Released in 2021, the adult animated comedy extended the studio's television work beyond its established children's programming.

Commercial and independent work

Alongside longer productions, Kapow makes animated commercials and music videos, including 4 Pines Brewery's 3D campaign Space Beer and videos for Australian band The Hard-Ons. Its output also encompasses children's illustrated literature and book adaptations, including Noodle Bear. This combination of original projects, commissioned production and publishing-related work reflects a practice spanning multiple animation formats and audiences.