KOTOC
- Open roles
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- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About KOTOC
KOTOC is a Barcelona-based CGI animation, visual effects and transmedia production studio founded in 2006. Working through the legal entity Produccions d’Empatia Digital, SL, the studio combines character-driven 3D animation with original intellectual-property development for television, games, licensing and consumer products.
Its production work spans the full CGI pipeline, from visual development, concept art and modelling through rigging, layout, character animation, lighting, rendering and compositing. KOTOC also develops procedural shading and FX work using tools including Blender, Houdini and Fusion Studio, covering particle systems, asset fracturing, and fluid and smoke dynamics.
Original worlds and screen production
KOTOC’s flagship property is Desafío Champions Sendokai (Sendokai Champions), a football-meets-science-fiction animated franchise created for television and expanded as a transmedia property. The studio has continued the universe with Sendokai Champions: Season 3, also known as Sendokai Rebirth or Sendokai Generations, alongside the 2025 special Sendokai Champions: Sengate.
Its series credits also include the 52-episode CGI comedy Mutant Busters, produced with Planeta Junior, Famosa and Atresmedia, and 3D animation production and direction on the rebooted Gormiti franchise between 2017 and 2019. Earlier work includes the TV3 comedy series Jokebox and the CGI short The Room Tilted (La habitación inclinada).
Broadcast, interactive and commercial work
Alongside original entertainment, KOTOC produces broadcast branding, channel idents and advertising campaigns. Its projects have included Cuatrobots for Cuatro’s UEFA Euro 2008 coverage, Formula Sexta for La Sexta’s Formula 1 programming, UEFA Champions League promotional packages for TVE, and 3XL channel idents for Televisió de Catalunya.
The studio’s transmedia approach extends to companion game experiences, franchise licensing, merchandising strategy and creative asset management. Its work serves broadcasters, streaming and social platforms, as well as toy and character-licensing partners.
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Leadership and production approach
- Frederic “Freddy” Córdoba Schwaneberg is identified as CEO and Story Director; David Diéguez as Executive Producer and CFO. Both founded KOTOC in 2006.
- The studio operates with an agile animation pipeline centred on Blender, Houdini and Fusion Studio.
Franchise milestone
Sendokai Champions was conceived as a 360-degree transmedia IP. Its initial run reached more than 500,000 prime-time viewers and more than 2.6 million children, while related consumer merchandise generated more than €25 million in revenue according to the reported business profile.
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Where KOTOC is based
- Via Augusta, 128, Entresuelo, Puerta 108, 08006 Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Barcelona Studio & Operational Headquarters
HeadquartersMain production facility, executive offices, and artistic pipeline; identified as KOTOC's operational headquarters.
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