La Tribu Animation
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- Founded
- 2017
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About La Tribu Animation
La Tribu Animation is an independent CGI animation studio and audiovisual production company based in Valencia, Spain. Established in May 2017 by Jaime Maestro Sellés and Nadia Ruiz Pastor, it combines animation services for international productions with the development of original feature films. Its work spans character animation, visual storytelling and the technical processes supporting computer-generated filmmaking.
The studio offers production support from pre-production through finished imagery, including character design, concept art, storyboarding, rigging, look development, lighting and rendering. Its technical capabilities also encompass pipeline architecture, technical direction and custom software tools. Alongside third-party animation contracts, it undertakes original IP co-production and executive production.
Animation and original stories
La Tribu contributed animation services to Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019), produced by Locus Animation, and Wish Dragon (2021), associated with Sony Pictures Animation and Base FX. Its festival work includes The Epoch of Belief (2017) and Tales of the Unknown (2018), animated opening ceremony films for Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn.
Its original development slate includes Luz, the Shaman Girl, Tutancatmon and D20. Written by Elena García Quevedo, Luz is conceived as a 90-minute prehistoric fantasy set 400,000 years ago in Atapuerca. Tutancatmon is a comedic family adventure, while D20 draws on 1980s role-playing adventures and was presented at Cartoon Movie. These projects are identified as development or pre-production work rather than completed releases.
The company also provides creative workplace consulting and industry workshops, extending its activities beyond screen production. Its operating approach places artists and team well-being alongside the technical demands of feature animation, connecting its production business with organizational consulting for the wider creative sector.
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Leadership and recognition
- Co-founder Nadia Ruiz Pastor serves as Chief Executive Officer and brings a background in sociology and organizational strategy.
- Co-founder and director Jaime Maestro Sellés won a Goya for El vendedor de humo. This is an individual achievement preceding the studio, rather than an award attributed to La Tribu Animation.
Workplace methodology
The studio describes an internal approach developed by Ruiz using social psychology and behavioral science, aligned with the Economy for the Common Good. Its stated aims include avoiding toxic crunch, supporting cognitive variability and improving creative efficiency during multi-year productions. These are company-described practices rather than independently verified employee experiences.
The organizational consulting activity includes external workshops and advisory work with creative industry partners, including Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn.
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Where La Tribu Animation is based
- Avenida Doctor Peset Aleixandre 58, 1º B, 46025 Valencia, SpainValència, Valencian Community, Spain
Valencia Headquarters
HeadquartersOverall company headquarters and production facility; the saved València city-level record represents these premises.
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