MAERE STUDIOS
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- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About MAERE STUDIOS
MAERE STUDIOS is an independent visual effects, design, and animation studio based in New York City. Founded in 2016 by filmmaker Nicholas Ashe Bateman and collaborators, the company developed through the production of the microbudget fantasy feature The Wanting Mare. Its work spans visual effects assignments for other filmmakers and the development and production of original animated stories.
The studio combines concept art and visual development with digital matte painting, environment creation, CG modeling, lighting, compositing, and effects simulation. Its capabilities extend from creative design and pre-visualization through visual effects supervision and production, supporting feature films, episodic television, short films, and music videos. Environment design and world building are recurring elements of its work, encompassing both photorealistic and stylized imagery.
Its feature-film portfolio includes The Green Knight, for which the studio designed and executed more than 85 shots involving gothic castle environments and digital matte extensions. Other assignments include Disney’s Hocus Pocus 2 and Peter Pan & Wendy, M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin, Ava DuVernay’s Origin, and the features Caddo Lake and Y2K. Its television work includes the Apple TV+ series Servant.
Animation and original production
In 2024, the company launched its dedicated animation division, Maere Studios Animation. It designed and produced the 30-minute animated holiday special An Almost Christmas Story for Walt Disney Animation and Disney+, working with Alfonso Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj and Titmouse. The production brought its design, animation, and visual effects capabilities together within a complete animated project.
As of November 2026, the studio is producing its debut original animated fantasy feature, The Turning Door, with release planned for 2027. Written and directed by Bateman, the film is being co-produced with After Hours and 2AM. Its announced voice cast includes Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan, Bill Nighy, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gillian Anderson, Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard, and Vanessa Redgrave, with original music by Claire Givens and Bateman.
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Founding collaborators
David A. Ross, Z. Scott Schaefer, and Cassandra Louise Baker helped establish the studio alongside Nicholas Ashe Bateman during the five-year production of The Wanting Mare. Their founding involvement does not establish current executive roles.
Production methods and operating model
The founding team completed more than 500 digital matte painting and compositing shots for The Wanting Mare, developing the painterly digital aesthetic associated with the studio. The report describes an operating model built around a core creative team that expands with specialized remote visual effects and animation artists during feature productions.
Industry recognition
An Almost Christmas Story received the Special Jury Prize for a Television Special at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The recognition was awarded to the special.
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Current and former locations of MAERE STUDIOS
- New York, United States
New York office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Company headquarters and primary operating studio. The published contact-page street address is a template placeholder and is not a verified premises address.
- Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Paterson office
Former officeAbout this office
Historical warehouse storage-space production base used during the making of The Wanting Mare. An exact opening or closure year is not established.
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