Mighty Nice
Nice Ideas, Made Mighty
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Mighty Nice
Mighty Nice is an Australian animation, visual effects and creative design studio founded in Sydney in 2008. Its work spans commercial campaigns, children's television, short films, broadcast titles and immersive experiences. Character-driven storytelling connects its projects across hand-drawn animation, computer graphics and physical production.
The studio was established by Darren Price in partnership with Nexus Studios. Its creative approach brings together character design, visual development and animation production, supporting projects from initial concepts and scripts through storyboards, animatics and finished imagery. Its capabilities include lighting, compositing and digital clean-up alongside animation and direction.
Animation across formats
Mighty Nice combines traditional 2D techniques with 3D character modelling, rigging and animation. Stop-motion fabrication and tabletop production extend that work into physical sets and models, while Unreal Engine supports real-time environments and visualization. These methods allow the studio to work across illustrated campaigns, stylized character animation and virtual performance environments.
Its commercial portfolio includes work for Insuranceline, Devondale, HBF, reMarkable and Metro by T-Mobile. Projects range from recurring animated brand characters to campaigns with a stop-motion aesthetic. The studio also contributed to Channel 4's 2024 Great British Bake Off campaign, Sweet Relief, produced with Nexus Studios.
Television and immersive production
Television collaborations include the CGI children's series Bottersnikes & Gumbles and the mixed-media preschool series Kazoops!. Both connect Mighty Nice's animation capabilities with collaborative production for broadcast and streaming audiences.
Beyond conventional screens, its work includes CGI animation for the Ty Beanie Bouncers takeover of Sphere in Las Vegas and virtual environments for a Billie Eilish live performance. These projects extend its character and environment work into large-format displays and performance visuals.
Through Made Mighty Studio, the company also offers a production space for tabletop shoots, stop-motion and live-action collaboration. This complements its animation services with practical shooting facilities and equipment hire.
More about Mighty Nice
Leadership and origins
- Founder Darren Price serves as Executive Creative Director. Before establishing the studio, he was Head of 3D at Nexus Studios in London.
- Tina Braham is Executive Producer, and Mike Lomas is Head of Studio and a director.
- The directing team also includes Gary Fouchy, Bonnie Taylor Forsyth and Animation Director Duncan MacLaren.
- Nexus founders Charlotte Bavasso and Chris O'Reilly were partners in the studio's establishment.
Production model and emerging talent
The studio combines a permanent creative, technical and production management team with project-specific contract artists and animators. It offers structured internships and work-experience opportunities for emerging talent.
Made Mighty provides a tabletop shooting stage, camera and lighting packages, acoustic soundproofing and off-street parking, supporting practical production alongside the studio's digital work.
Recognition and cultural context
The report identifies a BAFTA for Darren Price's short film Potapych: The Bear Who Loved Vodka, Webby recognition for The Girl Effect, and a Clio Awards shortlist placement for reMarkable's Get Your Brain Back. These recognitions concern the named filmmaker or productions.
The studio acknowledges the Gadigal of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded land on which it operates.
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Where Mighty Nice is based
- 56 Meagher Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008, AustraliaSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney office
HeadquartersCompany headquarters and animation production facility, including the animation workshop and Made Mighty Studio on Level 1.
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