Hi Animation

Hi Animation is an animation production and pre-production studio based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Established as a production facility in 2016, it works across 2D digital animation, 3D CGI and visual development, providing production services and participating in international co-productions. Its work spans television series, streaming releases and feature-film production, with a portfolio that includes children’s animation, preschool programming and youth fiction.

From visual development to animation

The studio’s pre-production services cover concept art, character and background design, props, model packs, visual style guides, pitch and show bibles, storyboards and animatics. These capabilities support the development of a project’s visual identity and the materials needed to move into production.

Its animation services include high-definition 2D digital production and a 3D CGI pipeline encompassing modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting and animation. Alongside third-party production services, the company works through international co-production arrangements and production partnerships. Its supported markets include television broadcasting, children’s entertainment, streaming platforms, family and teen fiction, and digital animation.

The studio’s production history includes both animated series and live-action youth programming. Its animation work covers preschool, 2D television and CGI series, while its broader activities have included content development and European distribution services. Project responsibilities vary across the portfolio, encompassing co-production, animation production and commissioned services.

Development of the company

The production studio began as Mondo TV Producciones Canarias. Its corporate history also includes Mondo TV Iberoamérica, a distribution business whose origins date to 2008. In October 2021, the two entities completed a reverse merger to form Mondo TV Studios, concentrating production, executive management and corporate governance in Tenerife.

Squirrel Media completed its acquisition of the company in September 2023, integrating the studio into its Content division. In June 2025, Mondo TV Studios adopted the public identity Hi Animation, accompanied by a new corporate website and an updated legal name. The continuing studio operates as Squirrel Media’s animation production business.