Nasse Animation Studio

Nasse Animation Studio is an independent Italian animation and film production studio based in Taranto, Apulia. Founded in 2020 by director, storyboard artist and illustrator Nicola Sammarco, it develops original properties and provides animation production services for television, feature films, advertising and institutional projects. Its work spans preschool and family entertainment, educational content and productions combining animation with live action.

The studio works across hand-drawn and cut-out 2D animation, 3D/CGI and stop-motion. Its production capabilities extend from development and pre-production through visual development, art direction, character and prop design, storyboarding, animatics, asset creation and animation to final delivery. It also undertakes production coordination and visual effects integration, allowing it to contribute individual sequences or support broader production requirements.

Original productions and collaborations

Its flagship original property is Nicopò, a preschool animated television series developed and produced in collaboration with Rai Kids and Rai Fiction. Planned as 26 five-minute episodes, the series combines environmental stewardship themes with an ecological approach to production.

Alongside original development, Nasse works as an international co-production and service partner. Its contributions include storyboards for Sneaks, The Inventor, Light of the World and DAVID. For the second season of Go Go Around Italy, the studio supplied storyboards, animatics, prop design and new character designs. Its work on Blanca included storyboards and 2D animated sequences.

The studio also produces shorter projects for cultural organisations, public institutions and commercial clients. These include educational animation, promotional campaigns and work combining live-action filmmaking with animation. Publishing development forms another part of its practice through comic and graphic novel properties created with publishing partners.

The company's 2022 conversion to a benefit corporation formalised an emphasis on ecological sustainability, positive social development for young audiences and cultural regeneration in Southern Italy. These concerns inform both its original storytelling and its wider approach to audiovisual production.