NKI

NKI was a Paris-based visual effects, animation and post-production studio working across advertising, game cinematics and film production. Founded in 2004 as AKAMA STUDIO, the company adopted the NKI name in August 2013 and continued operating until its closure in June 2024.

The studio combined creative development with technical production, supporting projects from initial concepts through final image delivery. Its pre-production work included concept art, storyboarding, character design, animatics and on-set visual effects supervision. Production capabilities covered character and creature modeling, digital sculpting, rigging, facial animation, hard-surface modeling and 3D animation.

NKI also worked with photogrammetry, matte painting, hair and fur simulation, particle effects, shading and lighting. Compositing, color grading and image finishing completed its post-production offering. This breadth allowed the studio to handle both character-driven animation and effects-heavy commercial imagery within an integrated production workflow.

Its work served advertising markets including automotive, luxury, cosmetics, retail and gaming. Alongside commercial campaigns, NKI produced CGI reveal trailers, promotional animation and cinematics for video games. Its portfolio included work for Shiro Games, Funcom, Renault, Peugeot, Carrefour, L’Occitane and Winamax.

The company entered judicial reorganization in April 2024, followed by a judicial liquidation order on June 12, 2024. Its physical studio permanently closed and its website subsequently went offline. Liquidation proceedings continued after operational closure, with a further debt-filing notice recorded in 2026.