Polar Studio

Polar Studio is an independent Mexican visual effects, animation and motion design studio based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Founded around 2010 by University of Guadalajara graduates, it works across feature films, animated shorts, television branding and advertising. Its production capabilities bring together technical post-production, digital animation and art direction.

The studio has developed a particular focus on visual effects for stop-motion cinema, providing supervision, compositing and post-production for projects made with specialist filmmakers and animation studios. Its work includes Sofía Carrillo’s Cerulia and Rita Basulto’s Humo, alongside live-action visual effects credits such as La 4ª Compañía and Belzebuth. These projects reflect a practice spanning both digitally animated imagery and effects integrated with photographed material.

Animation and post-production

Polar Studio offers 2D and 3D animation, including character animation, modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering. Its visual effects services cover digital cleanup, set extensions, green-screen compositing and effects supervision, with additional capabilities in simulation, fluids and destruction effects. The studio also provides post-production tailored to the visual and technical requirements of stop-motion projects.

For television and advertising, its work includes motion graphics, channel identities, openers, promotional bumpers and commercial campaigns. The supplied portfolio includes work for Discovery Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon, Aeroméxico, Citibanamex, Samsung, Mobil, Toyota, Gatorade and Del Valle. This activity connects its animation and compositing capabilities with broadcast design and brand communication.

Film and cultural production

Beyond commissioned effects and commercial work, Polar Studio participates in animated film co-production. It co-produced Save the Tree with Baleuko in Spain and Tortuga Studios in Brazil, demonstrating an operating scope that includes international production partnerships.

The studio also contributes to Guadalajara’s film culture. In 2020, it created FICGminuto 35, the commemorative animated cineminuto for the 35th Guadalajara International Film Festival, honoring the city’s animation community.