TAUNT
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- 2017
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About TAUNT
TAUNT is an independent animation and visual effects studio based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Established in 2017, it creates character-driven work for film, television, interactive media and commercial campaigns. Its production spans CGI and 2D animation, with projects ranging from preschool entertainment and narrative shorts to educational content, branded films and animation for games.
The studio provides services across the production pipeline, including visual development, storyboarding, character design, modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, look development and compositing. Its character work includes biped and quadruped rigs, creatures and stylized animation. Alongside commissioned production, TAUNT develops original entertainment properties and participates in international co-productions.
Television and original storytelling
TAUNT co-produced the 40-episode mixed-media preschool series Mimi’s World with Adastra Development and ALT Animation for Channel 5’s Milkshake!, contributing animation, visual effects and compositing. In 2025, it served as lead animation producer on Nollaí, broadcast in Welsh as Nolig. The animated Christmas special was co-commissioned by TG4/Cúla4, BBC Northern Ireland and S4C, with pre-production by Little Moon Animation.
Its short-form storytelling includes the psychological thriller TOT and the animated comedy Soul Office. These productions sit alongside an original development slate spanning projects such as Dust Valley, The Ghost Next Door and Marley’s Moon, the latter developed with Adastra. This combination of service production and original development connects the studio’s commercial capabilities with its interest in narrative animation.
Work across screens and formats
Beyond entertainment television, TAUNT has produced educational animation for BBC Ideas and BBC Bitesize, as well as commercial work for clients including Bord na Móna and Diaceutics. Its contribution to Our Place in Space included CGI assets and animation for an augmented reality trail and learning app created with Oliver Jeffers and Nerve Centre.
The studio’s portfolio also extends to music videos and independent games, including Junodream: Travel Guide and animation and asset production support for Amber Isle. Across these formats, TAUNT combines character animation, visual effects and asset creation to support different storytelling and delivery requirements.
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Founders and leadership
Tom Getty and Fiona McLaughlin co-founded the studio. McLaughlin resigned as a director on 25 January 2025; Getty continues as Managing Director.
Production methods and working culture
The studio uses Unreal Engine 5 alongside Maya, ZBrush and Substance. Its real-time pipeline was pioneered during production of TOT, connecting rendering, grooming and rigging workflows. TAUNT describes its working culture as collaborative and ego-free.
Recognition and production support
TOT received the Oscars-qualifying Best Animation Award at the Galway Film Fleadh. The short received support from Northern Ireland Screen and the BFI Creative Animation fund. Separately, TAUNT's expansion into international co-production and broadcast development has been supported by Northern Ireland Screen and the UK Global Screen Fund, administered by the BFI on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Where TAUNT is based
- 7-11 Linenhall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8AA, United KingdomBelfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Belfast office
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Company headquarters and sole direct physical operating base, housing direction, animation, rigging, asset modeling and administrative operations.
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