Thuristar
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About Thuristar
Thuristar is an independent Belgian animation production company and creative studio based in Ghent. Founded in 2008, it develops, finances and produces original animated series, short films and television specials for children and families. Its work spans television, streaming platforms and international film festivals, with an emphasis on character-driven storytelling, distinctive visual development and music.
The company brings together creative development and production expertise, from writing and character design through storyboarding, animatics, art direction and production oversight. It also develops original music and soundtracks, and helps structure international co-productions by assembling creative, financing and production partners. Its slate encompasses both CGI and 2D animation.
From short films to television series
Thuristar’s early CGI short 850 Meters (2013), written and directed by Joeri Christiaen, provided the basis for My Knight and Me. The 52-episode television series was co-produced with TeamTO and broadcast internationally by Cartoon Network, France Télévisions and VRT-Ketnet.
Another central production is Mush-Mush & the Mushables, a preschool CGI comedy created by Elfriede de Rooster and directed by Christiaen. Distributed by CAKE Entertainment, the series has reached more than 150 territories. Its broadcaster network includes Canal+, VRT-Ketnet, RTBF and Tiny POP, alongside Warner Bros. Discovery channels.
The studio’s short-film work includes Britt Raes’ Luce and the Rock (2022). Its broader slate includes Goat Girl, co-produced with Daily Madness and MIAM! animation; the animated television special A Lamb’s Stew; and Luce in the Lovely Land, a preschool series developed from the world of Raes’ short. Development projects also include Emma Makes Waves.
Across these formats, Thuristar combines original property development with international collaboration. Its production work covers the creative foundations of a project as well as the partnerships needed to bring animated stories to broadcasters, streaming audiences and festival screens.
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Founders and leadership
- Perrine Gauthier is co-founder, CEO and producer.
- Joeri Christiaen is co-founder, writer-director and art director.
- Frederik Segers is co-founder, composer and music producer.
- Emmanuel (Manu) Garijo is co-founder, writer and voice actor.
Production model and technology
Gauthier describes a lean core team focused on development, packaging and creative and technical oversight, with specialist animation production houses engaged for individual projects. Thuristar and La Cabane maintain separate operations under shared shareholders and collaborate on development, financing and production. Their stated approach prioritizes flexibility in project choice and scheduling over maintaining large permanent animation facilities.
For the second season of Mush-Mush & the Mushables, Thuristar moved from an all-Blender workflow to a pipeline combining Blender and Unreal Engine. The report attributes shorter rendering times and a reduced production carbon footprint to this transition.
Recognition
- Mush-Mush & the Mushables received an International Emmy nomination.
- Britt Raes’ 2022 short Luce and the Rock received recognition at the Berlinale, Ottawa, Go Short and Anima. The report also identifies it as one of the most exported French/Belgian shorts of the decade, citing UniFrance.
- Goat Girl was selected for Annecy 2025.
- Thuristar received a Cartoon Tribute Producer of the Year nomination.
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Where Thuristar is based
- Jos Verdegemstraat 59, 9040 Sint-AmandsbergGhent, Flanders, Belgium
Ghent office
HeadquartersStudio office and registered corporate headquarters in Sint-Amandsberg, a sub-municipality of Ghent.
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