New Zealand Animation: Annecy-bound

37Degrees Studio is a New Zealand creative boutique specialising in high-end environment design and world-building for Animation, Film, TV, and Immersive Experiences. From design to CG delivery, they deliver production-ready photorealistic and stylized environments across both real-time and linear pipelines. As an agile boutique structure, they act as both a creative and production partner across projects of any scale and co-produce original cross-media IP with partners worldwide.

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Ama Digital Studios is an extension of Ama Training — who delivers Digital Visual Arts and Design programs designed by industry professionals. The studio arm is deeply committed to producing and sharing Māori and Pasifika stories and traditions with a global audience. AMA studios is currently in production on an animated series and short feature.

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Brilliant Pictures Group is a full-service animation production company supporting global filmmakers with end-to-end services and access to the Chinese market. Through its subsidiary Wang Film Animation Studio, the group has built a strong international reputation, producing thousands of TV episodes and feature-quality films for major studios including Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. With production sites in China and Taiwan, Brilliant Pictures Group works across 2D digital animation, 3D and VFX, while also offering pre-production and consulting services for filmmakers seeking creative talent and investment partners in China.

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Bungalow Films is a 2D animation studio dedicated to telling meaningful, emotionally resonant stories. Bringing together passionate collaborators, the team uses animation to craft work filled with heart, humour and originality. From international co‑productions to local shorts, Bungalow Films works across every stage of production to bring each story to life in its best possible form.

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Fantail Finances is a specialist financial services provider for the creative industries, offering strategic, advisory-led support tailored to each client. With expertise spanning production and carbon accounting, tax, bookkeeping, and not-for-profits, the team takes a personalised approach to help projects and businesses thrive. Fantail Finances is also highly experienced in the NZ Screen Production Rebate (NZSPR), including the Post, Digital and Visual Effects Rebate (PDV), supporting both domestic and international productions.

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Wellington’s creative chameleons craft with passion to support your story and project with resonating visuals across films, games, and originals – shifting seamlessly between bold stylised CG animation to breathtaking photoreal VFX.

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Goblin Worldwide is co-founded by Art Director/Illustrator Wade Cowin and Writer/Director Rosie Howells. Since making three seasons of the award-winning 2D series YapTrap, the duo are developing a slate of 3D projects; kids comedy feature Pixie Town, wacky kids series Marbles and the Metaverse, and adult horror-comedy feature Rat Qween. A Rat Qween short — a proof of concept for the feature — is in production with NZ Film Commission support. Marbles has also received support from local funding pathways.

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Mukpuddy excel in end-to-end production, emphasizing character-driven narratives. Their in-house team encompasses writers, designers, animators, and editors, ensuring seamless creation from concept to completion.

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Media Tech Productions NZ facilitates international co-production partnerships and brokers investment and finance for various content producers and creative production studios. They serve as Executive Producers across multiple global film, television, and animation productions.

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Rascal is a Wellington-based animation and interactive storytelling studio co-founded by Kelsey O'Hagan. Rascal helps to pair linear animated stories with interactivity to extend the reach of story IP. Rascal's dedicated children's app blends the core components of storytelling — narrative, language, and play — into an active, ad-free environment designed for kids aged 3–7.

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RDYSTDY is a creative production studio based in Wellington, working locally and internationally to produce captivating and original content for screens. Founded by creative director, writer, artist Hana Miller and producer, animator, artist Jacob Perkins, they bring a talented team of creatives to work with brands, networks and collaborators who are ready to do things differently.

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Screen Wellington provides free support and advice on filming, locations, location permitting, local crew and business support in the Wellington region.

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StudioCanal is a leading global film and television studio, specialising in the production, financing and distribution of high-quality content. Part of the CANAL+ Group, it works across international markets to create and share films and series that reach audiences worldwide. With a rich catalogue spanning a century of cinema and commitment to creative talent, StudioCanal continues to deliver distinctive storytelling with global impact.

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Stretchy is the independent producer behind the Annecy-selected movie Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! and the BAFTA-nominated Kiri and Lou animated series, which has screened across broadcast and streaming platforms around the world. Stretchy’s new project, Tralala, is a 104 × 7’ animated preschool series commissioned by Sky NZ and CBC.

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The Down Low Concept is an award-winning production company based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Creating compelling content across film and television, from comedy and drama to documentary and animation, they bring versatile storytelling to screens of all sizes. Their most recent animation ‘Bigsies and Littles’ picked up a coveted Golden Tower at the New York Festivals 2026. Their acclaimed films have screened at premiere global festivals, including Tribeca in New York, SXSW Sydney and Hawaii while their television productions have reached global audiences on broadcasters like Netflix and Discovery.

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Sweetshop Entertainment champions bold, creator-led storytelling grounded in authentic cultural perspective and distinctive original worlds. Based in Aotearoa New Zealand, the company produces high-quality work known for its creative ambition and production excellence. Sweetshop Entertainment is part of The Sweetshop, a global production powerhouse with 25 years of experience creating world-class content.

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Wētā FX leads creative innovation in Visual Effects and Animation, partnering with artists and clients to realise creative visions. Its renowned proprietary pipeline equips artists with world‑class tools and infrastructure to create iconic performance‑driven characters such as Gollum, Kong, Neytiri, Caesar and Pogo, and rich, immersive worlds including Middle‑earth, Pandora and many others.

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