Gravillis Inc

What Gravillis Inc does

Gravillis Inc is a privately held, founder-led boutique design studio founded in 2000 and headquartered at 4250 Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. The firm operates two complementary practice areas: Gravillis Entertainment (key art, movie posters, album covers, social content, motion graphics, audio-visual services, and integrated campaigns for film, television, and music clients) and ok gravillis (brand identity, visual branding, and campaign design for lifestyle, hospitality, performing arts, and corporate clients). Work is delivered by a 35-person creative team led by founder Kenny Gravillis, who maintains a long-standing creative partnership with director Spike Lee, and is supported operationally by newly appointed COO KaLynn Jenkins (December 2025).

Revenue is generated through B2B professional services engagements under quote-based pricing, targeting enterprise clients directly via long-standing relationships and referrals. Named clients include major film studios and streaming platforms (Netflix, HBO, Amazon Studios) for key art and campaign work, music labels and artists for album covers, and cultural institutions such as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Geffen Playhouse, Wynn Nightlife, Audible, American Black Film Festival, and KBLA Talk 1580 for brand identity and campaign design. The firm has no disclosed funding history, no subsidiaries, no parent company, and operates entirely on founder capital.

The studio has earned industry recognition through the IMP Awards (Best Overall Movie Poster and Best Drama Poster of 2024 for Challengers) and the Golden Trailer Awards (Best Motion Poster and Best Teaser Poster 2016; Best WildPosts 2021), and has been featured in Variety, MUBI, The Talks, Commpro, and Gema. Geographic scope is concentrated in North America, with selective institutional partnerships (e.g., Academy Museum) reaching a global audience.

Name

Gravillis Inc

Legal name

gravillis, inc.

Website

https://gravillisinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gravillis Inc is a privately held Los Angeles design studio that creates entertainment key art, movie posters, album covers, and brand identity campaigns for studios, streaming platforms, music labels, and cultural institutions.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Creative Design Services: Professional creative services including key art design, poster campaigns, brand identity, album covers, and visual marketing materials for entertainment industry clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Gravillis Inc is a boutique creative design studio offering visual marketing and brand identity services for the entertainment industry and lifestyle brands. The studio operates two practice areas—Gravillis Entertainment (key art, movie posters, album covers, social content, motion graphics, AV, and integrated campaigns for film, TV, and music clients) and ok gravillis (brand identity, visual branding, event branding, and retail merchandise for corporate and lifestyle brands). Services are delivered as project-based creative engagements.

Product overview

Gravillis Inc is a design studio operating two distinct practice areas: Gravillis Entertainment (key art, movie posters, album covers, social content, motion graphics, AV, and campaigns for film/TV/music clients) and ok gravillis (brand identity and visual branding for corporate clients and lifestyle brands). The studio offers comprehensive visual design services spanning theatrical key art, digital content, brand ecosystems, retail merchandise, and event activations. With 25 years in business and 35 employees, the studio serves entertainment studios, streaming platforms, theaters, and consumer brands requiring visual marketing and branding solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Winner for Best Overall Movie Poster & Best Drama Poster of 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Academy Museum of Motion PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration on Bruce Lee Academy Exhibition creating licensed merchandise and products for the Academy Museum Store, featuring Bruce Lee's core colors, iconic logos, symbols, and official signature.
• Academy Museum of Motion PicturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Created limited edition 2023 Best Picture nomination posters for the 95th Oscars, commemorating all nominated films and sold at the Academy Museum store.
• ComplexConminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Worked with artists Vince Staples and Kilo Kish to create exhibition booths for their individual brands at ComplexCon 2018 in Long Beach, California.
• Wynn NightlifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Wynn Nightlife to create a new visual language across their Las Vegas venues with over 30 world-class DJs, multiple clubs, and promotional campaigns utilizing digital, print, and video.
• Geffen PlayhousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrand identity partnership for 2018/2019 season creating artwork for nine shows that premiered at the Geffen, developing unique visual identities for each performance.
• AudibleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlack History Month 2024 campaign 'Black 365' creating fresh, unapologetic concepts highlighting Black artists, voices, and stories for Audible.
• American Black Film Festival (ABFF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with ABFF team for 2024 festival creative direction and campaign design celebrating Miami event honoring aspirational content of Black creators.
• KBLA Talk 1580minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate justice campaign creating eye-catching artwork with distinctive branding style to engage the movement and center conversation on the Black community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BLT Communications: Entertainment-focused advertising and design agency producing key art, broadcast spots, and integrated campaigns for major film studios and streaming platforms. Closely comparable to Gravillis on services, customers, and project types.
• AV Squad: Boutique entertainment marketing agency specializing in theatrical campaigns, trailers, and key art for major film studios. Directly comparable in customer base (studios/streamers) and entertainment advertising service mix.
• Ignition Creative: Entertainment branding and advertising agency serving film studios, networks, and streamers with key art, campaigns, and brand identity. Comparable on entertainment-industry focus and integrated campaign offering.
• Trailer Park (Engine): Entertainment marketing agency (now part of Engine) producing trailers, key art, and integrated campaigns for major film and streaming clients. Comparable service mix and enterprise entertainment client roster.
• The Refinery: Los Angeles-based creative agency focused on entertainment marketing, including key art, print, and digital campaigns for studios. Comparable as a boutique entertainment creative with overlapping services.
• Big Star Media: Entertainment marketing agency supporting film and television campaigns through advertising creative and key art services. Comparable on entertainment vertical and creative-services business model.
• Empire Design: Los Angeles entertainment design studio producing key art, posters, and marketing collateral for film studios and streaming platforms. Comparable boutique scale, geographic base, and entertainment vertical focus.
• Contend: Entertainment marketing and design agency producing trailers, key art, and campaign assets for film, television, and gaming clients. Comparable service mix and entertainment industry customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Largest independent design firm, with partners practicing across brand identity, poster design, and cultural institution work. Comparable on design-led brand identity and cultural-institution engagements (museums, performing arts), though broader in scope and scale.
• Motive: Creative agency producing brand strategy, identity, and integrated campaigns for entertainment and consumer brands. Comparable on brand identity and campaign work for entertainment-adjacent clients, but broader portfolio and larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gravillisinc
• Facebookfacebook.com/gravillisinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gravillis-inc-

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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