What NOMINT does

NOMINT is a London-based creative studio founded in 2006 by Christos Lefakis and Yannis Konstantinidis, specializing in craft-intensive animation for advertising and brand content. The company produces work across four core disciplines—stop-motion, 2D, 3D, and mixed media—and is best known for pioneering experimental production techniques including thermal camera stop-motion (used to animate heat directly at 0.1°C precision), ice-based stop-motion (500 melting polar bear sculptures), and combustion-based stop-motion (frame-by-frame smoke and fire control). These techniques have been showcased most prominently through a long-running environmental film series for WWF (In Hot Water, Up in Smoke, A Flammable Planet, Can't Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice) and flagship broadcast commissions including BBC Creative's 2026 Winter Olympics trailer 'Trails Will Blaze,' which featured 700 individually 3D-printed athlete figures in a pyro stop-motion production.

The studio operates as a bespoke B2B creative service, with project-based engagements delivering work from strategy through to final frame. It maintains an in-house creative team and a global roster of specialized animation directors, with Marilena Vatseri serving as Creative Director & Managing Partner alongside the two co-founder Creative Directors. GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, targeting premium brands seeking differentiated advertising content; clients span luxury (Chanel, Hermès, Fendi), broadcast (BBC), non-profit (WWF), sports (Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Blackhawks), technology (YouTube, Google/Android, Discord, Hinge), and consumer goods (BMW, Ribena, Nutella, Indeed). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set per engagement.

Revenue is generated entirely through professional services fees for animation production. The studio's competitive differentiation rests on extreme craft intensity and experimental techniques that are difficult and expensive to replicate, supported by sustained industry recognition including an Emmy Award for Short Form Content (2025), consecutive Grand Prix Ciclope wins (2024 & 2025), Grand Clio awards (2025 & 2026), and D&AD Yellow Pencils (2024 & 2026). NOMINT is privately held with no disclosed external funding, operates from a single London headquarters, and has run for 20 years with a headcount in the 11-50 range, indicating a boutique-scale studio that has scaled through reputation rather than headcount or capital.

Name

NOMINT

Legal name

NOMINT

Website

https://nomint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NOMINT is a London-based Emmy-winning creative studio founded in 2006, producing craft-intensive stop-motion, 2D, 3D, and mixed media animation for premium global brands across luxury, broadcast, sports, technology, and non-profit sectors through bespoke project-based commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation Production Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Titling, Graphics & Finishing (Lower Thirds, Supers, End Cards) (MPAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Animation production services
• Stop-motion animation
• Brand advertising content
• Motion graphics production
• Creative studio services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Production Services: Project-based creative production services for brands and agencies, producing stop-motion, 2D, 3D, and mixed media advertising content from strategy through to final delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NOMINT is an Emmy-winning animation creative studio that produces craft-intensive advertising content for brands and agencies across stop-motion, 2D, 3D, and mixed media disciplines. Services span the full production lifecycle from strategy through to final frame, supported by an in-house creative team and a global roster of directors. The studio is differentiated by experimental techniques including thermal camera stop-motion, ice animation, and combustion-based stop-motion that competitors do not routinely replicate.

Product overview

NOMINT is an Emmy-winning creative studio offering a unified suite of animation services across four core disciplines: stop-motion, 2D, 3D, and mixed media animation. The studio works with brands from strategy through to final frame, maintaining an in-house creative team alongside a global roster of directors and artists. Services are offered as standalone animation offerings or combined into hybrid campaigns, with the roster platform providing access to specialized directors for different animation styles and techniques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stop-Motion Animation Services Hand-crafted frame-by-frame stop-motion animation services for brand advertisers, including experimental techniques such as thermal camera stop-motion, ice stop-motion animation, and combustion-based stop-motion. Used by brand marketers and agencies producing flagship advertising campaigns and environmental awareness films.
• 2D Animation Services Two-dimensional animation production spanning hand-drawn, digital, and mixed approaches for advertising and brand content. Offered to brand marketers and agencies seeking frame-by-frame 2D animation for hero campaigns.
• 3D Animation Services Three-dimensional computer-generated animation production for advertising, entertainment, and brand content, often integrated with other animation techniques within hybrid campaigns. Offered to brands and agencies seeking CG animation for hero campaigns.
• Mixed Media Animation Services Hybrid animation production combining stop-motion, 2D, 3D, and other techniques within a single piece for complex creative campaigns. Designed for brand marketers and agencies commissioning multi-technique hero campaigns.
• Directors Roster An online platform hosted at nomint.com/directors showcasing NOMINT's global roster of animation directors and creative studios (including Ariel Costa, Yannis Konstantinidis, Dario Imbrogno, Vincent Gibaud, and others). Functions as a talent marketplace layer exposing clients to specialized directors for different animation styles and techniques.

Quantifiable outcome

• Earned an Emmy for Short Form Content (2025), demonstrating industry-leading recognition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• BBC CreativeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing creative partnership producing high-profile campaigns including the 2026 Winter Olympics trailer 'Trails Will Blaze.' The trailer used combustion stop-motion with 700 individually 3D-printed athlete figures and premiered as BBC prepared to broadcast over 450 hours of live Winter Olympics coverage.
• WWFflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-running creative partnership producing environmental films including 'In Hot Water' (thermal camera, COP29 launch), 'Can't Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice' (ice animation, COP26), 'Up in Smoke' (combustion stop-motion), and 'A Flammable Planet' (wildfire awareness). Won Client of the Year Non-Profit at ADC Awards 2025.
• Kansas City ChiefscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced 'Merry Mischief,' a stop-motion holiday short for the NFL team featuring animated versions of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and other players. Narrated by Travis Kelce's mother Donna Kelce. Part of the Chiefs' monthlong holiday campaign associating the team with Christmas.
• YouTubecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner'Hit Pause' campaign to combat misinformation, featuring content about identifying unreliable experts. Also collaborated on YouTube Premium content celebrating Delta Air Lines Sync Wi-Fi flights featuring capybara content.
• IndeedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated 960-frame analogue film for Indeed FutureWorks 2025 conference exploring the future of work and the role of human craft in an AI-driven world. Frames were printed, hand-painted, and gifted to conference attendees. Premiered across four screens with environmental lighting.
• Chicago BlackhawksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentennial launch campaign celebrating 100 years of originality for the NHL team.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Giant Ant: Toronto-based animation and design studio producing distinctive 2D, 3D, and mixed-media brand content. Operates in the same craft-intensive premium advertising segment as NOMINT.
• Buck: US-based design and animation studio producing craft-driven advertising, brand content and experiential work. Competes head-to-head with NOMINT for premium global brand assignments and shares a similar cross-discipline animation offering.
• Blinkink: London-based animation and directing studio with a global director roster producing character-led and experimental advertising animation. Closest peer in UK animation-for-advertising landscape.
• Not To Scale: London-based animation studio offering 2D, 3D, stop-motion and mixed media for advertising and brand content. Direct competitor at the same price tier with overlapping client roster.
• Nexus Studios: London-based animation and design studio producing high-craft advertising and brand content across 2D, 3D, stop-motion and mixed media. Closest direct peer to NOMINT in geography, craft mix, and premium-brand positioning.
• Tool of North America: Los Angeles-based commercial production and directing company producing distinctive craft-led advertising. Comparable premium tier with strong directorial roster and experimental bent.
• Psyop: New York-based animation and design studio known for high-craft advertising and brand storytelling across mixed media. Comparable to NOMINT in client tier, experimental technique, and award profile.
• Studio AKA: London animation studio producing award-winning short films, advertising and brand content across stop-motion and 2D. Highly comparable craft profile and client mix to NOMINT.

Broad incumbents

• Aardman Animations: Iconic UK-based stop-motion animation studio (Wallace & Gromit) with much larger IP and feature operations but sharing the stop-motion DNA and premium brand advertising work that NOMINT also pursues.
• Mill+ (The Mill): Large global VFX and post-production firm producing high-end advertising animation and design. Larger and broader than NOMINT, but overlaps on premium brand animation work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nomint_home
• Facebookfacebook.com/nominthome
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nomint

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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