What Fost Studio does

Fost Studio is a Paris-headquartered, privately-held animation services studio founded in 2018 by Damien Brunner and Thibaut Ruby, both veteran producers from the award-winning French studio Folivari. The company provides B2B 2D and 3D animation production services to feature film, television series, and web content producers, covering the full pipeline in-house from design, storyboard, layout posing, and character design through animation, ink & paint, compositing, and VFX, with sound, color, and additional post-production delivered via a partner ecosystem (Hiventy, Piste Rouge, Blue Spirit, Mikros Image Liège, Mac Guff Ligne, Tchack, 352 Studios, La Cachette).

The studio operates 200+ workstations across two Parisian sites (in the 5th and 13th arrondissements) and a third facility in Angoulême established in 2022, giving it the capacity to run multiple large-format projects in parallel. Its core technology stack is built on industry-standard tools — ToonBoom Harmony and TV Paint for hand-drawn 2D, Storyboard Pro for pre-visualization, and Maya and Blender for 3D — supplemented by the Adobe Creative Suite. Fost also offers differentiated services including International Tax Rebate assistance (30% of eligible French expenditures) and distribution/sales agent introductions for foreign producers.

Fost generates revenue through project-based professional services fees, with a sales-led go-to-market targeting animation production companies, independent film producers, broadcasters, and streaming platforms. Its named client base spans Netflix, Apple TV, Cartoon Saloon, Folivari, Gaumont Animation, Ubisoft, Julianne Films, Purple Whale Films, and Bayard Jeunesse Animation, with marquee credits including Wolfwalkers, The Summit of the Gods, Stillwater, My Father's Dragon, Splinter Cell, Where Is Anne Frank, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, and the Ernest & Célestine series. The studio is founder-owned with no disclosed external investors and serves clients across France, Ireland, the USA, the Czech Republic, and Japan.

Name

Fost Studio

Legal name

FOST Studio

Website

https://fost.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fost Studio is a Paris-based B2B animation services studio founded in 2018 that delivers full-pipeline 2D and 3D animation for feature film, TV, and web producers worldwide. Its 200+ workstation operation across Paris and Angoulême serves clients including Netflix, Apple TV, Cartoon Saloon, Folivari, and Ubisoft.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Production Facilities & Stage Services (Edit Suites, Screening Rooms) (MPAHAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

VFX Production & Supervision (2D/3D, Compositing, FX, CG) (MPADAHAA)

Keywords

• 2D animation services
• Animation studio
• Animation production
• Post-production services
• Feature film animation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animation Production Services: B2B animation studio providing services for feature film, TV and web productions. Revenue generated through project-based fees for pre-production, production, and post-production services. Handles entire animation pipeline from design through compositing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FOST Studio is a B2B animation studio providing full-service 2D animation production for feature films, TV series, and web content. The studio handles the complete animation pipeline in-house — including pre-production (design, storyboard, layout), production (character animation, clean-up, FX), and post-production (ink & paint, compositing) — using industry-standard tools such as ToonBoom Harmony, TV Paint, Maya, and Blender across 200+ workstations in Paris and Angoulême.

Product overview

Fost Studio is a Paris and Angoulême-based animation studio providing high-quality animation services for feature film, TV, and web productions. The studio operates a modular service architecture offering 2D animation (hand-drawn using ToonBoom Harmony and TV Paint), 3D animation (using Maya and Blender), and hybrid approaches, supported by pre-production (design, storyboard, layout), production (animation, clean-up, FX), post-production (ink&paint, compositing), and production management services. The studio can handle entire productions in-house or work with partner companies for sound and post-production needs. Established in 2018 with over 200 workstations, Fost Studio has contributed to productions including Stinky Dog, Wolfwalkers, Stillwater, The Summit of the Gods, My Father's Dragon, Splinter Cell, Ernest & Célestine series, and Where Is Anne Frank.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 2D Animation Production Services
• 3D Animation Services
• Pre-Production Animation Services
• Animation Production Services
• Post-Production Animation Services
• Production Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• César Award winner for Best Animated Film (The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales, 2018)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• FolivaricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary production partner and co-founder origin. Folivari is the studio where FOST's founders worked before establishing FOST in 2018. Folivari has produced many of FOST's major projects including Stinky Dog, The Summit of the Gods, Ernest & Célestine series, and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales.
• Cartoon SalooncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish animation studio and major international partner. FOST has worked on Wolfwalkers (feature film) and Silly Sundays (TV series). Second collaboration noted for My Father's Dragon.
• NetflixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor streaming platform and broadcaster commissioning animated content through FOST. Projects include Splinter Cell TV series, My Father's Dragon, and 7 Bears.
• Apple TVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStreaming platform broadcaster of Stillwater (TV series 37X13') produced in partnership with Gaumont Animation.
• Gaumont AnimationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench animation studio producing Stillwater (Apple TV) with FOST handling animation production.
• Blue Spirit StudiomajorTechnology or IntegrationAngoulême-based 3D animation studio partner for Ernest & Célestine Collection and other projects. FOST provides pre-production and production management while Blue Spirit handles 3D animation.
• UbisoftcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVideo game company producing Splinter Cell TV series adaptation for Netflix, with FOST handling all production from backgrounds to pre-compositing.
• TitmouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS animation studio producing Diabolical - Boyd in 3D short film for Amazon, with FOST handling production from designs to compositing.
• Tant Mieux ProdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for Tobie Lolness (TV series 13X52') with FOST handling layout posing and animation for half the episodes.
• Bayard Jeunesse AnimationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimation production company for Samsam cosmic adventures TV series.
• Les AstronautesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for Prends Chair short film with FOST Angoulême handling clean-up, animation color and compositing.
• Magelis SolidaritéminorOthersAssociation developing a support fund for students facing financial difficulties in attending visual arts schools in Angoulême. FOST is part of this initiative.
• Viens voir mon taffminorOthersAssociation providing secondary school students from priority education areas with opportunities to explore the animation industry. FOST partners with this association.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Xilam Animation: Established French 2D/3D animation studio with both proprietary IP (Oggy, Zig & Sharko) and service work. Comparable in French animation production capability but materially larger and publicly listed, making it a broader incumbent competitor for service work.
• Mikros Animation: Major French/international animation and VFX studio serving film and TV clients. Significantly larger scale than FOST but operates an overlapping service offering across animation production and post-production.
• Gaumont Animation: Major French animation production and distribution company that has commissioned FOST on Stillwater for Apple TV. Functions both as a client and as a broader animation producer competing for similar projects globally.

Regional players

• Ankama: French animation and game studio with feature film and series production. Comparable French animation production capabilities but with a stronger games/technology orientation; competes for similar service work in the French ecosystem.
• Titmouse: US-based animation studio that has partnered with FOST on Amazon's Diabolical – Boyd in 3D. Comparable animation production services model but based in the US rather than France.
• Toon City: Philippines-based animation studio providing outsourced 2D animation services for film and TV productions. Functions as a competitor for outsourced animation service work at a meaningfully lower cost base than FOST.

Direct peers

• Folivari: French animation producer and FOST's founding origin and primary recurring partner. Comparable as an animation production entity in its own right, though FOST was spun out to function as a dedicated production services arm.
• Superprod: Paris-based animation studio producing 2D and 3D feature films and series. Overlapping talent pool (FOST's Studios Director previously worked at Superprod) and directly comparable service offering for film/TV animation.
• Cartoon Saloon: Irish animation studio and FOST's production partner on Wolfwalkers, Silly Sundays, and My Father's Dragon. Comparable in award-winning 2D animation production for feature films and series, though based in Ireland rather than France.
• Blue Spirit Studios: Angoulême-based French animation studio offering 2D and 3D animation services across feature film, TV series, and short films. FOST's explicit co-production partner on projects such as the Ernest & Célestine Collection, with overlapping client base and production capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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