Zerubbabel

Name

Zerubbabel

Legal name

Zorobabel

Website

https://zorobabel.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animation Film Production

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (71151), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Form Animation (Shorts, Web Series) (MPADACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Media Arts & Film/Photography Nonprofits (BPAGAHAJ), Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC), Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Animated short films
• Animation workshops
• Nonprofit studio
• 2D animation production
• Cultural film production

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

Zerubbabel is a non-profit animation studio based in Brussels that produces original animated short films and organizes animation workshops for community groups, including people with mental disabilities. The studio operates through co-production partnerships with other European animation houses and is publicly funded by European, Belgian Francophone, and Brussels regional institutions.

Product overview

Zorobabel is a Belgian animation studio and collective based in Brussels that produces and distributes animated short films. The organization operates a films catalog featuring author's films, creative series, and workshop films. Its core products include themed film series such as Les 24 Heures de l'Animation (24-hour animation challenge), the children's beliefs series Quand j'étais petit je croyais que, the mosquito death series Moustique, the invention history series Inhibitum, and BRUT (created with Créahm artists with intellectual disabilities). Additional offerings include workshop films and creative series produced through collective animation workshops.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animated short films

Segments3 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 minor and core.

• Festival du Film Indépendant, BruxellesminorOthers · 1 January 1999Festival du Film Indépendant awarded 'Archi' with the Prix de la meilleure réalisation (Best Direction Award) at its 21st edition in 1999, recognizing excellence in independent animation filmmaking.
• Festival du Court-métrage et Vidéo Belge, OttigniesminorOthers · 1 January 1999Festival du Court-métrage et Vidéo Belge awarded a prize to 'Archi' in 1999, recognizing the film among Belgian short animation productions.
• Camera-etcminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamera-etc is a coproduction partner for 'L'hiver nous a changés' (Winter has changed us), an animated documentary by Alissa Maestracci about the Maïdan revolution in Ukraine.
• Fartaz le ChauveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFartaz le Chauve was a coproduction partner for 'Archi' (1998), an animated short film by Adel Boughezala and Marc Gonthier.
• OzùminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOzù is a coproduction partner for 'Vas-y, frotte!' (Go on, scrub!) by Inès Balegh, a film about a young woman's return to her father's country, Morocco.
• Vivement Lundi!minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVivement Lundi! is a coproduction partner for 'Vas-y, frotte!' (Go on, scrub!) by Inès Balegh.
• Lardux FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLardux Films is a coproduction partner for the 'Moustique' series, including episodes 'Florilège' and 'Le steak', produced by Noémie Marsily and Carl Roosens about the tragicomic death of a mosquito.
• Créahm (Créahm-Bruxelles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership with Créahm-Bruxelles (Creativity and mental handicap) since 2018 for the BRUT series. Artists with mental disabilities create animated capsules showcasing their personal artistic universes. The series includes diverse genres: experimental films, epic tales, sweded trailers, reinterpreted fables, and more.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cartoon Saloon: Irish independent animation studio producing auteur feature films and shorts. Comparable as a small-team, independent auteur animation house pursuing festival circuit and international recognition.
• Vivement Lundi!: French animation studio producing independent auteur short films. Comparable as a coproduction partner of Zorobabel with a similar focus on non-commercial auteur animation and cultural-sector funding.
• Camera-etc: Belgian cooperative animation studio based in Liège producing independent auteur short films and animations. Directly comparable as a fellow Belgian non-commercial animation producer and an existing coproduction partner of Zorobabel.
• Papy3D Productions: Belgian animation production company focused on independent short films. Directly comparable as a small Belgian auteur animation studio with overlapping festival and coproduction ecosystems.
• Lardux Films: French independent animation production company focused on auteur-driven short films and series. Comparable in scale, genre, and coproduction model, and an existing partner of Zorobabel on the Moustique series.

Broad incumbents

• Aardman Animations: UK-based stop-motion animation studio producing auteur and franchise content. Comparable in its commitment to animation craft and short-form work, though at much greater scale and commercial orientation.
• Laika: US stop-motion animation studio producing feature films and shorts. Relevant as a broad incumbent in independent-feel animation, though it operates at significantly larger scale than Zorobabel.
• National Film Board of Canada (Animation): Canadian public agency producing independent animated short films and supporting auteur animators. Comparable as a publicly funded independent animation producer with a curated catalog and workshop programs.

Others

• Créahm-Bruxelles: Belgian organization supporting artistic creation by people with mental disabilities. Related as a strategic partner enabling Zorobabel's BRUT series, sharing the inclusive production philosophy that defines the studio.

Emerging players

• Beast Animation: Independent animation studio producing short-form auteur and commercial work. Comparable as an emerging small-scale animation producer focused on short-form content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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