Creature Studio

What Creature Studio does

Creature Studio is a Belgian animation production company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Ghent (Gent). The studio operates as a B2B service provider, delivering 2D and 3D animation production for international film and television producers on a project-based, co-production model. Its client base spans producers in Belgium, Norway, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Hungary, indicating a deliberate cross-border European service orientation.

The company's visible output spans both feature films and series, including animation contributions to Titina (2023) and The Polar Bear Prince (2024), the in-production 3D feature Stitch Head, the Icelandic co-production Ploey 2: The Legend of the Winds, the animated series Ewilan's Quest, and additional projects Zeppe en Zikki and Danse Macabre. Capabilities span traditional 2D, 2D rigged, and 3D animation pipelines. The studio is founder-led (Daan Van Den Eeden, Founder; Rudi Mertens, Creative Director; Viviane Vanfleteren, Producer) and operates with a small team of 1–10 employees.

Creature Studio has publicly positioned itself against generative AI in animation, framing its work as a deliberate commitment to human craftsmanship. Revenue mechanics are project-based service fees tied to co-production deliverables rather than owned IP exploitation. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Creature Studio

Legal name

Creature Studio

Website

https://creature.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

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

3D/CGI Animation Production (MPADACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Animated Feature Film Production (MPADACAH), 3D Character Animation (MPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Animation production services
• 2D animated features
• 3D animation assets
• TV series animation
• Film co-production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent, Flemish Region

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Animation Production Services: B2B animation studio providing contracted production services to film and TV producers. Revenue derived from project-based contracts for animation production across multiple formats including traditional 2D, 2D rigged, and 3D animation.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Creature Studio is an animation production studio that provides contracted animation services to film and TV producers. It delivers end-to-end pipeline work (layout, character and prop design, animation, clean-up, compositing, and 3D assets) across 2D traditional, 2D rigged (hybrid), and 3D formats for feature films, TV series, and short films.

Product overview

Creature Studio is an animation studio offering end-to-end animation production services across various formats including TV series and feature films. Their service portfolio encompasses both 2D traditional animation and 3D animation production, with projects ranging from short films (4 minutes) to feature-length productions (80 minutes) and TV series (episodes of 3-26 minutes each). The studio provides comprehensive pipeline services including layout, animation, clean-up, compositing, character and prop design, and 3D assets. Their notable productions include Titina (2023), The Polar Bear Prince (2024), Stitch Head (in production), Ewilan's Quest, Ploey 2: The Legend of the Winds (in production), Zeppe en Zikki, and Danse Macabre. The company emphasizes human creativity over AI, having publicly stated they have never used generative AI in any of their productions.

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Products and services

• Zeppe en Zikki (TV series) Animation production service for a 62-episode, 3-minute hybrid 2D rigged TV series about road safety, delivered for Belgian producer RoughCut and client Joël Verdikt.
• Titina (animated feature film) Animation production service for an 80-minute 2D traditional animated feature film telling the story of the 1926 North Pole airship expedition as seen through a lapdog's eyes, delivered for producers Mikrofilm (NO) and Vivi Film (BE).
• The Polar Bear Prince (animated feature film) Animation production service for an 80-minute 2D traditional animated feature film based on a Scandinavian folk tale, delivered for producers Maipo Film (NO) and Belga Production (BE).
• Stitch Head (3D animated feature film) 3D animation assets department services for an in-production 3D animated feature based on Guy Bass's book series, delivered for producers Gringo Films GmbH (DE), Fabrique d'Images (LU), Wild Bunch (EU), and Traumhaus Studios (DE).
• Ewilan's Quest (animated series) Animation production service for an 8 x 26' animated series adapted from Pierre Bottero's saga, with Creature Studio delivering character and prop layout posing, rough character and prop animation, and compositing for producers Andarta Pictures (FR) and Vivi Film (BE).
• Ploey 2: The Legend of the Winds (animated feature film) Full animation production services for an in-production 80-minute animated feature film about a plover's journey to defeat the Ice Queen, delivered for Icelandic producer Gunhil (IS).
• Danse Macabre (animated short film) Compositing services for a 4-minute animated short film in development based on Shostakovich's music, delivered for producers Valk Productions (NL), Autour de Minuit (FR), and Cinemon Entertainment (HU).

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RoughCut (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian production company co-producing 'Zeppe en Zikki' TV series. Creature Studio provided all 2D rigged animation production services for the 62-episode series released in 2008.
• Mikrofilm (NO) / Vivi Film (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian-Belgian co-production partnership for 'Titina' feature film. Creature Studio handled full production from layout to animation to clean-up and compositing. Film released 2023.
• Maipo Film (NO) / Belga Production (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorwegian-Belgian co-production for 'The Polar Bear Prince' animated feature. Production released 2024, based on Scandinavian folk tale.
• Gringo Films GmbH (DE) / Fabrique d'Images (LU) / Traumhaus Studios (DE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-country European co-production for 'Stitch Head' 3D feature. Creature Studio contributes 3D assets department services. Currently in production.
• Andarta Pictures (FR) / Vivi Film (BE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench-Belgian co-production for 'Ewilan's Quest' animated series (8 x 26'). Creature Studio provided character layout, animation, and compositing services.
• Gunhil (IS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIcelandic production company for 'Ploey 2: The Legend of the Winds'. Creature Studio provides full production services across all departments. Currently in production.
• Valk Productions (NL) / Autour de Minuit (FR) / Cinemon Entertainment (HU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-country European co-production for 'Danse Macabre' short film. Creature Studio provided compositing services. Currently in development.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Submarine: Amsterdam-based animation and live-action studio producing feature films and series for European broadcasters and international partners. Comparable B2B animation production capabilities and European co-production footprint.
• Walking the Dog: Dutch-Belgian animation studio with comparable service model, producing 2D and hybrid animated feature films and series for European co-producers. Closest analogue in size, geography, and pipeline offering.
• Mikros Image: French animation and VFX studio providing pipeline and feature-production services to international film producers. Directly comparable as a service-provider model with feature-animation scope.
• nWave Pictures: Belgian 3D animation studio specializing in animated features (including Fly Me to the Moon franchise) and family content. Comparable as a Belgium-based animation production house serving international markets.
• Thuristar: Belgian animation studio providing outsourced animation production services for international co-productions, similar in scale and B2B service model to Creature Studio.

Broad incumbents

• Cartoon Saloon: Irish animation studio producing Oscar-nominated feature films (Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea). Comparable in European feature-animation craft focus and award recognition, though operates its own IP rather than purely service-based.
• Studio 100 Animation: Belgian children's animation arm of Studio 100, producing series and features with established IP (Maya the Bee, Heidi). Comparable Belgium base and family-animation focus, but operates at corporate scale with owned-IP portfolio.
• Illumination Mac Guff: Paris-based animation studio (now part of Illumination/Universal) operating at significantly larger scale, producing globally distributed animated features. Comparable in craft and European animation footprint but broader scope and budget profile.
• Lupus Films: UK animation studio producing family features including The Snowman and the Snowdog. Comparable in European animated feature production, theatrical distribution partnerships, and craft-led positioning.

Regional players

• Mondo TV: Italian animation production and distribution group producing and licensing children's and youth animation across Europe and MENA. Comparable in family-animation focus and European broadcaster relationships, but with broader IP ownership and distribution arm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creature-belgium

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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