Space Monkeys

What Space Monkeys does

Space Monkeys is a Spain-based creative studio that produces video content for enterprise clients in gaming, automotive, entertainment, and advertising. Its core capability combines live action production with 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, VFX, gameplay capture, and virtual photography — delivered through service lines including Visual Storytelling Direction, Performance & VO Direction, Game Trailers, Virtual Photography, Films, and Live Action Reels. The company also operates Space Monkeys Games as a dedicated sub-brand focused on game trailers and cinematics for publishers and indie studios.

The studio has delivered campaigns and trailers for clients including Toyota, PlayStation, Netflix, Samsung, Nike, Spotify, Burger King, Movistar, Amnesty International, Ripley, and Tuenti, with production executed internationally across Europe, Latin America (Movistar Series via Media Networks), and the United States (Nike campaign at Bonneville Salt Flats). Gaming co-creation partnerships include Teravision Games (Captain Toonhead VR), Infinite Thread Games (Hidalgo, Hitori Kakurenbo), Nimble Giant Entertainment (Ultimate Live Manager), and Outright Games (Matchbox: Driving Adventures). Creative output has received Cannes YDA Gold (F4 Studio Getaway), Cannes YDA Shortlist, Effie Awards Silver, Les Chatons d'Or Gold, and regional festival wins (FICCAB, SOIFF, CineMad), with features in Shots Magazine, AdWeek, Lürzer's Archive, and 1.4 Magazine.

Space Monkeys operates as a privately held, founder-owned creative studio with no disclosed institutional capital, parent entity, or subsidiaries. Its business model is project-based professional services: fee-for-service contracts with brands, agencies, and game studios for creative direction, production, and post-production. Client acquisition is portfolio-driven via the company website (spacemonkeys.es), Vimeo, Instagram, Twitter/X, and earned media from industry awards and publications. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, with quotes determined by project scope, complexity, and production requirements.

Name

Space Monkeys

Legal name

Space Monkeys

Website

https://spacemonkeys.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spain-based creative studio producing game trailers, cinematics, live action advertisements, virtual photography, and VFX for enterprise clients in gaming, automotive, entertainment, and advertising on a project-based fee-for-service model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAHACAN

Immersive/Interactive Animation (AR/VR/Real-Time)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Animation & Motion Graphics (2D/3D)

SECONDARYMPADAHAF

Animation Services for VFX (Creature/Character, Crowd, Simulation Support)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Film & Video Production/Distribution/VFX & Virtual Production

Keywords

• Creative video production
• Game trailer production
• Visual storytelling direction
• Live action advertising
• Virtual photography services

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Production Services: Project-based creative production services for game trailers, cinematics, live action ads, and branded content. Works with brands, agencies, and game studios on fee-for-service contracts. Revenue generated through creative direction, production, and post-production services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Space Monkeys is a Spain-based creative production studio that produces video game trailers, cinematics, live action advertising campaigns, visual storytelling content, virtual in-game photography, and short films for global brands, agencies, and game studios. Services span creative direction, original scripts, live action production, 2D/3D animation, gameplay capture, motion graphics, and VFX/post-production.

Product overview

Space Monkeys is a creative studio that operates under multiple service lines: Space Monkeys Games (specializing in game trailers, cinematics, and creative video content for video games) and general creative production services including Visual Storytelling Direction, Performance & VO Direction, Game Trailers, Virtual Photography, Films, Cars content, and Live Action Reels. The company serves clients in advertising, entertainment, and gaming industries, producing campaigns, trailers, and short films.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Space Monkeys Games: A creative production company specializing in game trailers, cinematics and creative video content for video games.

Products and services

• Game Trailers Production of cinematic video game trailers including creative direction, cinematic direction, gameplay capture, and editing for AAA and indie game titles (e.g., Captain Toonhead VR, Matchbox: Driving Adventures, Hidalgo, Ultimate Live Manager). Targeted at video game publishers and studios.
• Visual Storytelling Direction Creative direction service focused on visual storytelling campaigns, including original scripts, creative direction, and live action production. Delivered for clients such as F4 Studio, Ripley, PlayStation, Rappi, and Movistar Series.
• Performance & VO Direction Direction services for on-screen performance and voice-over recording in advertising and entertainment campaigns, delivered for clients such as Opal, Nike, Amnesty International, Spotify, Burger King, Netflix, Samsung, and Tuenti.
• Virtual Photography Cinematic in-game photography capturing gameplay through still imagery for major video game titles including The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, Uncharted 4, Control, Cyberpunk 2077, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Alan Wake II, and Horizon Zero Dawn.
• Films Short film production including Daniel VS Pistola, Videoclub, Bloody Tango, and Confessions (Rexona micro short film), with multiple festival wins at FICCAB, SOIFF, and CineMad.
• Automotive Content Production Automotive-focused creative content production including campaigns for Primax (MINI Countryman) and Toyota (TikTok Challenge, Doubts, Historias del Toyotathon).
• Live Action Production Live action video production and direction showcasing highlights of live action work for clients including Nike, Toyota, Burger King, Spotify, PlayStation, Netflix, and Samsung.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cannes YDA Gold award for F4 Studio Getaway campaign
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Teravision GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creation partner for Captain Toonhead VR game trailers. Space Monkeys handles creative direction, cinematic direction, gameplay capture direction, creative production and editing for multiple Captain Toonhead trailers including teaser, trailer, and story trailer.
• Infinite Thread GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creation partner for Hidalgo game (cozy Co-Op adventure based on Don Quijote) and Hitori Kakurenbo game (horror multiplayer based on Japanese creepypasta). Space Monkeys handles creative direction, cinematic direction, gameplay capture, creative production and editing.
• Nimble Giant EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created Ultimate Live Manager trailer. Space Monkeys provided creative direction, cinematic direction, creative production and editing for the prototype video game trailer.
• Outright GamescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created Matchbox: Driving Adventures trailer. Space Monkeys provided creative direction, gameplay capture, creative production and editing for the racing video game published by Outright Games.
• Venturia AnimationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-creation partner with Teravision Games for Captain Toonhead Story Trailer. Venturia Animation produces the game alongside Space Monkeys providing 2D cinematic direction.
• Media NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company for Movistar Series Hablamos como tú campaign. Live action ident campaign for Movistar Series tv channel in Latin America.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• B-Reel: Global creative agency producing films, branded content, and interactive experiences for major brands. Comparable in producing award-winning narrative-driven commercial work across multiple verticals.
• Robot Teddy: London-based creative production studio focused on game trailers, cinematics, and gameplay capture for AAA and indie publishers. Closest direct competitor to Space Monkeys' game trailer business, serving similar publishers with similar creative direction + capture + editing offerings.
• Blind: Creative production studio known for game trailers, cinematics, and post-production for major gaming and entertainment clients. Comparable offering across creative direction, gameplay capture, and trailer editing for AAA publishers.
• Buck: Los Angeles-based design-driven creative studio with deep motion graphics, animation, and game-related work. Comparable in blending 2D/3D animation, motion design, and storytelling for brand and gaming clients.
• Psyop: Award-winning creative production studio combining live action, animation, VFX, and interactive content for advertising and entertainment. Direct competitor in the VFX-and-animation-for-commercials category.
• Tool of North America: Commercial production company producing live-action campaigns, branded content, and short films for major brands. Comparable in live-action commercial production scale and creative recognition (Cannes-caliber work).
• Grizzly Framework: Boutique creative studio producing game trailers, cinematics, and live-action content for video game publishers. Direct peer in the niche intersection of gaming marketing creative production and live-action commercial work.
• Digital Kitchen: Creative production company specializing in visual storytelling, brand content, and integrated campaigns. Comparable in producing award-winning branded video and entertainment content for enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Framestore: Global VFX, animation, and immersive content studio with significant gaming and advertising practice. Broader incumbent with deeper IP, larger teams, and integrated VFX + interactive offerings versus Space Monkeys' boutique model.
• The Mill: Global VFX and creative production studio serving advertising, entertainment, and gaming clients at scale. Broader incumbent offering bundled VFX + post-production across multiple offices; overlaps on animation, VFX, and game marketing work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/2spacemonkeys
• YouTubevimeo.com/twospacemonkeys
• Instagraminstagram.com/2spacemonkeys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/space-monkeys-directors-

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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