Best 15+ Animation Studios in Manchester

We are a creative video production agency based in the city of Manchester. We specialise in short and long form video content suitable for the digital age. Whether you want to promote your brand, capture the excitement of a live event or turn an imaginative idea into a video reality, we’ve got you covered. Our creative vision centres around the production of videos that are exciting and immersive. This paves way to our driving aim of producing video content for you, that is ready for the modern social media world we live in.

Welcome to Tricks. We’re experts in driving genuine attention for our clients through moving image and interactive design. Our expert team is highly experienced in working across both B2B & B2C sectors for a wide variety of small to medium sized businesses through to global household names. First and foremost we’re an animation studio that works with clients from concept all the way through to final 2D & 3D Production. We tailor projects with a blend of storytelling, strategic-thinking and engaging ideas to help you build trust, understanding and a connection with your audience. When we’re not storyboarding or animating our team are also experts in branding, creative development and graphic design. We’re not the typical design studio. We know how difficult it is to find dependable creative talent and we pride ourselves on being that small scale partner you can rely on. We get our kicks when our clients win. We’ve got a proven track record in making real world commercial differences. We’re the only studio we know of that guarantees it’s work. We are based in Chester, UK but that’s not stopped us working with clients from the USA to China. If you would like to hear more contact our founder, Gordon Barry. www.tricks.studioRead more...

Anattic is a Manchester based international commercial production house, creating high-end video content for broadcast and online. Established in 2015, Anattic are based in Ancoats, Manchester, UK. We create commercials, music videos, live-streams and documentaries for global clients. With humble beginnings, Anattic was built on the foundation of being good humans who make good work. We try to bring this approach to all our projects by striving to be better and do better. Our work has taken us around and across the world and allowed us to make incredible connections and friends and collaborate with amazing people. Fresh ideas, flexibility, honesty and good taste are what make Anattic special.

Equinox Film and TV Productions produces powerful content for a variety of outputs from broadcast advertising to IGTV. Equinox Film and Television Production was founded in 1990 and is currently the longest serving production company outside of London. Based in the UK's exciting nerve centre of production: MediaCity, Equinox has produced award winning commercials and corporate videos, building a portfolio of high profile clients including Adidas, British Red Cross, Jersey Tourism, Marks and Spencer, Motorpoint, NHS, Oak Furniture Land, P&O Cruises, Victoriaplum.com and Vimto.

We’re a talented team of Motion Designers & Video Editors, ready to help! Our experience is wide ranging – from helping local business with branding and motion graphics – right through to producing highly conceptualised video for multinational corporations – including many names you’ll recognise. We’re strong believers in self improvement, so although we’ve been doing this for quite a few years now, we’re constantly learning more and improving our skills. 

Sugar-Free is a production company based in the heart of Manchester's Northern Quarter. We can service anything from large budget tv commercials to small photographic shoots all over the North of England. We facilitate every element of your production regardless of its size and budget; whether you need a full-service production or just a friendly PA with some local knowledge, we can help. Over the years our team has not only covered Manchester but also Liverpool, Yorkshire, the North East, and Scotland.

FreshRB C.I.C. is a video production social enterprise based in Manchester that primarily offers creative video production solutions to raise community issues and themes, whilst running video production workshops with young people and individuals with life-limiting/long-term conditions. These video production workshops are purposefully designed to bridge research with engagement, teach media skills and reduce loneliness in the lives of selected community groups

Carbon is an industry veteran! We are proud to deliver outstanding visual content to our clients since 1998. We specialise in creating truly immersive Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality brand experiences. Over 18 years, our mission has remained the same … to wow our clients and their audiences with innovative visual content and truly engaging consumer experiences. As a dedicated boutique agency, we are passionate about the quality of the work we deliver.

We're a fully in-house animation, motion graphics and video production studio based in Cheshire, United Kingdom. We help marketers and brands from all across the world explain their products and services through video.

Flipbook are a collective of directors, producers, designers, writers and artists who specialise in story telling through the medium of animation and visual effects. We create stunning, innovative, cross-media content utilising high-end VFX, Animation and CGI. We’ve produced visual content for TV commercials, TV drama and factual programmes, film, promotional games cinematics, video games cut-scenes, interactive digital campaigns and print work for a multitude of different industry brands and products. The real beauty of the content we produce is that it can be applied to pretty much any visual space – the same procedures apply – it just requires a little careful planning and a considered application.

At Sound & Colour Films we hand-craft promotional films about brands, people and the values that bind them together. We believe that a brand’s most valuable asset is its authentic voice so we help our clients to harness this, share their journey and engage their audience with content they will love. We come from backgrounds in directing, camera operating and editing, we are craftsmen dedicated to our art; hands on, technically savvy and motivated by the pursuit of creative excellence. Whether you need short-form vertical video for social, a longer form branded documentary, specialist aerial and slow- motion cinematography, a live stream or a same day shoot and edit for your event- We have an extensive pool of talented crew, making us flexible, scaleable and able to deliver to tight deadlines.

In the ever-growing world of video production, it’s important to stand out. At Brickhouse, we specialize in producing innovative and thought-provoking videos that exceed all client expectations and leave the viewer inspired by the whole experience. We approach each video with a renewed vigor and passion each and every time. With offices in Manchester, Liverpool, and Leeds, we handle the entire creative process from brief right through to delivery.

Activideo specializes in producing dynamic, moving image communication solution for use in a wide variety of media applications. Client base includes corporations, industry, training, advertising, marketing, and broadcasting, enabling us to anticipate and meet a broad spectrum of diverse requirements. Activideo uses it's extensive contacts in the media industry, ensuring a high level of production values, offering clients products specifically tailored to their needs.

Oh! Video (or Patrick, John, and Brian to our friends) create engaging, stylish and professional videos for small to medium-sized businesses and large organizations throughout Manchester, Stockport, Salford, Bolton, Leeds, Sheffield and the North West. We’re specialists in short videos for websites and social media, as well as corporate video production, promotional videos, training, web videos, and music videos!