Best Animation Studios in Milan (2026)

Introduction

Milan and its surroundings support two kinds of animation business, and the 10 studios below cover both. Series and game producers such as Movimenti Production, Red Monk Studio and Maga Animation Studio work for broadcasters, streamers and publishers, while smaller motion and CGI studios such as Ditroit and Ocular Lab mostly make films for brands.

The city has a long history in the medium. Cartoon Italia, the national association of animation producers, is based here, and the 50th anniversary of Bruno Bozzetto’s Allegro non troppo opened in 2026 at the Interactive Museum of Cinema in Milan. Recent commercial work has followed the city’s client base: fashion, eyewear, watches and food, plus the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, for which Cromazoo produced CGI and 3D content.

Every studio here showed a working base in Greater Milan on a page we checked, and Monza counts as part of that area. We looked at current work, the clarity of each studio’s specialism and the clients it names. The list is unranked and shorter than most in this series, because several well-known Italian studios are based elsewhere or could not be confirmed in Milan.

The best animation studios in Milan

1. Movimenti Production

Part of Banijay Kids & Family · Milan · movimenti.com

Movimenti was founded in 2004 by Giorgio Scorza, Davide Rosio and Roberto Cipriani, and joined Banijay’s Kids & Family division in 2022. It has bases in Milan, Florence, Rome and Bari, more than 50 productions to its name, and has also made live-action series and features since 2024.

Its best-known work is the Zerocalcare series for Netflix: Tear Along the Dotted Line, This World Can’t Tear Me Down and Due Spicci. Other credits include Topo Gigio and Le Loup for Rai, and Super Happy Magic Forest with Tiger Aspect Kids & Family. Its sister studio DogHead Animation, in Florence, animates its shows, so 2D production may not sit in Milan.

2. MoBo

Part of ForFun Media · Milan · mobodigital.com

MoBo is a 3D animation and digital production company set up by Movimenti Production and Studio Bozzetto, with a team of 3D artists, animators and software developers. It sits within ForFun Media, an Italian group of creative companies working for the global entertainment market.

Its services run across TV series, features, commercials, corporate content, game cinematics and assets, videomapping and virtual reality. It built its own toolset, Xpresso, to manage production data across standard 3D applications. The site names no individual projects, so ask for recent credits at the first meeting.

3. Red Monk Studio

Part of Superprod Group · Milan · redmonkstudio.com

Red Monk Studio was founded in 2017 to develop its own animation and live-action IP and to work as a service studio. Superprod Group acquired it at the end of 2020, making it the group’s third animation studio.

It offers full production in 3D, 2D and cut-out. Credits on its site include Lego Friends, The Saddle Club, Spirit Rangers, Vet Academy, Piripenguins and Home Sweet Rome!, along with commercial work for Geico.

4. Maga Animation Studio

Independent · Monza · maga-animation.com

Max Carrier Ragazzi founded Maga in Monza in September 1996, so the studio turned 30 this year. It makes characters and worlds for film, TV and advertising, with a particular focus on video games through its Maga Animation for Games division, and it also has a music arm.

For Reply Game Studios it produced the official trailers and more than 80 minutes of in-game cinematics for Soulstice. It was an animation partner on Ubisoft’s Rayman Legends Retold, which won Best Nintendo Switch 2 Game at the Gamescom Awards 2026. Other partners include Nacon, on Terminator Survivors, and Xilam and Alibaba Cultural Media, on The Lupins Tales.

5. Mammafotogramma

Independent · Milan · mammafotogramma.com

Mammafotogramma began in 2008 as a Milan collective and describes itself as a multidisciplinary studio specialising in stop motion, interaction design and rare objects. Its handmade approach suits brands that want a physical object or installation as well as a film.

Projects on its site involve Zegna, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Bvlgari, Valextra, Oakley and Moleskine, as well as Triennale Milano’s design museum. Dior’s Little Theatre of the Marvellous is a good example of the interactive side of its work. Some of these brands may be project partners and not direct clients, so ask how each job was set up.

6. Ditroit

Independent · Città Studi · ditroit.it

Ditroit was founded in Milan in 2009 and works in CGI, visual and brand content, including films, product visuals, animated wallpapers and identity systems. Passion Pictures signed it for UK and US representation in 2021.

Recent work on its site includes a Ray-Ban kids campaign (five films, two of them fully CGI), Huawei’s Mate XT, Nissan’s electric Micra, several Hublot watch films and Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs. Earlier clients include Nike, Fendi, Emporio Armani and Diesel. It is a natural fit for product-led briefs where the object has to look photo-real.

7. Ocular Lab

Independent · Lambrate · ocularlab.it

Ocular Lab is a motion design studio founded in 2016. It mixes 2D and 3D animation with frame-by-frame illustration, collage and other mixed media, and its work tends towards strong colour and a playful tone.

Recent projects include the AFCON opening ceremony, a 95th-anniversary film for Milan’s transport operator ATM, Panerai’s Chinese New Year film, KIKO Milano with Toiletpaper, explainers for Fondazione Telethon and an ident for MTV. McDonald’s, Puma and AC Milan have also worked with the studio.

8. Hup.Studio

Independent · Milan · hup.studio

Hup.Studio is a small motion design studio in Milan that combines art direction, CGI and motion graphics in a minimal, graphic style. Co-founder Romina Giarrizzo leads as creative and art director, and its services extend to visual identity and digital video installations.

The site is image-led and does not list clients, so its projects index is the best way to judge fit. It suits briefs where art direction matters as much as the animation.

9. Cromazoo

Independent · Porta Venezia · cromazoo.com

Cromazoo is a multidisciplinary creative studio that takes communication projects from strategy through to delivery, with a strong line in large-format moving image. For The Peak, an installation for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics across Milan, Livigno and Cortina, it produced 3D anamorphic content for LED walls and a nightly show made entirely in CGI.

Other projects include Bracco’s Ito Mancho at Expo 2025 Osaka, Mulino Bianco’s 50th anniversary and Casa Esselunga. Clients include Dolce & Gabbana, Officine Panerai, Furla, Luxottica, Artemide and UniCredit.

10. PinkSalt

Independent · Porta Venezia · pinksalt.it

PinkSalt describes itself as a creative and design boutique handling art direction and full-service production. It brings together designers, animators, directors and storytellers for each brand, and its work covers 2D and 3D animation, animated painting and character design.

Featured work includes Marvis’s “Refresh Your Senses” and a series for MTV. Brands shown on its site include BMW, Lamborghini, Gucci, Moncler, Barilla and Paramount, without detail of the work for each. Since teams are assembled by project, ask who will animate yours.

What to look for in a Milan animation studio

Start with the technique and the format, since Milan studios specialise more than their websites sometimes suggest. A 52-episode children’s series, a game cinematic, a CGI product film and a stop-motion fashion piece need different teams and schedules. Ask to see finished work in the same format as your project, at the same length.

Ask where the work will be done. Several of the larger names belong to groups such as Banijay, Superprod and ForFun Media, and production can move between studios and cities. Movimenti’s 2D shows, for example, are animated at DogHead in Florence. That is a normal way to run a series, and it is worth knowing who will direct and supervise before you sign.

Consider the type of client the studio is used to. Fashion, watch and eyewear brands dominate the commercial side here, and studios that serve them are used to tight seasonal launches and strict product accuracy. A broadcaster or streamer brings a different process, with bibles, scripts and episode approvals. Agree rights early as well, since series producers often develop their own IP and may expect to discuss ownership or co-production.

Finally, look at how the studio runs review. Animation goes through many checkpoints (animatics, style frames, blocking, final render), and notes given late on are expensive to act on. A studio with a clear approval stage for each step, and one place where the client can find the current version, tends to reach delivery with fewer revisions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best animation studio in Milan?

It depends on the format. For broadcast and streaming series, Movimenti Production has the highest profile through its Zerocalcare work for Netflix. For games, Maga Animation Studio has a 30-year history, with cinematics for Soulstice and partner work on Rayman Legends Retold. For brand films, Ditroit and Ocular Lab both show recent work for international clients.

Is Studio Bozzetto in Milan?

Studio Bozzetto & Co was reopened in Milan in 2006, and some directories still list a Milan address. An internship notice from February 2026 gives the studio’s address as Piazza della Repubblica 2, Bergamo, so we left it off this list. Check directly with the studio if you want to visit in person.

Which Milan studios make animated series?

Movimenti Production and Red Monk Studio both make series, and MoBo provides 3D production for series and features. Red Monk works in 3D, 2D and cut-out, and its credits include Lego Friends and Spirit Rangers.

How are Movimenti Production and MoBo connected?

Movimenti and Studio Bozzetto set up MoBo as a 3D studio. Movimenti has been part of Banijay Kids & Family since 2022, while MoBo’s site lists it as part of ForFun Media, so treat them as separate companies with a shared history.

What is the difference between an animation studio and a VFX studio?

Animation studios build characters, worlds or motion graphics largely from scratch, while VFX studios mostly add to or alter filmed footage. The line blurs with CGI product films, which some studios on this list and some VFX houses both make. Our list of VFX studios in Milan covers the second group.

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