Barcelona — 2D Animation Studio

CIERVO ALTO
ANIMATION

Crafting cinematic 2D animation for videogames, films, and personal projects. Distinctive style. Every frame counts.

SEE OUR WORK
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NEW!
PERSONAL PROJECT · SHORT FILM
PARADISE BUFFET
GAME CINEMATIC · CHIBIG STUDIO
SUMMER IN MARA
GAME CINEMATIC · CHIBIG STUDIO
ANKORA: LOST DAYS
GAME CINEMATIC · CHIBIG STUDIO
ELUSIVE
COMING SOON
GAME CINEMATIC · MANGO PROTOCOL
ANGIE
GAME CINEMATIC · ALIKE STUDIO / BANDAI NAMCO
VERY LITTLE NIGHTMARES
ANIMATION SERVICE · NOMADA STUDIO
GRIS VIDEOGAME
ANIMATION SERVICE · UNIKO / ALBERTO VÁZQUEZ
PSICONAUTAS MOVIE
ANIMATION SERVICE · UNIKO / ALBERTO VÁZQUEZ
UNICORN WARS MOVIE
ANIMATION SERVICE · MOONBYTE STUDIO
MEMORIES OF A MAN IN PAJAMAS MOVIE
BACKGROUND SERVICE · ROVIO
ANGRY BIRDS TOONS
CHILDREN'S BOOK · PERSONAL PROJECT
NUROT
GAME CINEMATIC · MANGO PROTOCOL
COLOSSUS DOWN
OUR FIRST SHORT FILM · PERSONAL PROJECTS
ÚLFUR
COMING SOON
FEATURE FILM · PERSONAL PROJECT
THE MONSTERS VALLEY
INSTAGRAM SHOW · PERSONAL PROJECT
TAMKI & BENKO
About the studio

SMALL
STUDIO,
BIG
FRAMES.

We are Héctor Zafra and Santi Amézqueta, a two-person 2D animation studio based in Barcelona. We work on game cinematics, short films and external commissions, always with the same obsession: animation with a visual fingerprint that cannot be mistaken for anyone else's.

Over the years we have worked with Crunchyroll, Rovio, Bandai Namco, Nomada Studio and Chibig Studio. We are a small team by choice. Every project gets everything we have.

Our short film Paradise Buffet won the Premio Quirino al Mejor Diseño de Animación 2025 and the Biznaga de Plata at the Festival de Málaga 2025, and was selected as a Goya Awards 2026 finalist.

Héctor Zafra y Santi Amézqueta — Ciervo Alto
The directors
Santi Amézqueta & Héctor Zafra · Barcelona
SANTI AMÉZQUETA
Director · Animation Director · Animatics
Ref: Summer in Mara · Ankora · Elusive
HÉCTOR ZAFRA
Director · Art Director · Character Design
Ref: Paradise Buffet · Unicorn Wars · Psiconautas
Clients & collaborators
BANDAI NAMCO CRUNCHYROLL ROVIO CHIBIG STUDIO MANGO PROTOCOL ALIKE STUDIO NOMADA STUDIO ALBERTO VÁZQUEZ UNIKO MOONBYTE STUDIO HAMPA STUDIO NELLY FURTADO BANDAI NAMCO CRUNCHYROLL ROVIO CHIBIG STUDIO MANGO PROTOCOL ALIKE STUDIO NOMADA STUDIO ALBERTO VÁZQUEZ UNIKO MOONBYTE STUDIO HAMPA STUDIO NELLY FURTADO
What We Do
01
GAME CINEMATICS
Full production of intro, outro and in-game sequences for indie and studio titles — from concept to final delivery.
02
ORIGINAL PROJECTS
Feature films, short films and series driven by a personal visual language.
03
EXTERNAL COMMISSIONS
Animation, background art, colourscript and any phase of the 2D pipeline.
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LET'S
BUILD
IT.

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