AIM Creative Studios

28/06/2024

15/04/2024

Our latest ad for Kobo, created with The Garden Agency, has been featured by the amazing Stash Magazine! It's super rewarding to get noticed from a community icon! 😊

A big thank you to our talented team for all their dedication!

AIM Studios apply their ample talents for narrative clarity and warmly illustrative visuals to an engaging literary journey for Rakuten Kobo, the Canadian ebook/e-reader brand thru Toronto agency The Garden. [Watch]

11/04/2024

Dive into our newest ad for the global launch of the new Kobo color eReader! A surreal journey inspired by beautiful book covers and iconic book imagery 📚✨

A big shout-out to the brilliant team at The Garden Agency for their vision and collaboration. Special thanks to our incredible director and the tireless AIM Studios crew who brought this colorful odyssey to life! 🎥🌈

Brand: Rakuten Kobo
Agency: The Garden
Production: AIM Studios
Direction: Christoph Sarow
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Project manager: Daniela Carvalho
Technical Direction: André Cunha
Animation: Jay Septimo, Ana Iutes, Ana Farinha, Daniel Roque
Addicional Animation: Cristina Pîrvu, Daniela Carvalho, André Cunha
Music composing & Sound Design: André Aires Augusto

Dive into our newest ad for the global launch of the new Rakuten Kobo color eReader! A surreal journey inspired by beautiful book covers and iconic book imagery…

22/03/2024

AIM Creative Studios’ latest animation short-film, written and directed by our beloved Maria Trigo Teixeira, will premiere at Annecy!

21/12/2023

What Lurks Beneath!

Watch the fourth and last episode of the Hazawy mini-series we made with The Film House for the Qatar Museums!

Client: Qatar Museums
Production House: The Film House
Writer: Roda Al-Thani & Ali Al Anssari
Director: James Griffiths
Producer: Roda Al-Thani
Producer: Karim Gad
Production Manager: Carlize Pieterse
Head of Digital Production at QM: Erin Fleming
Final Mix and Sound Design: Scott Houston
Title Design: Zainab Alshibani

Animation Studio: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Animation Director & Storyboard: Jon Mayes
Art direction & Illustration: Jon Mayes
Animation: Jon Mayes
Music Composition: André Aires

Talent Agency: The Talent Factory
Voice Over Talent:
Ali Mirza Mahmoud Al Mulla - Narrator
Ali Merza A M Al Sharshani- Diver & Crew Member 1
Ali Faisal Al Anssari - Crew Member 2

Hazawy (plural noun: stories) - Mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore. Client: Qatar Museums Production House: The Film House Writer: Roda Al-Thani & Ali…

18/12/2023

The Donkey Lady!

Here is the third episode of the Hazawy mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore we did for the Qatar Museums. It was a pleasure to work with our amazing partners at The Film House!!

(plural noun: stories - Mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore.

Client: Qatar Museums
Production House: The Film House
Writer: Mohammed Al-Thani
Director: Justin Kramer
Producer: Roda Al-Thani
Producer: Karim Gad
Production Manager: Carlize Pieterse
Head of Digital Production at QM: Erin Fleming
Final Mix and Sound Design: Scott Houston
Title Design: Zainab Alshibani

Animation Studio: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Animation Director & Storyboard: Christoph Sarow
Art direction & Illustration: Christoph Sarow
Animation: Ana Farinha, Ana Iutes, Christoph Sarow, Daniel Roque, Rudá Virginio, Zoltán Koska
Clean-up & Coloring: André Cunha, Cristina Neto
Music Composition: André Aires

Talent Agency: The Talent Factory
Huda Walid S.A Hassan- Donkey Lady
Ibrahim Al Mannai- Khalid
Shahad Eldous- Maryam
Ali Merza A M Al Sharshani- FatherHazawy

Hazawy (plural noun: stories - Mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore. Client: Qatar Museums Production House: The Film House Writer: Mohammed Al-Thani Director:…

13/12/2023

Suhail & The Daughters of Na’sh!

Watch the second episode of the Hazawy miniseries inspired by Qatari folklore, which we made with The Film House for Qatar Museums!

Client: Qatar Museums
Production House: The Film House
Writer: Roda Al-Thani
Director: Omar Khalifa
Producer: Roda Al-Thani
Producer: Karim Gad
Production Manager: Carlize Pieterse
Head of Digital Production at QM: Erin Fleming
Final Mix and Sound Design: Scott Houston
Title Design: Zainab Alshibani

Animation Studio: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Animation and Art Director: Marta Magnuska
Storyboard: Marta Magnuska
Illustration: Sandro Delgado
Animation: Marta Magnuska, Camille Jouandet Lagreou, Beyza Öğüt
Music Composition: André Aires Augusto

Talent Agency: The Talent Factory
Voice Over Talent: Ali Mirza Mahmoud Al Mulla- Narrator

Hazawy (plural noun: stories - Mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore. Client: Qatar Museums Production House: The Film House Writer: Roda Al-Thani Director: Omar…

10/12/2023

Check the first episode of the Hazawy mini-series we did with The Film House for Qatar Museums!

Hazawy (plural noun: stories - Mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore.

Client: Qatar Museums
Production House: The Film House
Writer: Hissa Al-Hitmi
Director: Nadia Al Khater
Producer: Roda Al-Thani
Producer: Karim Gad
Production Manager: Carlize Pieterse
Head of Digital Production at QM: Erin Fleming
Final Mix and Sound Design: Scott Houston
Title Design: Zainab Alshibani

Animation Studio: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Animation Director & Storyboard: Natália Andrade
Illustration: Réka Anna Szakály & Boglárka Ászity
Animation: Alexandre Braga, Geovani Angelo, Cristina Neto, Natália Andrade
Musical Composition: André Aires

Talent Agency: The Talent Factory
Voice Over Talent:
Huda Walid S.A Hassan- Narrator
Ali Saleh A Al Khalaf- Ghaylan
Alreem Abdulla Al Obaidly- Mai
Ali Merza A M Al Sharshani- Townsperson 1
Ali Mirza Mahmoud Al Mulla - Townsperson 2

Hazawy (plural noun: stories - Mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore. Client: Qatar Museums Production House: The Film House Writer: Hissa Al-Hitmi Director:…

04/12/2023

We had the pleasure of working with The Film House and produce Hazawy, a short animated mini-series inspired by folklore for Qatar Museums

Check the teaser!!

Hazawy (plural noun: stories) A short animated mini-series inspired by Qatari folklore. Client: Qatar Museums Production: The Film House & AIM Creative Studios

20/11/2023

We are thrilled to announce that we are starting pre-production on the short film There Might Be Nothing Here, directed by Natália Azevedo Andrade!

Check the teaser below.

https://vimeo.com/886435735

Short synopsis:
Sitting amid a shipwreck, surrounded by strange outer space life, Rizz is catatonic. Until she sees Carla.
Carla’s self-confidence, and the instruction she receives from a radio, guide them both through a hostile and indifferent world. Rizz depends on someone very different from herself to accomplish a mission she doesn’t understand. As space shifts frustrate them and Carla’s predictions fail, her faith crumbles.
Alone in this world, the probability of finding what they seek is nonexistent.

Teaser Credits:
Direction: Natália Azevedo Andrade
Illustration: Gábor Mariai
Animation: Natália Azevedo Andrade & Gábor Mariai
Soundtrack: André Aires Augusto

Directed by Natália Azevedo Andrade Sitting amid a shipwreck, surrounded by strange outer space life, Rizz is catatonic. Until she sees Carla. Carla’s…

22/09/2023

Oasis Addiction Recovery Society is a non-profit organization in Toronto providing post-treatment employment focused programs for hundreds of people per year in recovery from drugs and alcohol.

In partnership with Juniper Park\TBWA, we produced four videos for the Hire a Quitter campaign. It was a privilege to be part of this project!

Check all the videos in the following link: https://hireaquitter.com/

Client: Oasis Addiction Recovery Society
Agency: Juniper Park\TBWA
Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Direction & Illustration: José Teixeira
Animation: José Teixeira, José Benjamim Teixeira Teixeira
Look Development: José Teixeira, Siew May Khoo

https://vimeo.com/866894103

Oasis Addiction Recovery Society is non-profit organization in Toronto providing post-treatment employment focused programs for hundreds of people per year in recovery…

05/09/2023

Explore the differences between how a car’s internal combustion engine and an electric vehicle’s induction motor use fuel, in another fun project for TED-Ed!

Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Director: Kevin Herrmann
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Illustration: Kevin Herrmann
Animation: Kevin Herrmann, Genia Kim

Explore the differences between how a car’s internal combustion engine and an electric vehicle’s induction motor use fuel.--In 2015, two men drove a Volkswag...

31/07/2023

Healios is a mental health, autism and ADHD care service in partnership with NHS in the UK.

They help children and young people to thrive by reimagining access to life-changing care, providing it remotely throughout the country.

We are thankful to an amazing client and to all the team who worked on this truly meaningful project!

CREDITS

client: Healios
production: AIM Creative Studios
producer: Tiago Ribeiro
directors: Jay Septimo, Siew May Khoo
art director & illustrator: Magdalena Koźlicka
motion design: Ana Iutes, André Cunha, Pedro Oliveira
frame-by-frame animation: Ana Farinha, Ana Iutes, Cristina Neto, Siddharth Sinha
music composing & sound design: André Aires Augusto
voice over: Anna E.

Healios is a mental health, autism, and ADHD service in partnership with NHS services throughout the UK to provide care remotely. They help children and young people…

24/05/2023

Our latest project we produced for TED-Ed & Forethought Foundation was featured in Motionographer!

Supertalented director Jon Mayes has done a fantastic job of mixing various techniques to create this film, along with a bespoke soundtrack composed by our maestro Andre Aires!

Check it out!

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04/04/2023

Is the 21st century the most pivotal time in human history?

Explore how the decisions we make now may impact humanity’s future in another film we produced for TED-Ed & Forethought Foundation, directed by the amazing Jon Mayes!

Client: TED-Ed & Forethought Foundation
Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Direction, illustration and animation: Jon Mayes
Music Composing & Sound Design: André Aires

Is the 21st century the most pivotal time in human history? Explore how the decisions we make now may impact humanity’s future.--Is it possible that this cen...

15/03/2023

How do we keep labs that handle dangerous pathogens safe and leak-free? Dig into the ongoing debate over virology research on the project we did for the Forethought Foundation and TED-Ed

https://youtu.be/WJ-XXQCcXik

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Director: Kevin Herrmann
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Illustrator: Kevin Herrmann
Animators: Kevin Herrmann, Daniela Carvalho, André Cunha

How do we keep labs that handle dangerous pathogens safe and leak-free? Dig into the ongoing debate over virology research. --Since the 1970s, researchers ha...

28/02/2023

The Forethought Foundation aims to promote academic work that addresses the question of how to use our scarce resources to improve the world by as much as possible.

Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFIVYRfyb3E

A film produced for TED-Ed & The Forethought Foundation

production AIM CREATIVE STUDIOS
producer TIAGO RIBEIRO
directors JAY SEPTIMO, KHOO SIEW MAY
art director & lead illustrator KHOO SIEW MAY
additional illustration TAMMY LEOW
animation director & lead animator JAY SEPTIMO
animators HELGIL SIEGA, KHOO SIEW MAY
music composing & sound design ANDRÉ AIRES

Examine the ethical stance known as longtermism, which is the idea that we should be doing more to protect future generations.--Imagine that your life began ...

02/02/2023

"How will AI change the world?" from the series we produced for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum, was featured on Motionographer!!!

Proud of our team!

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06/01/2023

"What is a Gig Economy?" from the series we made for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum was selected as one of the best Explainers of 2022 by Stash Magazine!!

We don't know of any other best-of-year lists that recognize explainer videos but Stash has a definite soft spot for designers and animators with the skillset and patience required to distill complex ideas into engaging content. [Watch]

05/01/2023

"Is Capitalism Actually Broken?" from the series we made for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum was featured on Stash Magazine!!

From the team at AIM Creative Studios in Portugal: "People have become increasingly worried that the threats we face today, like climate change and rising inequality, can’t be solved by a capitalist economic system." [Watch]

03/01/2023

We are thrilled to share our latest work, a film produced for World Health Organization (WHO)! It raises awareness of individuals with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions and the importance of sharing their lived experiences.

A big shoutout to an amazing team for their incredible effort in bringing this piece together!

https://vimeo.com/748737959

Brand: World Health Organization
Client: Nymus3D
Direction, Art Direction, Illustration: Adamastor Studio (Pedro Semeano e Susana Diniz)
Animation Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Animation Director: Alexandre Sousa
Motion Design & Compositing: Carlos Marques
Animation: Ana Farinha, Alexandre Sousa, Cristina Neto, Leo Černic, Siddarth Snha
Additional Motion Design: Rudá Virgínio
Sound Production: AIM Creative Studios
Music Composing & Sound Design: André Aires
Voice Over: Tania Higgins

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People with lived experience should be at the center of decisions that impact their lives by providing expertise and insights to help build and shape policies, programmes…

06/12/2022

How will AI change the world?

Explore the limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology in the 8th episode of the series we've produced for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum

A big thanks to our team!

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Direction & Illustration: Christoph Sarow
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Animation: Christoph Sarow, André Cunha, Rúben Dantas, Ana Farinha, Daniela Carvalho

Explore the current limitations of artificial intelligence and the possibility of creating human-compatible technology.--In the coming years, artificial inte...

29/11/2022

How do we create a better economy?

Explore the model known as doughnut economics, which aims to meet the needs of people without overshooting Earth's ecological limits, in the 7th episode of the series we've produced for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro
Direction & Illustration: Vicente Nirõ
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Animation: Ana Farinha, Jorge Ramos, Vicente Nirõ, André Cunha

Explore the model known as doughnut economics, which aims to meet the needs of people without overshooting Earth's ecological limits.--Can we call any econom...

03/11/2022

Is Capitalism Actually Broken?

Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality, in another episode from the series we made for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum

https://youtu.be/wcR815SfWOU

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producers: Tiago Ribeiro, Marta dos Santos
Director: Lorenzo Mercanti
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Illustrator: Lorenzo Mercanti
Additional Design: Elisabetta Vedovato
Animators: Lorenzo Mercanti, Kevin Herrmann, André Cunha

Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increa...

11/10/2022

Is inequality inevitable?

Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.

Check the fifth episode of the series we've produced for TED-Ed in partnership with the World Economic Forum

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producers: Tiago Ribeiro, Marta dos Santos
Direction: Natália Azevedo Andrade
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Illustration: Gábor Mariai
Animation: Natália Azevedo Andrade, Gábor Mariai, Zoltán Koska

Explore how economic inequality can be measured and how it is impacted by different governmental policy choices.--Income and wealth inequality are not new. I...

22/09/2022

What is a co-op and why were they founded? And how are they different from traditional companies?

We learn about co-ops in the fourth episode of a new series for the World Economic Forum with TED-Ed

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producer: Tiago Ribeiro, Marta dos Santos
Director & Illustrator: Elizabeth Galian
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires
Animators: Elizabeth Galian, Jorge Ramos

Get to know the different kinds of co-ops, how they work, and how they differ from traditional companies. --Co-ops are a big part of the global economy: they...

06/09/2022

Check the trailer of the series we've produced for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum

New episodes soon!

Your one-stop shop for understanding the world’s economic past, present and future: https://bit.ly/YT_economicsexplained Economics have a huge impact on the ...

03/09/2022

The third episode of the series we've produced for TED-Ed & World Economic Forum was featured in Stash Magazine.
Thank you so much!

Proud of our team!

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producers: Tiago Ribeiro, Marta Santos
Director & Illustrator: Christoph Sarow
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires Augusto
Animators: Christoph Sarow, André Cunha, Patrícia Guimarães, Rúben Dantas

In their third film produced for TED-Ed and the World Economic Forum, director/illustrator Christoph Sarow and Portugal-based animation studio AIM Creative reveal the perils and pleasures faced by freelancers in today's economy. [Watch]

01/09/2022

Should you go freelance? What are the things you should ask yourself?

These are some of the questions raised on the the third episode of a new series for TED-Ed with World Economic Forum.

More episodes coming soon!

Director & Illustrator: Christoph Sarow
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires Augusto
Animators: Christoph Sarow, André Cunha, Patrícia. Guimarães, Rúben Dantas

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of the gig economy, and find out the key factors of becoming a successful freelancer.--A 2016 survey of freelancers in six...

18/08/2022

Can the economy grow forever?

This is the question posed on our second video for the new TED-Ed and World Economic Forum series, out now!

https://youtu.be/mT3P0YSNonE

Production: AIM Creative Studios
Producers: Tiago Ribeiro, Marta dos Santos
Director & Illustrator: Kevin Herrmann
Composer & Sound Designer: André Aires Augusto
Animators: Jorge Ramos, Kevin Herrmann
Additional Animation: André Cunha

Is infinite economic growth possible on a planet with finite resources? Explore how countries can balance efficiency with sustainability.--Many economists th...