AI-native animation studio for kids & familyNew episodes for the characters kids love.And new series for every screen.

Our originals

Our own series show best how we work: from the first character to the finished episode.

Scatterbrains

Her little brother is just learning to talk, and everything he says comes true. One wrong word and it rains bananas. Nobody suspects the toddler, except his big sister, who has to keep him from accidentally destroying the universe.

Original series · Preschool

Fuzzle Buddies®

Soft, knitted friends who help preschoolers make sense of big feelings. Calm stories about everyday problems, told at a gentle pace and in the spirit of Montessori.

Original series · Elementary · In development

Z-A

Zadie travels back in time to save her mom from the biggest regret of her life. She makes it worse, then fixes it. But the list updates itself, and there is a new biggest regret at the top.

Original series

Mio’s Zoo

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See our work in motion

Showreel 2026: excerpts from Scatterbrains, Fuzzle Buddies, Z-A and other studio productions.

For everyone who brings stories to children.

Rights holders & publishers

Your characters, in new episodes.

A running series, a book series or a catalogue that has been dormant for years: we produce new episodes for existing characters and worlds, true to the original style.

Broadcasters & streaming

More kids’ content, in shorter cycles.

New episodes and formats for children and families on a regular schedule, tailored to your programme and platform.

Production companies

An animation partner for your kids’ production.

We animate single episodes, full seasons or feature films, as a service provider or as a co-producer.

Brands & licensors

Animation for kids’ brands.

Characters, short-form content and spots for toy, publishing and licensing brands.

Discuss a project

Two ways to work with us.

We find the right model together in our first conversation.

01 · Work for hire

You commission, we deliver.

A clear price per minute, fixed phases with your approvals, delivery in the agreed formats. You receive the agreed usage rights once paid.

02 · Co-production

We share cost and risk.

You bring the brand, we cover part of the production cost and share in the revenue. The more we carry, the larger our share.

How a production comes together.

Development
A script, an existing brand or an audio track as the starting point. We develop story, characters and locations.
Storyboard & animatic
Scene by scene, with timing and sound. You approve before animation starts.
Animation
Characters, motion and visual world, in the style of your brand.
Delivery
Edit, sound and mix, delivered in the formats you need for TV, streaming and YouTube.
Language versions
Additional language versions for your markets across Europe, on request.

Storyboard sheet for a Scatterbrains scene

Animated still from Z-A: four children in the school science lab

Finished scene from Scatterbrains: bananas raining down on the playground

Four knitted Fuzzle Buddies characters sitting side by side

Scene Studio: our own AI production software.

We are an AI-native studio. Our production runs on Scene Studio, proprietary software we developed in-house, built specifically for animation. Curated processes, not just ComfyUI in the background. It is what sets us apart: AI makes us faster, our team makes the film.

Script or audio
Storyboard
Animatic
Animation
Finishing

Built in-house.
Scene Studio was custom developed by our own team for animation production, not an off-the-shelf tool. Script or audio, storyboard, animatic, animation and finishing run in one connected process.
Consistent across a whole series.
Characters, locations and style are defined once and carried through every episode.
Checked twice.
Every shot passes automated quality checks in Scene Studio, then a review by our team, before it goes into the edit.
Model-agnostic.
Scene Studio is not tied to one AI provider. For each step we use the model that delivers the best result, and switch when a better one appears.
Craft first, rights protected.
Story, characters, direction and the final look are decided by people. We only use models that allow commercial use of the results, and we never train on your content without your consent.

What you get from us.

True to style

New episodes look like the originals. We match the look, characters and camera language of the source.

Consistent

Characters stay recognisable across every episode, even across full seasons.

Checked

Every shot passes automated checks in Scene Studio and a review by our team, from style consistency to image errors.

Faster

Scene Studio, our proprietary AI production software, connects development, animation and post-production in one process, with significantly shorter production times.

Your brand stays yours

We never train on your content without your consent. Every project is kept separate from other productions.

A small team with long experience.

Fundamentals Studio is an AI-native animation studio for kids and family content, based in Kitzbühel, Austria, with team members in Austria, Germany and Canada.

CEO

Nikolaus Kramheller

Entrepreneur with many years of experience building digital B2B services. Leads strategy, finance and sales.

CTO

Michael Milligan

Daytime Emmy nominee with more than 25 years in animation production for international series. Leads technology and animation.

COO

Miguel Brücker

Designer with a background in creative direction and project management. Leads operations and production.

FAQ

What does Fundamentals Studio do?

Fundamentals Studio is an AI-native animation studio for children’s and family content, based in Kitzbühel, Austria. We develop and produce animated series, films, short-form content and spots for rights holders, broadcasters, production companies and brands, as well as our own original series, made with Scene Studio, our proprietary AI production software.

Can you produce new episodes of an existing animated series?

Yes. We produce new episodes for existing characters and worlds and match the look, characters and camera language of the original. You need to hold the rights to the brand.

Do you develop your own series?

Yes. Our original series include Scatterbrains and Fuzzle Buddies for preschoolers, Z-A for primary-school children, and Mio’s Zoo, all developed in-house.

What is the difference between work for hire and co-production?

In work for hire, you commission the production at a fixed price. In a co-production, we cover part of the cost and share in the revenue.

Which formats do you produce?

Animated series, feature films, short-form content, trailers and spots, delivered for TV, streaming and YouTube.

Do you offer language versions?

Yes. We deliver additional language versions for markets across Europe on request.

Do you use AI in production?

Yes. We are an AI-native studio and produce on Scene Studio, our own AI production software, developed in-house. Every shot is directed and reviewed by our team, and we never train on your content without your consent.

What makes you different from other animation studios?

We produce on Scene Studio, proprietary AI production software that we developed ourselves, specifically for animation. It lets us work faster and keep characters and style consistent across a whole series, while our team directs and reviews every shot.

Where are you based?

In Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria. We work with clients across Europe.

How do we start a project?

Send us a short inquiry through the form or to info@fnd-studio.com. We get back to you within two working days.

What story do you want to tell?

A new idea, an existing brand or a single spot: tell us about it. We get back to you within two working days.

Or write to info@fnd-studio.com