Granny Animation Studio May 2026

Granny Animation Studio is currently adapting a forgotten 1920s folk tale from Estonia, “The Girl Who Drank the Fog.” True to form, they are painting each cel by hand using natural pigments—mud from the actual Estonian bog, charcoal from birch trees, and indigo from woad flowers. The film is expected in late 2026.

In 2023, the studio launched the “Stitch by Frame” grant, funding independent elderly animators from underrepresented regions to create short films about their own childhood memories. granny animation studio

Their studio in the Scottish Highlands is deliberately analog: light tables, peg bars, paint-mixing stations, and a kitchen that bakes fresh shortbread every morning. Employees are encouraged to bring their children—or their own grandparents—to work. Granny Animation Studio is currently adapting a forgotten