Animated short · A world of paperPaper City
↗A studio for stories with a pulse
Worlds that
open one fold
at a time.
We make animated films and playful story worlds with room for all the complicated, colorful things that make us human.
a little handmade universe
every fold holds a story
MADE OF
FEELING
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FEELING
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01 / The studio
Paper worlds.
Human truths.
Some stories arrive as a sketch. Others show up as a feeling you can’t quite name yet.
Madina Papel is an independent creative studio building original worlds across animation, games and interactive experiences. We bring tactile craft and new tools together to make stories that stay with you after the screen goes dark.
02 / Worlds in progress
Come a little closer.
Interactive story worldsWhat if we could play?
↗Animated films
Handmade imagery and honest characters, built to carry feeling across every frame.
Playable stories
Worlds you can enter, choices that matter, and room to discover your own way through.
Story experiments
Thoughtful technology in service of human imagination, never the other way around.
Keep room for color
03 / A belief we carry
“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.”
We believe the best stories make space for people to be more than one thing. Our work starts with listening, grows through collaboration and leaves the door open for surprise.
A note from the original Paper City story
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