Five minutes is the length of a short film that gets programmed, screened, shared, and remembered. The Showreel is the most versatile production tier, substantial enough to adapt a longer picture book or early chapter novel in full, cinematic enough to represent the work at events, in classrooms, and on retail and distribution platforms.

A book and a film are not the same language. On the page, a reader supplies the pacing, the voices, the motion. On screen, those choices are made for them, and made well, they land harder. That is the difference between animating a book and adapting one. Your manuscript is rebuilt for the screen: narrative passages become scenes, dialogue becomes performance, and stillness becomes movement with rhythm and intent.

At roughly fifty scenes, every narrative beat has room to exist as its own visual moment. No compression, no summary. The story moves the way you intended it to, scene by scene, with the patience that good animation rewards.

This is not a slideshow or a page-turn video. Every speaking character receives a custom, lip-synced voice. The whole piece is carried by an original instrumental score written for your story alone. You choose from ten cinematic animation styles to define how your world looks on screen.

🎬 Watch the ten animation styles in motion: https://f.io/NkOj6kUI and https://f.io/qCV8WlKc. 🎬 Sample animated short film: https://f.io/jQ4IFqo7

Full manuscript screen adaptation

Cinematic animation with performance-led scenes

Lip-synced character dialogue

Custom narration matched to your story's tone

Original instrumental score and sound design

Your choice of ten animation styles

MP4 delivery in Full HD

Runtime: 5–8 minutes · Resolution: Full HD · Delivery: 3 weeks You own everything. On final delivery, full commercial rights to the film and all its components, animation, score, voices, and narration, transfer to you, with no licensing fees, royalties, or usage limits. Use it for marketing, retail, social media, screenings, or any commercial purpose.

Available Add-Ons for Showreel Extend the reach of your animated film. These add-ons build on the assets already created for your main production, so they stay perfectly consistent with your film's look, voices, and style. Add them with your film order or anytime after delivery. Send us a message through Contra. Once you choose an add-on, we send you a custom payment link for the exact amount.

Character Spotlight Reels — $149 for a pack of three Vertical 9:16 social reels, each featuring one character delivering a single defining line in your film's animation style and voice, with a closing book-cover reveal. Built for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook. ▶ See samples: https://f.io/5cc5CyrH

Book Trailers — from $249 A standalone promotional trailer cut from your animated film, in three formats. Produced alongside the main film for editorial consistency.

30s Teaser — $249. A high-impact kinetic cut, no dialogue, designed for muted autoplay on social feeds, paid ads, Reels, and TikTok.

60s Spot — $499. A character-driven narrative with voiceover, built to land an emotional hook for retail pages, email campaigns, and Facebook ads.

90s Trailer — $699. A full atmospheric piece with original score, an emotionally complete cinematic moment for websites, YouTube, and premium placements.

Additional Language Version — $399 A fully lip-synced adaptation of your film in any of our 18 available languages, voiced, timed, and character-matched to the original. Ordered alongside your film, it is delivered at the same time with no added lead time. ▶ See a sample: https://f.io/zcw84qkP

4K Delivery — $399 Upgrade your film from standard Full HD to broadcast-quality 4K (3840×2160). Available on any tier. Must be ordered before production begins, as the film is generated in 4K from the start and cannot be upscaled after delivery.

For publishers, imprints, and volume orders: We work with publishing teams on custom milestone-based projects and volume pricing tailored to your catalog. If you're commissioning multiple titles or need terms aligned with your procurement process, message us to discuss a structure that fits how your team works.