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Carnival Studio

Name: Carnival Studio
Address: Suite 5, 22 Fred Street, Sydney, NSW, 2040, AU
Telephone: +61294313200

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Carnival Studio

An entertainment graphic design company

We design, create & cajole…
Film poster key art, DVD & CD packaging, print & online advertising campaigns, corporate identity, e-marketing, website development and everything else between.

05/06/2026

Our key art has dropped for The Lounge, a surreal body horror short film, directed by

Catch it tonight at the Sydney Film Festival!

Photo:
Art Direction: Ana May

04/06/2026

We’re delighted to share our latest poster for a beautiful short film rom-com, A Grief Encounter, featuring the delightful Deb Mailman and , who navigate love and loss with warmth and pathos. It’s funny, genuine and just what we all need right now.

A Grief Encounter premieres tonight at the Sydney Film Festival!

Huge thank you to our friends at for bringing us on board!
🖤💛❤️

Photography by

28/05/2026

A rebrand worth celebrating. 🎉

Carnival Studio has been working with the team behind one of Australia’s favourite cultural festivals — and we couldn’t be more proud of how it’s come together.

The Spanish Film Festival is now the HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival presented by Palace, and with that evolution came a fresh identity built to match.

At the heart of it is Jamon — a hand-drawn typeface Carnival developed from scratch. Warm, relaxed, and just a little bit expressive, it draws on the spirit of the Latino community while holding onto the Moorish elegance that’s always defined the festival’s look.

The new identity is live across the 2026 campaign: poster, programme, and in-theatre banners at Palace Cinemas nationwide.

Huge love and thanks to the and teams. 🙏❤️

Special credit and thanks to Ana May for the logo and programme art direction, and for the design and development of custom Jamon typeface.

🔗 spanishfilmfestival.com

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17/04/2026

Inspired by true events, WOLFRAM tells the story of a family bond stronger than steel.

According to Director Warwick Thornton, “It’s a story that is brutal, but also heartwarming. Ultimately, it’s about the most important thing of all – family.”

Working on the Wolfram campaign across key art, trailer and socials has been an incredibly collaborative and enjoyable experience, and we are proud to reveal the character poster set featuring some of the lead cast.

The headline of this series (Harden The F**k Up And Have A Good Cry) came directly from Warwick and speaks to 1930s Central Australia, where, despite the hardships, family and love endure. We ran with it and developed the series of portraits beautifully captured by , featuring hand-printed typography by . Huge thank you to the incredibly talented for the beautiful imaging.

Gibson John is Archie
Erroll Shand is Casey
Joe Bird is Frank
Ferdinand Hoang is Shi
Deborah Mailman is Pansy
Eloise Hart is Kid
Hazel May Jackson is Max
Thomas M. Wright is Kennedy

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Retouching/Finishing:
Letterpress Typography:
Sincere thanks to , , and Warwick for the trust and collaboration

Coming to Australian cinemas on April 30

03/03/2026

WHALE SHARK JACK ☀️ True friendship dives deep. ✨
A Stan Original Film - Only on Stan, April 2

were brought onto Whale Shark Jack in pre-production to develop concepts that would guide the film’s asset capture from day one. Two creative directions were explored to connect with families and younger audiences – both centred on the heart of the story: friendship. 🐋💙

One of the biggest challenges was in balancing the sheer scale of a whale shark alongside our talent. From the outset, we shaped a warm, family-friendly campaign that champions connection, ecological awareness, and a proudly Australian feel.

And much credit to and for continuing to champion Australian stories and children’s television. 👏🇦🇺

A huge thank you to the Stan Originals team for their support and collaboration, and to our creative team for helping bring the key art to life.

Art Direction: Demi Hopkins
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Illustrated Titles:
Finishing:

Photography:

24/02/2026

Our key art for KILLER WHALE has been released ahead of its digital and limited theatrical release.

This was one of those projects that reminds you why process matters.
When we began developing the poster, the film was still deep in post-production. The orca was largely CGI. There was no finished creature, no final water simulations, no locked “look” to lean on. Just a script, two rising stars, a styrofoam rock on blue-screen and a strong sense that this needed to feel elevated.

Creature thrillers can easily slip into B-grade territory. With Virginia Gardner and Mel Jarnson leading the film, and an underlying ecological message driving the story, we felt this deserved something more cinematic.

So before we designed anything, we aligned on positioning.

Is this a monster movie, or a revenge story?
Are audiences meant to fear Ceto — or empathise with her?
Once that intention was clear, everything else became simpler.

We developed concepts that defined the emotional architecture early — camera angle, threat direction, how much of the orca to reveal, and how strong and connected the women should feel. By the time we got to the shoot (with the actors perched on a styrofoam rock in a studio), we weren’t guessing; it was about executing a clearly defined idea. The talent and photographer know exactly what we’re trying to achieve, and we can put our energy into delivering the best performances and technical ex*****on during the shoot.

Thank you to Chloe and at for trusting the process, and a huge shout-out to the team who brought this one to life, including , and .fell . Thank you also to for help in the early concept development.

Visit our website for a full Case Study.

👆 Swipe to see the journey from concept to finished art.

20/01/2026

We’re thrilled to reveal the official key art for Warwick Thornton’s WOLFRAM which has been selected for Official Competition at the 76th Berlin Film Festival, a feat only achieved by a handful of times by an Australian film

A companion film to Sweet Country, Wolfram is an incredible piece of cinema that needs to be seen on the big screen.

Starring: Deborah Mailman, , Hazel May Jackson, , , , , , , Ferdinand Hoang, , , ,

With sincere thanks to our partners ( ) for bringing us on board, and to our creative team for bringing this artwork to life. 🙏🙌

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Art Direction & Design:
Finishing Artist:
Letterpress Typography:

Screen Territory

14/01/2026

It’s a genuine honour to create the poster for and collaborate with to feature his iconic illustration. A huge thanks to and .m for the trust & support.

Keep an eye out for the release, coming to cinemas soon!

22/12/2025

Sneaking in one last poster for the year from - THE DEB.

Thank you to our friends at and .

This is a funny, bold musical that teens and adults will love, and is unashamedly Australian. Excellent original music from Meg Washington and Hannah Reilly, and directed by Rebel Wilson 👏

In Cinemas January 15

15/12/2025

HOLY DAYS “Breaking the law. Keeping the faith.”

Carnival were thrilled to collaborate with and to design the theatrical key art for Kiwi feature HOLY DAYS.

Starring Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver and new comer Elijah Tamati - Holy Days is a heartwarming New Zealand-Canadian comedy-drama film by director , based on Dame Joy Cowley’s book, about a young boy, Brian, finding solace with eccentric nuns.

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In Cinemas February 26

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Suite 5, 22 Fred Street
Sydney, NSW
2040

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61294313200

Website

http://www.carnivalstudio.com.au/

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