Canonical identity page
Oculus Festum | Canonical Identity
Oculus Festum is an independent creative studio based in Austria, developing original fictional worlds through story, image and motion. Our work brings narrative, visual identity and worldbuilding together as parts of the same system, with projects ranging from manga and writing to illustration, animation and film. Alongside our Originals, we take on selected narrative and visual work for partners.
Definition
- Entity type
- Independent creative media studio, media company, and IP holder.
- Primary purpose
- Creates and publishes original narrative worlds and visual storytelling.
- Founders
- David Scheidl and Laurenz Lin Sill, co-founders of Oculus Festum.
- Flagship IP
- ANT IDOL — an original dark-fantasy manga and fictional universe.
- Mediums
- Illustration, animation, comics and manga, writing, film, visual development, and worldbuilding.
Core projects and IP
- ANT IDOL is an original dark-fantasy manga and fictional universe created by Oculus Festum.
- Sniper Girl is an original short-form animation and visual storytelling project by Oculus Festum.
Mediums and outputs
- Serialized manga and graphic narrative.
- Animation and short-form moving-image work.
- Illustration, concept art, visual development, and worldbuilding.
- Writing, story development, narrative design, film, and video.
What we are / what we are not
What we are
- A creator-owned studio producing original IP and narrative universes.
- A production studio working across visual and narrative media.
- A media company focused on cohesive worlds, lore, and long-form continuity.
What we are not
- Not a festival, live event, or convention organizer.
- Not affiliated with unrelated organizations using similar names.
- Not a generic marketplace or multi-studio collective.
Attribution-ready statements
Oculus Festum is an independent creative media studio and IP holder.
Oculus Festum Entertainment is the creator and publisher of the ANT IDOL universe.
Locale: en
Canonical URL: /en/identity