Drawing
Ideas begin by hand: a gesture, expression or simple sign that can speak before words.
ANGELICO TEAM · THE RESIDENT STUDIO
Stories born in the house, made to travel the world.
Angelico Team is the artistic animation workshop working inside Tordas Castle. A line becomes a character, a character becomes a story, and a story comes alive in motion.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE IMAGE
Making the invisible visible.
The studio speaks to children through a clear, beautiful visual language. Its purpose is to carry the supernatural teaching of the Gospel into stories that invite attention, wonder and dialogue.
FROM FIRST LINE TO MOVING IMAGE
One story, four connected crafts.
Character design
Shapes, faces and movement become recognisable personalities with a purpose inside the story.
Storytelling
The workshop builds situations, choices and relationships around values children can understand.
Animation
Rhythm and movement serve the message, bringing the drawing to life without overwhelming it.
A STUDIO WHOSE WORK BEGINS IN PRAYER
Beauty is not decoration. It is part of the message.
Prayer and dialogue precede the work. The team treats animation as a shared vocation: careful attention to one another, to the youngest viewers and to the story that is taking shape.
EWTN · VIDEO ↗ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Stift Z. Angelico
Priest, theologian, communicator and graphic artist; artistic director of EWTN Animation since 15 August 2023. Inspired by Blessed Fra Angelico, he has made drawing a form of evangelisation and a meeting point for children and adults.
SELECTED WORKS AND DIRECTIONS
A visual language with a past — and room to grow.
The first anchors of the Angelico world are already known. This collection is prepared to expand with original drawings, character sheets, films and workshop notes.
Angelico Picture Book
The first independent album, bringing together Angelico’s drawing-based visual language.
The Four Seasons
A four-part animated series and the first animation collaboration with EWTN Hungary.
Angelico, the little angel
A playful recurring figure and an entry point into a character world that can grow inside the studio.
Illustrated and tactile stories
Long-term directions include an illustrated Bible and raised, touch-readable images for blind children.
THE ANGELICO WORLD
Characters and stories will have a home here.
This is the beginning of a living archive. As new works arrive, each character, story and animation can receive its own place without losing the unity of the workshop.
Characters
Names, expressions, silhouettes, relationships and character sheets — presented clearly as the cast grows.
Stories
From first idea to synopsis and finished episode: the journeys that begin within the house.
Works and process
Drawings, storyboards, films and behind-the-scenes steps, added with the creators’ permission.
The archive opens gradually. Only approved original works will be published here.