How Much Does a Personalized Animated Film Cost?

A personalized animated film starts at €49: thirty seconds of animation, two characters included, instrumental music. That's the floor price, not the average one — what you actually pay depends on how many characters you need, how long the film runs, and which extras you add. Here's exactly how the total is built, line by line.

What the base price actually covers

• €49 covers three specific things: a 30-second animation, two characters built from your own photos, and a background instrumental track. No voiceover, no on-screen text by default — just the picture and the music.
• This base tier fits a short, focused message built around one or two people: a couple's anniversary, a targeted thank-you, a surprise between two people.
• The moment a third face needs to appear — a child, a friend, a colleague — the math shifts.

What actually pushes the price up

Every extra character costs €10. For a family of four, that's €49 + (2 × €10) = €69 before any other extra. Runtime is the second lever: bumping the film to 1 minute adds €19, and 1 minute 30 seconds adds €29 on top of the base price.

The extras below are optional and stack freely:

• A fully original song written for your story, lyrics and melody included: €29.
• 24-hour express delivery instead of the standard 3 business days, which are already free: €39.
• A dedicated YouTube upload with a private link: €15.
• A physical QR code card to hand the film over in person: €5.

A real example, worked out in numbers

Take a common order: a film for a couple celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary, with an original song and a QR card to slip under a dinner plate that same evening. The math: €49 (base) + €29 (song) + €5 (QR card) = €83. Standard delivery is free, so that total is exactly what you pay before you confirm anything.

For a bigger shoot — a retirement send-off with six or seven coworkers each chipping in a photo — it's worth messaging us directly through our contact page to settle the character count and order structure before starting the form.

Another common case: a simple birthday message for one person, no extras. There the math is as short as it gets — €49 and nothing more, with free standard delivery included. You don't need to add an option for the gift to land; the base format carries the emotion on its own.

The most common mistake: ticking extras without asking who they're actually for

The €29 song and the €39 express option are the two most-ordered extras — and the two most often regretted when they didn't actually serve a purpose. A song makes sense when music is already part of the couple's or family's story; otherwise, the included instrumental track does the job perfectly well.

Express delivery only earns its keep if your date is genuinely inside 3 business days. If you have two weeks to spare, paying an extra €39 to get the film three days sooner buys you nothing.

We see this pattern often with gifts booked from abroad — a niece in Toronto ordering for a parent in Brussels, say — where the sender assumes shipping delays apply the same way they would to a physical parcel. They don't: the film is delivered as a download link by email, so the only thing express actually buys is speed of production, not customs or transit time.

Same logic applies to the €15 YouTube upload: it makes sense for a wedding or a bachelorette weekend where a whole room needs to watch the film on their phones at once. For a gift meant for one person, the emailed download link is more than enough.

When this isn't the right answer

Let's be direct: if your gift budget sits around €15-20, this isn't the right product — a free photo slideshow will do the job at that price, even if it won't carry the same emotional weight. Past 6 characters, the film's clarity also suffers: every scene is still built from 4 shots of 3 to 6 seconds each, and too many faces competing for that short a window dilutes the attention each one gets.

In that case, it's better to keep the film focused on the story's central figures rather than trying to fit everyone in at any cost.

Two ways to bring the total down

• The second-film discount: order two films in the same order — one for each grandparent, for instance — and the second one gets 25% off.
• Pay in 3 instalments: from €35 up to €1,500, Klarna lets you spread the payment instead of covering it all upfront.

Neither lever changes anything about the film's quality — they only change how you pay for it. Our walkthrough of how the film is actually made also explains why price never shifts with the visual style you pick (3D, claymation, pastel gouache, or comic book): runtime and character count carry the cost, not the aesthetic.

Frequently asked questions

Does the price change depending on the animation style?

No. All 4 styles (3D in the style of major animation studios, claymation, pastel gouache, comic book) are priced the same — cost depends only on character count, runtime, and extras.

Is a revision included in the price?

Yes, one revision is included with every order at no extra charge. Beyond that, further changes may be billed separately — check our refund and revision policy for the exact terms.

Can I order on a tight budget without losing quality?

Yes: stick to the 30-second format, two characters, included instrumental music. The base €49 tier remains the most ordered format and is more than enough for a birthday message, a thank-you, or a couple's surprise.

Does the price include delivery?

Standard delivery in 3 business days is free. Only the 24-hour express option carries an extra charge, at €39.

Do I have to pay more for better video quality?

No. There's no hidden "premium" render tier — every film, whatever its final price, is delivered in HD 1080p MP4, 16:9. Price tracks character count, runtime, and extras, never image quality.

Is there a discount for ordering more than one film?

Yes. Order two films in the same purchase and the second one is automatically 25% off — useful for splitting a gift between two grandparents or two sides of a family rather than combining everyone into one crowded scene.

Where to start

List the people who need to appear on screen first — that's the number that moves the final price the most, even before any extras. Pick a runtime next (30 seconds covers most messages), then only add the extras that answer a real need: a song if music matters to your story, express delivery if the date is genuinely close.