DOBERMANS
Join the pack
Monkey Town at night: neon towers lining an avenue that leads to a monumental tower.

Jointhe pack

An adult animated short film. A noir thriller set in a city ruled by apes.

Teaser

The story

Looca steps off the ferry with a bag, his father’s gold watch and one lesson: it isn’t the strongest who survive, but those who adapt.

Monkey Town promised him a fresh start. But here, the apes hold power in an iron grip, and dogs like him are confined to Doberhood, where crime is the only law. To survive, Looca will have to fight. That’s what he does best. And someone is watching.

Sofiya, the magnetic star of a cabaret run by the Doberman mafia, opens the doors of the underworld to him: secret gambling dens, an underground fight club where you win or you die, and a Boss who says no one leaves without paying the price.

Looca rises. He falls in love. And he starts dreaming of a way out.

Storyboard frame: extreme close-up of a Doberman’s face, eyes wide and filled with tears.
DOBERMANS

Storyboard by Ivan Gomez-Montero.

The Monkey Town skyline at dusk, with a giant ape statue guarding the waterfront.
Matte painting by Charles Di Cicco

Welcome toMonkey Town

Monkey Town

A vertical city of glass and neon, ruled by the apes. The elite reign at the top of the towers, but the real balance is struck in the depths, between power, ambition and loyalty.

Doberhood

The district where the city keeps its Dobermans. Close enough to see the lights of the towers. Too far to ever reach them.

Panorama of the bay at sunset, the city and its ape statue on the left, a storm rising over the sea.
Matte painting by Charles Di Cicco

The lineup

In Monkey Town, everyone has a destiny. The Dobermans come looking for theirs.

The Mayor, an imposing orangutan in a pale suit, leaning on a cane topped with a gold skull.
The Mayor
Razo, a Doberman in an orange shirt and gold chains, grinning with a cigar in hand.
Razo
Sofiya, one hand on her hip, in a white bandeau top and mauve leggings, gold rings in her ears.
Sofiya
Looca, a young Doberman in a bomber jacket, green top and gold chain.
Looca

Character design by Johan Ravit.

The Mayor

A mysterious figure few have ever seen up close. Known as the guardian of the temple, she keeps the fragile balance between the Dobermans and the apes.

Razo

The boss of the Doberman mafia and the undisputed ruler of Doberhood. Nothing moves in the district without his say, and no one leaves his world without paying the price.

Sofiya

The cabaret’s star dancer, she works for Razo and the Doberman mafia. Her other job: scouting the streets of Doberhood for new recruits to bring into the family.

Looca

A lone Doberman in his twenties. He came to Monkey Town in search of freedom, with nothing but a bag and his father’s gold watch.

Portrait of Arnaud Janvier.

Arnaud Janvier

Director of DOBERMANS

Every project hides a territory just waiting to be explored.

For Arnaud Janvier, filmmaking isn’t about creating pretty pictures; it’s about what they trigger. A graduate of Supinfocom Arles, his unconventional path took him from his award-winning micro-short Super Twins all the way to New York, launching a 15-year career split between advertising, music videos and animation.

Arnaud thrives on contrast. He captures the poetry of a quiet frame, only to shatter it with high-impact rhythm and spectacular visuals when the emotion peaks.

To achieve this, he refuses technical boundaries. Why choose between 2D, 3D or live action when you can build bridges? He uses clever visual hybridization to make technology fade away, leaving only the raw impact of the story.

Drawing inspiration from high-energy, deeply emotional cinema, from Guy Ritchie to Christopher Nolan and from Fight Club to Miyazaki, Arnaud drives collaborations with top-tier partners like Supercell, Rovio and Mediawan to turn complex technical challenges into powerful cinematic spectacles.

Capture the poetry of a frame, then shatter it with spectacular rhythm.

Believing that every collaboration is a key chapter in this creative journey, Arnaud brings together diverse talents and bold visions to shape the great cinematic adventures of tomorrow.

Poster for The Pogmentary: Born Ready, mixing photos and animated images.
The Pogmentary: Born Ready
Key art for Jo, Go for the Gold!: a team of young athletes sprinting across a stadium in Paris.
Jo, Go for the Gold!
Poster for The Smurfs and the Magic Book: Gargamel and Azrael burst out of a magic portal.
Les Schtroumpfs et le Grimoire magique
Piggy Tales, Third Act: DVD cover.
Piggy Tales
Boom Beach: a scarred captain sipping tea in a bubble bath.
Boom Beach
Big Flo & Oli music video: the two brothers face to face, a heart-shaped globe between them.
Big Flo & Oli: Le son préféré de mes potes

A selection of Arnaud Janvier’s previous work.

The pack

  • Exclusive previews of the film and how it’s made, before anyone else.
  • One letter a month from the team, starting January 2027.
  • First to know about the trailer, the poster and the film’s release.

Last updated: 9 November 2026

Publisher

The website dobermans.io is published by IKI PRODUCTIONS, a French simplified joint-stock company (SAS) with a share capital of €1,000, registered office at 20 rue du Renard, 75004 Paris, France, registered with the Paris Trade and Companies Register under number 991 895 525. VAT number: FR30 991 895 525. Phone: +33 6 50 72 31 94. Email: info@dobermans.io.

Publication director: Anne Stumm-Popineau, President of IKI PRODUCTIONS. Editor in charge: Laurent Montrozier, Producer at IKI PRODUCTIONS.

IKI PRODUCTIONS publishes this website as delegated producer of the film DOBERMANS, on behalf of its owner, Dober Labs FZE.

Owner of the film and the brand

Dober Labs FZE, Free Zone Establishment licensed by the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority under licence number L-2765, registered office at Smart Desk 412-21, Floor 3, The Offices 3, One Central, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Represented by Musa Ahmadov, CEO.

Hosting

Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany, registered with the Ansbach District Court under number HRB 6089. Phone: +49 9831 505-0. Email: info@hetzner.com.

Intellectual property

The film DOBERMANS, its title, characters, universe and logos, and the images, texts and visuals relating to it, are the exclusive property of Dober Labs FZE. The matte paintings are the work of Charles Di Cicco, the character design of Johan Ravit and the storyboard of Ivan Gomez-Montero.

The images illustrating Arnaud Janvier’s previous work (The Pogmentary: Born Ready, Jo, Go for the Gold!, Les Schtroumpfs et le Grimoire magique, Piggy Tales, Boom Beach and the Big Flo & Oli music video Le son préféré de mes potes) are the property of their respective rights holders. They are shown solely to illustrate his career.

Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or distribution of the content of this website, in whole or in part and by any means, without prior written permission is prohibited and constitutes an infringement punishable under Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Liability and links

IKI PRODUCTIONS strives to keep the information on this website accurate but cannot guarantee that it is complete. This website may contain links to third-party websites, over which IKI PRODUCTIONS has no control and for which it accepts no responsibility.

Governing law

This legal notice is governed by French law. Any dispute relating to the use of this website falls under the jurisdiction of the courts of Paris, subject to mandatory rules protecting consumers, who may in particular bring proceedings before the courts of their place of residence.

Privacy policy

Data controller

Dober Labs FZE (details above), owner of DOBERMANS, is the controller of the newsletter data. IKI PRODUCTIONS operates the website and the newsletter on its behalf, and acts as its representative in the European Union within the meaning of Article 27 GDPR. For any question about your data: info@dobermans.io.

Data we collect

When you sign up for the newsletter, we collect your email address, your preferred language (English or French), and the date, time and IP address of your sign-up and of its confirmation, which serve as proof of your consent. No other information is requested. When you submit the form, your address is sent directly from your browser to Brevo’s servers; it is never stored on this website.

Purpose and legal basis

This data is used only to send you the DOBERMANS newsletter: news about the film, exclusive content, its release, screenings and any crowdfunding campaign linked to the film. We also measure whether our emails are opened and which links are clicked, to improve the newsletter and identify inactive addresses. This processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you give by submitting your email address and confirming it from the email we send you. You can withdraw it at any time. This newsletter is intended for an adult audience.

Recipients

Your data is accessible only to authorised staff of Dober Labs FZE and IKI PRODUCTIONS, and to our technical service providers, who act on our instructions: Brevo (Sendinblue France SAS, Paris) for sending the newsletter, and Hetzner Online GmbH (Germany) for hosting the website. It is never sold, rented or passed on, including to any crowdfunding platform, and is not used for any communications other than those about DOBERMANS.

Where your data is stored

Your data is stored in the European Union, on Brevo’s servers. Dober Labs FZE, based in the United Arab Emirates, may access it from there. As the United Arab Emirates are not covered by an adequacy decision of the European Commission, this access is governed by the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.

How long we keep it

Your data is kept until you unsubscribe. Addresses with no activity for three years (no email opened and no link clicked) are deleted. After you unsubscribe, your address is kept on a suppression list, for no other purpose, solely to make sure you no longer receive our emails.

Audience measurement, cookies and local storage

We measure visits to this website with Plausible Analytics (Plausible Insights OÜ, Estonia), a cookie-free tool that collects no personal data, cannot identify you and stores its statistics in the European Union.

This website uses no advertising or tracking cookies. It only stores your language choice in your browser, and remembers whether the opening animation has already played. This information stays on your device, is never sent to us and requires no consent. Fonts and scripts are hosted on our own servers: apart from Plausible, and Brevo when you sign up, no third-party service is contacted during your visit.

The teaser video is hosted on our own servers: playing it does not involve any third party.

Your rights

Under the GDPR and the French Data Protection Act, you have the right to access, rectify and erase your data, to restrict or object to its processing, to data portability, and to give instructions on what happens to your data after your death. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email. To exercise your other rights, write to info@dobermans.io; we reply within one month. You may also lodge a complaint with the CNIL (3 place de Fontenoy, TSA 80715, 75334 Paris Cedex 07, France, www.cnil.fr) or with the data protection authority of your country of residence.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, unauthorised access and alteration.

Changes

This page may change, in particular if a crowdfunding campaign is launched. The date of the latest update is shown at the top of the page.