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We are ZINTOS.

An AI-native creative studio that exists because we believe the most important creative work of the next decade will be made by humans who know how to direct machines — not by machines alone, and not by humans who ignore them.

"We don't use AI. We are AI-native.
But the soul is always human."

The origin

ZINTOS was born from a moment of clarity: the creative tools got too good to ignore — and someone needed to point them in the right direction.

In 2025, AI models learned to generate cinema-quality video, compose original music, design visual identities, and coordinate complex workflows. The creative possibilities expanded overnight. Hugo saw an opportunity to build a studio from the ground up — one designed around these new capabilities from day one.

Not a studio that adopted AI. A studio born from it. One where every workflow, every creative process, every deliverable is designed around what AI makes possible and what humans make excellent.

The future belongs to studios that are technically fluent AND creatively excellent. That's what ZINTOS was built to be.

Founded in 2025 by Hugo Silva, ZINTOS operates at the intersection of art and artificial intelligence. We create cinema, design brands, compose soundscapes, and direct campaigns using AI as our primary creative tool — but always with human hands on the wheel.

And then we do something unique: we take that same intelligence and install it inside your company. AI agents that manage your operations, create your content, and coordinate your team. The same creative mind that directs an AI film can configure the AI that runs your business.

Code meets Craft. That's not a tagline. It's an operating principle. Every project we touch lives at the intersection of technical capability and creative excellence.

2025 Year
Founded
15+ AI Tools
Mastered
6 Service
Lines
24/7 AI Agents
Running

The founder

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Hugo Silva
Founder & Creative Director

Hugo Silva

Founder & Creative Director

Brazilian. Business administration and international commerce background. Technical builder. Creative director. The rare person who reads Wittgenstein and can configure a Linux server.

Hugo's career spans the gap between business strategy and creative technology. With formal training in administration and international trade, he understands what businesses actually need — not just what looks good in a portfolio. With deep expertise in AI tools, he understands what's technically possible and how to push those boundaries.

Before founding ZINTOS, Hugo built and deployed AI systems for personal and business use — not as experiments, but as production tools that run 24/7. He saw the frontier AI tools (Runway, Sora, Midjourney, Claude, ElevenLabs) transform from curiosities into professional instruments, and realized no studio was being built from the ground up to use them properly.

The insight: the tools had gotten too good to ignore — and someone needed to build a studio around them from scratch. ZINTOS was built with AI as the foundation. Every workflow, every creative process, every deliverable is designed around what AI makes possible and what humans make excellent.

Hugo personally directs every major project and configures every AI agent deployment. This isn't a studio where the founder sold the vision and hired juniors to execute. The person who understood the opportunity is the person doing the work.

What we believe

Six principles that govern how we work, what we build, and why clients trust us.

AI-Native, Human-Directed

AI is our primary creative tool — not an add-on. But every output is directed, curated, and refined by human creative judgment. The machine proposes. The human composes. This isn't about replacing people. It's about giving creative people superpowers.

Days, Not Months

AI-augmented workflows compress the creative timeline dramatically. What once required weeks of exploration now happens in hours. Fast isn't sloppy — it's focused. Every day we save you is a day your business moves forward.

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Quality Without the Overhead

Our studio is lean by design. No physical office. No bloated team. AI handles the heavy lifting, and a small, expert team directs the output. That means you pay for the work and the craft — nothing else.

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Specificity Over Vagueness

We don't "leverage synergies" or "drive paradigm shifts." We tell you exactly what we'll build, how long it takes, and what it costs. Real data, real timelines, real deliverables. If we can't be specific, we haven't thought about it enough yet.

Bridge Builder

We create WITH AI and install AI. Creative production and technical infrastructure. Art and automation. These aren't separate services — they're two expressions of the same intelligence. The same mind that directs a brand film configures your AI agent.

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Radical Ownership

You own everything we create. Source files, brand systems, agent configurations, documentation. No licensing tricks, no ongoing dependencies, no proprietary lock-in. When we're done, you have everything you need to operate independently. That's how trust works.

Two fronts. One studio.

We operate across two complementary fronts — creative production and AI infrastructure. Both powered by the same tools, the same thinking, the same studio.

AI Creative Studio

We create. Cinema, brands, content, sound — all AI-powered, all human-directed. From concept to final delivery, we merge artistic vision with machine capability to produce creative work that would be impossible without either.

  • AI Cinema — Films, commercials, narrative content
  • Brand Systems — Visual identity, logos, design systems
  • Creative Direction — Strategy through execution
  • Content Engine — High-volume social production
  • AI Audio — Sound design, music, voice
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Agent Setup

We install. AI agents that think, organize, create, and automate — configured for your specific business. The same creative intelligence that directs our cinema, tailored to work inside your company 24/7.

  • OpenClaw / custom agent deployment
  • Workflow automation & integration
  • Brand voice calibration
  • Team training & documentation
  • Ongoing optimization & support
Learn about Agent Setup →

The tools behind the craft

We don't just use AI — we master the frontier of what's possible. Here's the stack we use to create, direct, and install intelligence.

RunwayVideo AI
SoraVideo AI
KlingVideo AI
MidjourneyImage AI
FluxImage AI
SeedDreamImage AI
ClaudeLanguage AI
GPTLanguage AI
ElevenLabsVoice AI
SunoMusic AI
OpenClawAgents
DaVinciEdit
After EffectsMotion
FigmaDesign
Blender3D
CanvaDesign

Why "AI-native" matters

There's a difference between a company that uses AI and a company that is AI-native.

AI-native means the entire operation is designed around AI capabilities from day one. Our creative process was built with AI as the foundation — not bolted on later. Every workflow, every pricing model, every timeline is optimized for what AI makes possible.

Our speed comes from compressing exploration from weeks to hours. Our breadth comes from generating hundreds of directions where traditional teams generate a handful. Our quality comes from human craft directing every output.

The entire creative industry is reorganizing around AI. ZINTOS was born for this moment. Built from day one to deliver the future of creative work — today.

This isn't the future coming. This is what's possible right now.

Speed

10x faster exploration. 3x faster delivery. Not by cutting corners — by removing overhead.

Cost

Lean studio. AI infrastructure. You pay for quality work and expert direction — nothing else.

Breadth

500+ directions explored per project. More options = better final result.

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Evolution

As AI tools improve, so do we. Our capabilities compound with every model release.

Why we built ZINTOS

We were tired of choosing between great creative work and getting it done this month. Between agencies that take forever and freelancers who disappear. Between quality and speed.

So we built the studio we wished existed. One where AI isn't a gimmick — it's infrastructure. Where creative work happens at the speed of now without sacrificing craft. Where you actually understand the process and love the result.

The best creative work happens when human vision meets machine capability. We're here to prove that every day.

Founded by Hugo Silva in 2025, ZINTOS bridges creative production and AI infrastructure. We don't just create with AI — we install it in businesses like yours. The same intelligence that powers our films can power your operations.

We're building the future of creative work. And we'd love for you to be part of it.

Ready to create the future?

Whether you need a brand, a film, a creative director, or an AI agent — the conversation starts here.

tellme@zintos.digital

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