Fort York VFX

Fort York VFX Fort York is a Toronto-based visual effects shop. We specialize in compositing, animation, motion de

10/07/2025

Check out our latest colour work for Toyota with our friends at Saatchi and School Editing
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Client: Toyota
Title: Apples

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi
EVP, Group Lead: Tony Tarle
VP, ECD: Rob Gendron
Creative Director, Art Director: Noreel Asuro
Creative Director, Writer: Mike DiCandido
VP, Head of Production: Tara Handley

Production House: OPC production
Directors: Jon + Torey
EP: Harland Weiss
Producer: Hayley Brown

Editorial House: School Editing
EP: Sarah Brooks
Editor: Izzy Ehrlich
Assistant Editor: Zhenya Dolzikov

Colour: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Colour Assistant: José Arturo Torres Salinas
Producer: Katie Fowler

Online: The Pub

Audio: Grayson

10/02/2025

Feast your eyes on our latest spot for Specsavers!
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Client: Specsavers
Title: Your Eyes Go Through A Lot

Marketing Director: Catherine Walsh
Canada Creative Hub Lead: Lauren Mills
Global CD: Richard James
Creative Team: Bertie Rapkin & Jon Morgan
Moving Image Producer: Angus Smith
Lead Creative Business Partner: Tasha Thirlby

Production Company: Circle Productions
Director: James Haworth
Producer: Erica Parks
Partner / EP: Karen Tameanko
EP: Laurence Payne
Talent Producer: Tania James

Casting: Jigsaw Casting

Editorial Company: Rooster Post
Editor: Paul Proulx
Assistant Editor: Lenka Gmitrova
EP: Sam McLaren
Producer: Nicole Stamford

Colour & VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Assistant Colourist: Jose Arturo Torres Salinas
Lead Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Artist: James Marin
Flame Assistant: Serina Choi
Producer: Katie Fowler

Audio: Eggplant Music + Sound

We’re honored to be nominated at the ✨Celebrating creativity with Paramount+ 🎬💙
09/30/2025

We’re honored to be nominated at the ✨
Celebrating creativity with Paramount+ 🎬💙

09/29/2025

Beetlejuice, Steve, or Glinda? Be whoever you want to be this Halloween with Party City! Colour and Finishing done by Fort York VFX.
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Brand: Party City
Title: Step Into Your Halloween

Associate VP, Creative Director: Simon Clancy
Copywriter: Steve English
Art Director: Elaine P**n
Producer: Raquel Rose
Manager, Creative Content: Alexa Forsyth
Manager, Content Programs: Tommy Chan
Manager, Creative & Content Productions: Jeremy Perry

Production Company: Felon
Director: Abby Ballanger
DoP: John Ker
Line Producer: Amy Prickett
EP: Spencer Houghton

Editorial: Rooster Post
Editor: Christina Humphries
Assistant Editor: Ky Hanitijo
Editorial EP: Sam McLaren
Editorial Producer: Nicole Stamford

Colour & VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Colour Assistant: Jose Arturo Torres Salinas
Lead Flame Artist: Luke White
Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Assistant: Abraham Lim
VFX Producer: Armen Bunag

Audio: BoomBox Sound

09/08/2025

Christmas Miracles, Gunshot Action and Horror Tropes - TIFF's 50th anniversary collaboration with Rogers is celebrating film that is out of the ordinary because audiences deserve great films! 🎬

Client: Rogers TIFF
Title: Trailers

Agency: Publicis Media
Chief Creative Officer: Vini Dalvi
Group Creative Director: Catherine Allen & Ian Simpson
Associate Creative Directors: Megan Kras & Nathan Styles
Creatives: Mateus Cerqueria, Felipe Duarte, Mike Ludwig & Carter Storozynski
VP, Broadcast Production: Pam Portsmouth
Senior Producer: Koa Padolsky

Production Company: HQ
Director: Tim Godsall
Line Producer: Shannon Barnes
DoP: Kris Belchevski
Production Manager: Brian Fletcher
Production Coordinator: Jack Ford
Executive Producers: Ian Webb, Farrah Khaled, Hayley Taylor

Casting: POWERHOUSE CASTING

Editorial: School Editing
Editors: Monica Remba, Matt Kett
Assistant Editors: Fiona Alvarez, Claire Shafto
Editorial Producer: Steve Villeseche

VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
Lead Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Artists: Marco Posinelli, Dylan Morgan, James Marin
Flame Assistant: Josh Storm
VFX Producer: Armen Bunag

Colour: Artjail

Audio: Rajakovic Electric

09/04/2025

Our VFX team took these window washers to new heights in the latest creative for BMO 🏙️ ✨
Watch the cityscape come to life in our VFX Breakdown below.
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Client: BMO
Title: Window Washers

Agency: FCB Canada
CCO: Nancy Crimi-Lamanna
Executive CDs: Andrew MacPhee & Jeremiah McNama
CD: Josh Haupert
Writer: Devin Bruun
AD: Ole Tshetlo
Producer: Anne Marie Martignago

Production Company: Merchant HQ
Director: Benji Weinstein
DoP: Bryan Newman
Line Producer: Andrew Graham
EPs: Ian Webb, Hayley Taylor

Casting: POWERHOUSE CASTING

Editorial: Saints Editorial
Editors: Aaron Dark
Assistant Editors: George Abraham
Editorial EP: Emily McKay

VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
CD: Mike Bishop
Set Supervisor: Pete McAuley
Lead Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Artists: Igor Boros, Luke White, Cory Johnson
Flame Assistant: Josh Storm
CG Artist: Kate Ballard
VFX Producer: Katie Fowler

Colour: alter ego

Audio: Oso Audio

07/16/2025

Client: Sleep Country Canada
Title: Sleep Daddy

AGENCY ENG - Publicis Groupe
PRODUCER: Nicole Andrisevic
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Emmanuel Obayemi
ART DIRECTOR: Devon Clarke
WRITER: Peter Sreckovic

AGENCY FRENCH - Publicis Groupe
PRODUCER: Caroline Dionne
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Jean-Francois Da Sylva-LaRue
ART DIRECTOR: Thomas Li Vigni
WRITER: Antoine Leclerc

PRODUCTION HOUSE: Partners Film
EXEC. PRODUCER: Aerin Barnes
DIRECTOR: Michael Downing
LINE PRODUCER: Erik Wilson
DOP: Tico Poulakakis

EDITORIAL CO. - ENG: ThePub
EDITOR: Drew Stevenson/Isaac Winter
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Kim Miller-Pryce
PRODUCER: Heather Selmayer

EDITORIAL CO. - FRENCH: LePub
EDITOR: Matthieu Bouchard
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Jeremy Paquet
PRODUCER: Sabine Farah

COLOUR: Fort York VFX
COLOURIST: Jason Zukowski
COLOUR ASSIST: Jose Arturo Torres Salinas
COLOUR PRODUCER: Armen Bunag

ONLINE: ThePub

MUSIC/AUDIO HOUSE: Grayson Music

Sun, sweat, and team spirit kind of Saturday for the annual Kenya Cup! We were stoked to take home one win this year, an...
07/14/2025

Sun, sweat, and team spirit kind of Saturday for the annual Kenya Cup!
We were stoked to take home one win this year, and great playing all around. Go team go! 🥎

07/14/2025

We love pay days as much as this new spot, brought to you by our friends from Ghost Edit & Leo Burnett
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Client: TD
Titles: First Timer & The Movie

Agency: Leo Burnett Toronto
CCO: Angus Tucker
CD: Noah Feferman
ACD, AD: Jerry Yang
Copywriter: Steven Seltzer
EP: Jesse Katzev

Production Company: Circle Productions
Director: Noah Marshall
EP: Karen Tameanko, Laurence Payne
Line Producer: Amanda Curtis

Editorial: Ghost Edit
Editor: Ryan Hunt
Assistant Editor: Breanna Purdy
Producer: Lauren Schilter

VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
Lead Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Artist: Luke White
Flame Assistant: André Albuquerque
VFX Producer: Armen Bunag

Colour: alter ego

Audio: TA2 Sound + Music

06/13/2025

*No wallets were lost in the making of this new spot*
Check out our latest work for Northwest Bank with our friends at Rooster and Mower!
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Client: Northwest Bank

Agency: Mower
Senior Vice President/Group Creative Director: Michael Baron
Creative Director: Jeff Hopper
Senior Producer: Denise Rasberry

Production Company: Radke
Director: Jono Holmes
Director of Photography: Kris Belchevski
Executive Producers: Scott Mackenzie, Tony DiMarco

Editorial: Rooster Post
Editor: Colin Murdock
Executive Producer: Sam McLaren

Colour & VFX/Finishing: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Colour Assistant: Jose Arturo Torres Salinas
Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Assistant: Serina Choi
Producer: Katie Fowler
Executive Producer: Cathy Jefferies

Audio: Hobo Audio

We had a blast bringing this special project to life for our friends at and . Fusing dance and film, check out this be...
05/30/2025

We had a blast bringing this special project to life for our friends at and . Fusing dance and film, check out this beautiful homage to the legacy of longtime principal dancer Guillame Côté as he takes his final bow after 26 years with The National Ballet of Canada. Colour done by and online work by .b.morgan .
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CREDITS:
Client:
Title: Grand Mirage

Starring:
Production:
Director & Writer:
DOP: , ASC CSC
Producer:
Associate Producer:
First Assistant Director:
Steadicam Op:
1st AC: Craig Morgan
2nd AC: Fraser Collins
2nd Cam Op:
Gaffer:
Best Boy:
Props Stylist: .stylist
Props Assist: , Grace Cook , Noah Rosaasen
Key Grip:
2nd Grip: Innis Papagiannis
3rd Grip: Brett Bates
Studio: 20 House
Catering: Chef’s Table
Wardrobe Stylists: ,
HMU: ,
DMTNTR: Patrick McKeegan, Emil White
PAs: Erik Berg, James Oster, Graeme Jokic

Editorial:
Editor:
Executive Producer: Sarah Brooks
Assistant Editor:

Colour & Online:
Executive Producer:
Colourist:
Colour Assistant:
Online Flame Artist: .b.morgan

Music and Score: & Brian Pickett
Sound Design: Rachael Johnstone

Concept Art: Goran Bukvic
Executive Producer VFX: Aarchish Jain
VFX Supervisor: Sreejith Madapattil
Compositing: Vyom Chaturvedi, K. Ramakrishna
Fx: Naveen RC
Lookdev/Lighting: R. Veda Prashanth

Prep: Jayesh Zele
Matte Painting: Balu Bhalero
Modelling Artist: Shivam Pathak Balu Bhalero
3D Generalist: Nikhil Barmase
Senior Producer: Vivek Udawant
Production Coordinator: Shravani Teli
CG Lead: Bheemaraju Veda Prashanth
Internal Production: Keerthi Vandhana
Set Modeling: Vinay Pilyanam
Character Modeling: Anish Mohan
Set Texturing: Lahari Valmikam
Character Texturing: Anish Mohan
Grooming : Nikhil Banyal
Rigging: Atul Bhandarkar
Animation: Aditya Sabarwal
Match Move: Marripati Govardhan Goud

05/30/2025

We had a blast bringing this special project to life for our friends at School Editing and Lookout Content. Fusing dance and film, check out this beautiful homage to the legacy of longtime principal dancer Guillame Côté as he takes his final bow after 26 years with The National Ballet of Canada. Colour done by Jason Zukowski and online work by Dylan Morgan 👏👏
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CREDITS:
Client: National Ballet of Canada
Title: Grand Mirage

Starring: Guillaume Cote
Production: Lookout
Director & Writer: Ben Shirinian
DOP: Jeremy Benning, ASC CSC
Producer: Jared Cook
Associate Producer: Marissa Scannura
First Assistant Director: Mario Scenna
Steadicam Op: Jason Vieira
1st AC: Craig Morgan
2nd AC: Fraser Collins
2nd Cam Op: Alex Chung
Gaffer: David Grif
Best Boy: Jason D’Souza
Props Stylist: Emily Nolan
Props Assist: Emma St Germaine, Grace Cook , Noah Rosaasen
Key Grip: Lennon Shute
2nd Grip: Innis Papagiannis
3rd Grip: Brett Bates
Studio: 20 House
Catering: Chef’s Table
Wardrobe Stylists: Serena Vaz, Allie Marshall
HMU: Aniko Tar, Ty Wilson
DMTNTR: Patrick McKeegan, Emil White
PAs: Erik Berg, James Oster, Graeme Jokic

Editorial: School Editing
Editor: Jon Devries
Executive Producer: Sarah Brooks
Assistant Editor: Fi Alvarez

Colour & Online: Fort York VFX
Executive Producer: Armen Bunag
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Colour Assistant: Jose Arturo Torres Salinas
Online Flame Artist: Dylan B. Morgan

Music and Score: Kevin Lau & Brian Pickett
Sound Design: Rachael Johnstone

Concept Art: Goran Bukvic
Executive Producer VFX: Aarchish Jain
VFX Supervisor: Sreejith Madapattil
Compositing: Vyom Chaturvedi, K. Ramakrishna
Fx: Naveen RC
Lookdev/Lighting: R. Veda Prashanth

Prep: Jayesh Zele
Matte Painting: Balu Bhalero
Modelling Artist: Shivam Pathak Balu Bhalero
3D Generalist: Nikhil Barmase
Senior Producer: Vivek Udawant
Production Coordinator: Shravani Teli
CG Lead: Bheemaraju Veda Prashanth
Internal Production: Keerthi Vandhana
Set Modeling: Vinay Pilyanam
Character Modeling: Anish Mohan
Set Texturing: Lahari Valmikam
Character Texturing: Anish Mohan
Grooming : Nikhil Banyal
Rigging: Atul Bhandarkar
Animation: Aditya Sabarwal
Match Move: Marripati Govardhan Goud

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