Fort York VFX

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

11/03/2025

It's amazing when you can win a world series but even better when you can unite a nation with excitement, smiles and anticipation. We are beyond proud of the Blue Jays for the season they brought to Toronto as well as the wonderful team who brought this tribute message together. Until next year!
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Client: Rogers
Title: Beyond Proud

Agency: Publicis Canada
Group CD: Catherine Allen
Group CD: Ian Simpson
VP, Broadcast Production: Pam Portsmouth
Producer: Tori Topalovich

Production Company: Westside StudioStudio

Production Company: Impossible Studios

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

Colour & VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Assistant Colourist: Jose Salinas
Lead Flame Artist: Marco Polsinelli
Flame Artists: Dylan B. Morgan, Luke White
Flame Assistant: Abraham Lim
EP: Erica Bourgault-Assaf
Producer: Armen Bunag

Music & Audio Company: Eggplant Music + Sound

10/27/2025

Excited to present this labour of love with the help of our friends from Rooster and Publicis. LET'S GO BLUE JAYS! Bring it Home!
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Client: Rogers
Title: One Team, Many Homes

Agency: Publicis Canada
VP, Broadcast Production: Pam Portsmouth
Group CD: Catherine Allen
Group CD: Ian Simpson
Art Director: Mateus Cerqueira
Copywriter: Felipe Duarte
Producer: Tori Topalovich

Production: Westside Studio
Partner / Producer: Tom Nesbitt
EP: Jonathan Lajoie
Head of Production: Meghan Buckley
Artist Rep: Jill Heintzman

Editorial: Rooster Post
Editor: Christina Humphries
Assistant Editor: Lenka Gmitrova
Editorial EP: Sam McLaren
Editorial Producer: Nicole Stamford

Colour & VFX / Finishing: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Assistant Colourist: Jose Salinas
Lead Flame Artist: Marco Polsinelli
Flame Artists: Luke White, Dylan B. Morgan
Online Assistant: Abraham Lim
Producer: Armen Bunag

Music & Audio Company: Eggplant Music + Sound

10/23/2025

Bold colour. Fluid motion & VFX accomplished by a large group of talented people — all powered by New Balance. ✨

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Production Company: Tenfold Production
Writer / Director: Sofia Pompei
EP: Adrian Anvari
Movement & Co-Director: Steven Chau
Producer: Chad Cohall
Assistant Producer: Katie Ferrari
1st AD: Sophia Evangelista
DoP: Zachary Guy
1st AC: Andrew Ouzounis
2nd AC: Jesse Telfer
Gaffer: Liam Wark
Best Electric: Ezra Wayland
Key Grip: Oliver Romo
Swing: Nate Wood
Sound Mixer: Aiden Rhody
Production Designer: Nikki Watson
Lead Dresser: Wynne Harris
Fashion Director & Stylist: Violet Chapters
Lead HMUA: Jessica Scafiezzo
Key PA: Khai Prendergast
PA: Karen Gill
BTS Video: Gabriel Daverio

Editor: Zachary Guy

Colour / VFX Finishing: Fort York VFX
Colourist: Jason Zukowski
Colour Assistant: Jose Arturo Torres Salinas
Flame Artist: Melissa Vasiliev
Flame Assistant: Josh Storm
VFX EP: Erica Bourgault-Assaf

Score: Next of Din
Sound Design: Zachary Guy
VO Artist: Mantis Beats

Talent: Yohance Guthrie, Andrew Miller

Rentals: Ontario Camera

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

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