Fort York VFX
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2013
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About Fort York VFX
Fort York VFX is an independent visual effects, colour grading and finishing boutique based in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2013, the artist-driven studio works with commercial agencies, directors, editors and international brands across advertising, branded digital content, television, streaming and film. Its work combines compositing, animation, motion design and digital finishing, with production support available through on-set VFX supervision and technical consultation.
Visual effects and finishing
The studio's visual effects capabilities encompass 2D and 3D compositing, CG character creation, modeling, rigging and photorealistic integration. Autodesk Flame finishing supports its commercial post-production work, alongside beauty retouching and other compositing services. Its animation offering includes both 2D and 3D character animation, motion graphics, title design and UX animation.
Colour grading forms a dedicated part of the business, with digital grading suites serving commercial spots, broadcast television, streaming media and digital campaigns. Together, these capabilities allow the studio to contribute across visual effects, animation, colour and final finishing on a production.
Commercial and narrative work
Fort York VFX's portfolio includes campaigns for Canadian and international brands across financial services, automotive, telecommunications, retail, food and entertainment. Examples include Paramount+'s Crime Goat and Gladiator campaigns, BMO's Carousel and Window Washers, Canadian Tire's NOMA campaign and Chevrolet's Good Deeds Cup. Its Rogers work includes Bring It Home, TIFF 50 and a Toronto Blue Jays campaign featuring Michael Cera.
The studio also contributes to public service and cause campaigns. These include Egale Canada's Deal Them In and Pride Unravelled, alongside a Rare Impact Fund campaign featuring Selena Gomez. Beyond commercial advertising, its narrative credits include visual effects and Flame finishing for the 2017 feature film The House of Tomorrow.
More about Fort York VFX
Leadership and creative team
- Mike Bishop is Partner and Creative Director. Erin Kuttner joined in 2026 as Executive Producer and Managing Director to lead production operations.
- Andrew Rolfe rejoined as a Partner in mid-2026, bringing Flame and creative finishing experience.
- The artistic team includes Derek Gebhart, Technical Director / CG Lead; Tara Donovan, Animation Supervisor; Marco Polsinelli, VFX Supervisor and Flame Artist; Jason Zukowski, Senior Colourist; and José Arturo Torres Salinas, Assistant Colourist.
- Zukowski joined after the company's founding to spearhead its dedicated colour grading division; neither he nor Torres Salinas was a founder.
Editorial collaboration
The studio maintains an operational alliance with independently owned and managed Rooster Post Production. The partnership connects Rooster's offline editorial work with Fort York's VFX, compositing and colour grading in a continuous offline-to-online finishing workflow.
Facility design
The studio's 2024 expansion introduced a custom-designed, 4,000-square-foot facility, developed with interior specialists Commute Design and construction firm Woodbecker.
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Where Fort York VFX is based
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Office** Status: active Headquarters Address: Suite 400, 36 Distillery Lane, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4, Canada Email: info@fortyork.tv Phone: +1 416-847-8977 Opened: 2024 Current headquarters and primary studio in the Distillery District, occupied following the studio's 2024 relocation. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 46 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5V 2H8, Canada Closed: 2024 Former Toronto studio premises, superseded by the move to Distillery Lane in 2024.
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