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Great film to be a part of! Beautifully directed by Henry Hobson at MJZ, Chery Cars featuring Sir Mo Farah ⁠🏃🏾 VFX by @freefolkstudios ⁠ Thanks to our team 👇⁠ Post Producer: Charles Gillett- @cgillett ⁠ Lead 2D Artist: Vinny David⁠ Flame Artist: Andy Copping ⁠ Flame Artist: Luke Greig – @luke_greig ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ CLIENT: CHERY - @cherycars_uk ⁠ ⁠ Brand Director: John Zhong⁠ Senior Brand Manager: Arun Singh⁠ Digital Marketing Manager: Jeremy Chan Jeremiism⁠ Product Lead: Neil Kent @neilkent8 ⁠ ⁠ AGENCY: TEAM LEWIS - @teamlewis_uk ⁠ Creative Director: Max Sellers⁠ Creative: David Boynes - @mrboynes ⁠ Executive Producer: Ben Enebi⁠ Business Director: Lucy Luo - @luluo221 ⁠ Programme Director: Lauren Bushell⁠ ⁠ PRODUCTION COMPANY: MJZ - @mjzworldwide ⁠ Director: Henry Hobson - @hthobson ⁠ Managing Director: Lindsay Turnham- @lindstpics ⁠ Head of Production: Lucy Jones @lj0nes ⁠ Executive Producer: Julia Fetterman- @juliafatterman ⁠ Producer: George Saunders @george.saunders.01 ⁠ Director of Photography: Steve Annis @steveannisdop ⁠ ⁠ SLOVENIAN PRODUCTION COMPANY: DIVISION FILM- @division.film ⁠ Founder/EP: Rok Bukovek⁠ Exectuive Producer: Rok Luneznik @rokluneznik ⁠ Producer: Urška Vardijan @urskavardijan ⁠ COO: Bojan Skol⁠ Head of Production: Spela Bajc -@spelabajc ⁠ ⁠ Offline Edit: Fabrizio Rossetti⁠ Editor: Fabrizio Rosetti - @fabriziorossettieditor ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ COLOUR GRADE: TIME BASED ARTS - @timebasedarts ⁠ Colourist: Ruth Wardell - @wvrdell ⁠ Grade Producer: Théa Dagnaud⁠ ⁠ MUSIC HOUSE: THE HOGAN⁠ Music Supervisor: Sean Hogan @snaphogan ⁠ ⁠ SOUND DESIGN: RUNAMOK⁠ Sound Designer: Jonny Platt @jonnyplatt_sound ⁠

🙌 Freefolk is excited to be an official post partner of Yarns 2026! As a long standing partner of the initiative, we remain committed to supporting emerging unsigned filmmakers by providing our post-production expertise. ⁠ ⁠ We offer finalists mentorship from pre-production through to final grade and VFX, with access to our own emerging talent, and technical finishing services. This ensures the films meet professional standards despite limited budgets, which are often otherwise unavailable to budding unrepresented filmmakers. ⁠ ⁠ We take pride in nurturing the industry’s next wave of directing talent and are excited to see this year’s Yarns creations! ⁠ ⁠ This year, our up-and-coming colourist Ty Anthony will be grading in Resolve alongside Junior Flame Operator Luke Greig, with Megan Hindle providing essential production support.⁠ ⁠ 🧐 So what’s the brief? ⁠ ⁠ Yarns returns for 2026 with a new brief: Nostalgia⁠ ⁠ The future can seem, at best, uncertain. Faced with this uncertainty, we often long for old comforts, old passions, old memories, old ideas and old socks. From fashion revivals to rockstar reunions, it seems the more we move forward the more we look back.⁠ ⁠ But why? Are we lost, afraid, confused, or out of ideas? Or is it all just a case of the strange affliction that came to be known as nostalgia?⁠ ⁠ This year Yarns is asking unsigned filmmakers from all backgrounds (and eras) to create a short film idea that explores our relationship with the past, through the lens of nostalgia.⁠ ⁠ Three selected directors will receive £2,000 funding and full industry support from pre to post production, working with leading partners to bring their films to life.⁠ ⁠ Submissions are now open at yarnsfilm.co.uk⁠

💥We are thrilled that AIB “For The Life You’re After” Directed by @nonoayuso at @antidotefilms for @TBWA_Ireland has been shortlisted for Best Post Production and VFX at the @adforum.us PHNX Awards 2026. ⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to our team and everyone involved ! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠➡️ Swipe for VFX breakdown ⁠ Production Company: ANTIDOTE @antidotefilms ⁠ Director: Nono Ayuso @nonoayuso ⁠ Antidote Founder/ EP: Andrew Freedman @andrewfreedman ⁠ Producers: Adria Paituvi @paitu , Paula Stewart @paulastewart91 ⁠ Service Company: Boogie Films @boogiefilms_prague ⁠ Service Producer: Michal Cejnar @michal_cejnar ⁠ DOP: Anna Franquesa Solano @annafranqesasolano ⁠ Production Designer: Julija Fricsone-Gavriss @julijafricsone ⁠ 1st AD: Tomas Pavlacky⁠ Editor: Alvaro del Val @alvaro.delval ⁠ ⁠ Post Production Company: FREEFOLK @freefolkstudios ⁠ Creative Director: Jason Watts @jjwatts ⁠ Executive Producer: Laura Ricketts @ljricketts ⁠ Producer: Regan Perry⁠ Colourist: Marty McMullen @marty_colour ⁠ VFX: Rob Sheridan @robsheridan26 ⁠ Head of 2D: Andy Copping @andycopping ⁠ Post Supervisor: Jen Connolly @jenpenco ⁠ Music: Denis Kilty @deniskilty ⁠ Sound Recording: Mark Richards @themarkrichards118 ⁠ ⁠ Agency - TBWA\Ireland⁠ CEO – Deirdre Waldron⁠ Executive Creative Director – Des Creedon⁠ Creative Director – Bairbre McGlade @bairbre ⁠ Business Director – Karen Austin⁠ Head of Integrated Production - Onagh Carolan @onaghc ⁠ Account Director – Ciara Mannion⁠ Account Executive – Grace Curham⁠ Chief Strategy Officer – Paul Fisher⁠ ⁠ Client - AIB⁠ CCO – Orlaith Ryan⁠ CMO – Eavann Murphy⁠ Head of Marketing Engagement – Nuala Kroondijk⁠ Marketing Manager – Pauline Carmody⁠ Brand Manager Content – Jack Fox⁠ Brand Manager Content – Sarah Brazil⁠ ⁠ ⁠

From shoot through to grade and post, ⁠It was a real pleasure to contribute to a project supporting such an emotive and worthwhile cause.⁠ Pieta House directed by Max Fisher for Publicis Dublin through Antidote. ⁠ ⁠ This beautiful new film ‘Darkness into Light’ tells the story of a mother walking for Pieta's annual fundraiser, visualising her son who she has lost to suicide. Starting before dawn, participants walk together as the morning light breaks to raise funds and feel the support of others. ⁠ ⁠ Jason Watts supervised on set. "Due to narrow window of usable sunrise light, a decision was made to shoot day for night for a number of shots. To achieve the intended pre-dawn aesthetic, we tested out a post methodology which proved highly successful, using pre-made LUTs on location. Torchlight was not visible under the daylight shooting conditions, so were introduced digitally in post-production, using a combination of lens flares and volumetric light beams.⁠ ⁠ The final shot required a substantial amount of compositing and clean-up work. An LED panel was used on set to simulate early morning sunlight. This helped emphasise the sense of hope and togetherness within the final shot, while also aiding in compositing the sky replacement."⁠ ⁠ In the grade, Duncan Russell enhanced the convincing portrayal of growing light. "My job was to bring a quiet beauty to the moment when the darkness of grief is made more bearable by the oncoming day"⁠ ⁠ ⁠For support:⁠ ⁠Please head to https://www.darknessintolight.ie/ ⁠ In the UK @mindcharity ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Agency - Publicis Dublin @publicisdublin ⁠ Client - Electric Ireland @electricireland and Pieta House @pieta.house ⁠ ⁠ Production Company - Antidote Films @antidotefilms ⁠ Director - Max Fisher @maxyfisher ⁠ Executive Producer - @andrewfreedman ⁠ Producer - @paulastewart91 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠Post Production House - @freefolkstudios ⁠ VFX Supervisor - @jjwatts ⁠ Exec Producer - @ljricketts ⁠ Producer - @jessicaverner_ Lead Flame - @andycopping ⁠ Flame - @luke_greig ⁠ Colourist - @duncanrussellcolour ⁠ Colour Assist - Edward Webb⁠ Post Supervisor - @jenpenco ⁠ ⁠ Editor - @stephendunne_ ⁠ Edit Producer - @27frank ⁠

SWIPE to see some before and after stills from the making of McDonald's Mini Showdown 🙌⁠ Full VFX Breakdown on our YouTube Channel. Link in bio 🔗⁠ ⁠ 🏒 We created fully CG, miniaturised versions of Auston Matthews and Conor McDavid and refined digital scans, that we captured on set, to give them a collectible figurine aesthetic. ⁠ ⁠ 🪄 To enhance the stylised feel of the spot, we animated the characters using stepped animation on twos and ones. The FX elements, lighting and ice spray were also designed to conform to this stepped style, requiring sophisticated solutions to ensure they matched the same stylised motion language as the characters. ⁠ ⁠ ✨The environment combined photographic projection techniques with detailed 3D modelling of seating, tables and background diners to create the sense of a scaled environment surrounding the figurines, as well as developing fully photo-real, CG food assets.⁠ ⁠ ⁠Let us know what you think!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ VFX & COLOUR - @freefolkstudios ⁠ Creative Director - @jjwatts ⁠ VFX Supervisors - Harin Hirani⁠ VFX Executive Producer - @ljrickets ⁠ VFX Producer - @robyn_guthrie ⁠ ⁠ Flame/Online - @andycopping , Vinny David ⁠ Colourist - @marty_colour ⁠ CG Lead - Jansen McCord⁠ CG Asset / Look Dev - Rohit Kottamasu, Oliver Ward⁠ FX - Fadjr Mehiris, @dravec.ky ⁠ Animators - Sarp Serter, Oleksiy Popov, Gang Trinh, Murat Tahan⁠ Lead 2D - Rob Sheridan ⁠ Nuke Compositors - @meggleohmygod , @cerys.steenhuis , William Woods, Valerie Wöllner⁠ Motion Graphics Artist - Anthony Le⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ CLIENT - @mcdonaldscanada ⁠ AGENCY⁠ @cossette.en ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ PRODUCTION CO: @circleproductions ⁠ Director - @cbalmond ⁠ Director of Photography - @willbexdop ⁠ Partner/Exec Producer - Karen Tameanko ⁠ Producer - Amanda Field ⁠ Production Designer - @jessonmoen ⁠ ⁠ EDITING - @nimiopere ⁠ Editor - Steve Puhach ⁠ Assistant Editors - Shalini Menon, Jack Considine⁠ Producer - Nicole Hann⁠ ⁠ ENGLISH AUDIO MIX AND RECORD ⁠ @berkeley_inc ⁠ ORIGINAL MUSIC ⁠@madplanet_global ⁠

Is the Futurefolk internship right for you? William Woods, Nuke artist, shares his experience of doing the internship in 2023.⁠ ⁠ 🛑 Deadline for applications: 17th April, 2026⁠ ⁠ 🤨 What is it? Futurefolk is a paid internship program that runs for one month (usually) during the summer. ⁠ ⁠ 🙌 Open to: All VFX enthusiasts. No formal training is required, however, a showreel is. ⁠ ⁠ 🗣️Please share with your networks. ⁠ ⁠ 📍 Location: Freefolk, London, Shoreditch. Hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days in the studio. ⁠ 🔗 freefolk.com/futurefolk

Nuke artist, and former Futurefolk intern, Cerys Steenhuis shares more tips for applying for our internship program.⁠ ⁠ 👉 Your showreel is THE most important part of your application.⁠ 👉 Use tutorials to learn, but try not to have them in your reel. ⁠ 👉 Instead, use unique projects to show you are able to apply the skills you've learnt.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Futurefolk 2026⁠ ⁠ 👐 Applications NOW OPEN⁠ ⁠ 🛑 Deadline for applications: 17th April, 2026⁠ ⁠ 🤨 What is it? Futurefolk is a paid internship program that runs for one month (usually) during the summer. ⁠ ⁠ 🙌 Open to: All VFX enthusiasts. No formal training is required, however, a showreel is. ⁠ ⁠ 🗣️Please share with your networks. ⁠ ⁠ 📍 Location: Freefolk, London, Shoreditch. Hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days in the studio. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗 freefolk.com/futurefolk

Every year we ask our Futurefolk interns for their feedback so we know they are getting the experience they need. Seeking out new talent and nurturing it is fundamental in the culture at Freefolk. ⁠ ⁠ Sophia Harrington was a self-taught 2D artist and we are thrilled that she has gone on to work in paint & roto at a major VFX house. ⁠ ⁠ Could it be you this year? Everyone is welcome to submit a showreel. ⁠ ⁠ Applications are closing on 17th April. Head to the link in bio for more information. ⁠ ⁠

Nuke artist, and former Futurefolk intern, Cerys Steenhuis shares her tips for applying for our internship program.⁠ ⁠ 👉 Make sure you have variety on your reel.⁠ 👉 Keep your breakdowns short.⁠ 👉 Show your roto passes as we want to see good techniques. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Futurefolk 2026⁠ ⁠ 👐 Applications NOW OPEN⁠ ⁠ 🛑 Deadline for applications: 17th April, 2026⁠ ⁠ 🤨 What is it? Futurefolk is a paid internship program that runs for one month (usually) during the summer. ⁠ ⁠ 🙌 Open to: All VFX enthusiasts. No formal training is required, however, a showreel is. ⁠ ⁠ 🗣️Please share with your networks. ⁠ ⁠ 📍 Location: Freefolk, London, Shoreditch. Hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days in the studio. ⁠ ⁠ 🔗freefolk.com/futurefolk

💥Its here! The McDonald's Mini Showdown VFX Breakdown 🙌⁠ ⁠ 🏒 We created fully CG, miniaturised versions of Auston Matthews and Conor McDavid and refined digital scans, that we captured on set, to give them a collectible figurine aesthetic. ⁠ ⁠ 🪄 To enhance the stylised feel of the spot, we animated the characters using stepped animation on twos and ones. The FX elements, lighting and ice spray were also designed to conform to this stepped style, requiring sophisticated solutions to ensure they matched the same stylised motion language as the characters. ⁠ ⁠ ✨The environment combined photographic projection techniques with detailed 3D modelling of seating, tables and background diners to create the sense of a scaled environment surrounding the figurines, as well as developing fully photo-real, CG food assets.⁠ ⁠ ⁠Let us know what you think!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ VFX & COLOUR - @freefolkstudios ⁠ Creative Director - @jjwatts ⁠ VFX Supervisors - Harin Hirani⁠ VFX Executive Producer - @ljrickets ⁠ VFX Producer - @robyn_guthrie ⁠ ⁠ Flame/Online - @andycopping , Vinny David ⁠ Colourist - @marty_colour ⁠ CG Lead - Jansen McCord⁠ CG Asset / Look Dev - Rohit Kottamasu, Oliver Ward⁠ FX - Fadjr Mehiris, @dravec.ky ⁠ Animators - Sarp Serter, Oleksiy Popov, Gang Trinh, Murat Tahan⁠ Lead 2D - Rob Sheridan ⁠ Nuke Compositors - @meggleohmygod , @cerys.steenhuis , William Woods, Valerie Wöllner⁠ Motion Graphics Artist - Anthony Le⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ CLIENT - @mcdonaldscanada ⁠ AGENCY⁠ @cossette.en ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ PRODUCTION CO: @circleproductions ⁠ Director - @cbalmond ⁠ Director of Photography - @willbexdop ⁠ Partner/Exec Producer - Karen Tameanko ⁠ Producer - Amanda Field ⁠ Production Designer - @jessonmoen ⁠ ⁠ EDITING - @nimiopere ⁠ Editor - Steve Puhach ⁠ Assistant Editors - Shalini Menon, Jack Considine⁠ Producer - Nicole Hann⁠ ⁠ ENGLISH AUDIO MIX AND RECORD ⁠ @berkeley_inc ⁠ ORIGINAL MUSIC ⁠@madplanet_global ⁠

👐 FUTUREFOLK Applications NOW OPEN ⁠ 🛑 Deadline for applications: 17th April, 2026⁠ ⁠ 🤨 What is it? Futurefolk is a paid internship program that runs for one month (usually) during the summer. ⁠ ⁠ 🙌 Open to: All VFX enthusiasts. No formal training is required, however, a showreel is. ⁠ ⁠ 🗣️Please share with your networks. ⁠ ⁠ 📍 Location: Freefolk, London, Shoreditch. Hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days in the studio. ⁠ 🔗 freefolk.com/futurefolk

🙌 Futurefolk is back! Now in its 9th year. Our one-month paid internship program offers the chance for ANYONE to get VFX industry experience this Summer 2026.⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠ 👉 WHO CAN APPLY?⁠ ⁠ Anyone with a showreel and enthusiasm for a 2D or 3D VFX career is encouraged to apply.⁠ ⁠ You may be studying, finished a course, or have no formal VFX training. We want to hear from people from all backgrounds. ⁠ ⁠ So whether you’re dreaming of becoming a creature artist or a compositor, this is the chance for you to work alongside an Emmy award-winning team.⁠ ⁠ 👉 HOW TO APPLY⁠ ⁠ * Head to 🔗 in bio freefolk.com/futurefolk ⁠ * Enter your details into the online form.⁠ * Submit a reel of up to 2 minutes with your best work.⁠ ⁠ 🛑 Deadline for applications: 17th April, 2026⁠ ⁠