TORONTO — Folks VFX (https://folksvfx.com), a member of the FuseFX brand family, has announced the appointment of Mihaela Orzea as its new head of studio, Toronto. The facility is one of the brands' seven studio locations across North and South America.
A near 20-year member of the Toronto VFX community, Orzea joins Folks VFX after a decade at Pixomondo Toronto, where she was head of studio, in addition to serving as a VFX supervisor and VFX producer on several notable projects, including Ant-Man and the Wasp, Wonder Woman and The Umbrella Academy. Orzea is a well-known mentor and leader in the area, and works as a VFX professor at Centennial College in addition to her full time studio work. She is also a member of the AMPAS Visual Effects branch.
"We are so fortunate to have Mihaela join our team heading up the Folks Toronto studio," says Dave Altenau, founder and CEO of FuseFX. "Our philosophy is to support strong leadership in each of our studios across FuseFX and Folks. We are committed to each studio location developing a full range of capabilities, and its own unique culture and talent under that leadership, while also focusing on highly-integrated tools and communication across our global network of locations to share work and provide support for each studio. Mihaela fits that philosophy perfectly, and has the capability to lead the ongoing growth of our Toronto studio, continuing our commitment to offer the highest quality visual effects in the world.”
"Mihaela has an impressive track record of growth and development,” adds Sebastien Bergeron, founder and president of Folks VFX. “She's driven and persistent, always concentrating on success, which is completely on brand for us. Under her leadership, we are confident Mihaela will lead us towards our goal of more rapid growth, seamlessly integrating with our worldwide studios while expanding our talent pool and capabilities, to create a more dynamic global footprint."
Recent projects out of Folks VFX Toronto include FX's Fargo and Mrs. America, Netflix's Grand Army and VWars, Freeform's Shadow Hunters, USA Network's Colony, NBC's Taken and Apple TV+'s See.