MICHAL Misinski | Director + DESIGNER + VFX CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Michal is a Polish-born, Warsaw-based director who blends cinematography and design expertise to craft innovative, immersive stories for some of the world’s most prominent brands and names.

Originally starting out as a designer, it took only a few years for Michal’s interests to shift toward motion pictures—ultimately leading to a deep engagement with narrative filmmaking and the world of VFX.

His professional journey began with high-profile projects for Ubisoft, IBM, Nike, BMW, Toyota, Porsche, and Honda, among others. Over the years, he has been invited to speak at major industry events including Promised Land (Poland), ADFest (Thailand), Splash (Czech Republic), and Mouvo (Czech Republic), and occasionally lectures at the Łódź Film School.

Michal is the co-creator of Project 2501: Homage to Ghost in the Shell, a non-commercial tribute to Shirow Masamune’s manga and Mamoru Oshii’s acclaimed film. His portfolio includes work on the trailer for the History Channel’s Vikingsand a BBC campaign for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the latter earning a BAFTA award.

He also contributed to Ares: Our Greatest Adventure—the teaser for the Oscar-nominated film The Martian, produced in collaboration with NASA and starring Matt Damon. For the Netflix series The Liberator, Michal developed the entire visual language and served as second unit director throughout the production.

Beyond his directorial work, Michal is a co-creator and partner at Juice, a full-service visual effects, design, and audio powerhouse.