Michal Misinski

Michal is a Polish-born, Warsaw-based, Director who combines cinematography and design skills to create innovative, immersive stories for the biggest brands and names around the world. 

Starting as a designer, it only took a few years to quickly move his interest into motion pictures which eventually led him to immerse himself in the narrative and VFX world. He began his professional career working on world-recognized projects for Ubisoft, IBM, Nike, BMW, Toyota, Porsche, Honda to name a few. 

I had the huge privilege to work on Ares: Our Greatest Adventure –– the science fiction blockbuster’s teaser, of the Oscar-nominated movie The Martian produced in collaboration with NASA, starring Matt Damon.

I worked on Liberator, Netflix TV series where I was responsible for developing the whole visual language. I also served as a second unit director for the entire series. 

Michal is a co-founder and partner at Juice – a full-service visual effects, design, and audio powerhouse. 

Juice

A full-service visual effects, design & audio powerhouse. Juice blends VFX, 2D/3D animation, Unreal Engine creations, original score, sound and visual design, brand identity, mixing, and postproduction to produce moving experiences in film, audio, and digital spaces. Our tight knit family of directors, composers, artists, and dreamers has helped transform and redefine work for NETFLIX & HBO, BMW & Mercedes, Coca-Cola & Nike, Virgin Mobile & Dolby, Sony Entertainment, CD Projekt RED, and the BBC. We’re suckers for how big ideas look and sound, and we’ve traded many a weekend for sweating out the details that make them come alive. Cosmopolitan, shapeshifting, award-winning, Juice.

ABOUT BRAND YEW FRIENDS

Brand Yew Friends is a multi-disciplinary creative collective built to solve complex briefs and deliver standout work. With over 20 years of experience across commercial production, we partner closely with agencies and brands to design the right team for each project—scaling seamlessly across budgets and scopes.

While we are known for our design, animation, and post expertise, live-action production is a central pillar of our work. We regularly produce live-action commercial campaigns, integrating production, direction, and post under one roof to ensure creative continuity and efficiency from shoot through finish. Our solution-driven approach allows us to build bespoke crews, combine disciplines when needed, and execute confidently across any board, timeline, or challenge.

Our capabilities include Live Action Production, 2D/3D Design and Animation, Photoreal CG, Unreal Engine and Volume Stage Production, VFX and Compositing, Offline Editorial, Color and Finishing, and Audio Post.