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An interview with a guinea pig talking about green electricity? Not as ‘bizarre’ as it sounds.

This film marks the first collaboration between Gaz de Bordeaux and The Mill, where our teams led the concept and full CG production. At the heart of the project is a fully animated character with ultra-realistic fur, where every detail was meticulously crafted; from the movement of each strand to the expressiveness of its gaze.

“We paid particular attention to the character design, animation, and final rendering. The guinea pig was created with highly detailed textures and soft, realistic fur, while maintaining the expressiveness and charm of a mainstream animated film,” explains Guillaume Ho, Director and VFX Supervisor.

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A curated series of films celebrating Cartier's iconic creations for its 2026 Ramadan campaign. Featuring the emblematic Panthère de Cartier, brought to life by The Mill from concept through to delivery.

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A curated series of films celebrating Cartier's iconic creations for its 2026 Ramadan campaign. Featuring the emblematic Panthère de Cartier, brought to life by The Mill from concept through to delivery.

#Cartier #TheMill

A curated series of films celebrating Cartier's iconic creations for its 2026 Ramadan campaign. Featuring the emblematic Panthère de Cartier, brought to life by The Mill from concept through to delivery.

#Cartier #TheMill

A curated series of films celebrating Cartier's iconic creations for its 2026 Ramadan campaign. Featuring the emblematic Panthère de Cartier, brought to life by The Mill from concept through to delivery.

#Cartier #TheMill

A curated series of films celebrating Cartier's iconic creations for its 2026 Ramadan campaign. Featuring the emblematic Panthère de Cartier, brought to life by The Mill from concept through to delivery.

#Cartier #TheMill

For Ramadan 2026, Cartier reimagines its emblematic Panthère as both muse and voyager, guided by the brilliance of a shooting star as she journeys through the desert’s golden light and across the region.

The Mill teams brought their craft with precision, sensitivity and efficiency, enriching their CG bestiary by shaping Cartier’s iconic panther from initial concept through to final execution.
Client: Cartier
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For @cartier, the Lunar New Year begins with a display of lanterns and lights 🏮

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Emporio Armani presents a new fragrance fronted by Kendall Jenner, who embodies strength and radiant luminosity, highlighting a scent designed to empower presence and confidence.

Client: @emporioarmani
Director: Gordon Von Steiner
Creative Directors: Jasmine Loignon & Fanny Buratto
Agency: Publicis Luxe
Production: Psycho

VFX: The Mill
VFX Supervisor: Aurelien Teurlai
CG Supervisor: Adrien Borzakian
Executive Producer: Cedric Negrel
Colour Grading: The Mill
Colourists: Arthur Paux, Didier Lefouest

#Armani #TheMill

A dystopian future where automation has erased freedom.
Imagined by Maison BETC, directed by Nicolai Fuglsig, produced by Wanda and VFX by The Mill, “The Anomaly” is Alpine’s latest brand film to celebrate the first 100% electric sport fastback. With an act of rebellion, one woman takes back the wheel of the Alpine A390 and restores emotion, agility and the pure pleasure of driving which have defined the brand for over 70 years.

Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Agency: MAISON BETC
Production: Wanda

VFX: The Mill
VFX Supervisor: Alexis Baillia
CG Supervisor: Marouan El Bekri
Artistic Directtion: Emilie Fouré, Olivier Puechberty
Executive producer: Laura Roddier
VFX Producer: Sébastien Noyon
Colour Grading: Mathieu Caplanne

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Blending live action and CGI and set to Mozart's Requiem, Alpine’s A390 takes centre stage in “The Anomaly”, imagined by Maison BETC for the launch of Alpine’s first 100% electric sport fastback.

The Mill crafted and supervised all VFX on the project to deliver a campaign driven by ambition and emotion, created entirely by our artists through a fully hands on and deeply human creative process, without the use of generative AI.

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From a cast of flying sea turtles, cheeky kittens, and the most huggable panda to ever grace the small screen, the team put pencil to paper and embraced a traditional, craft-focused approach to create something authentic, perfectly imperfect, and unmistakably Starface. Check out how they brought to life the Tiny Star Helpers.

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Cute, animated characters crafted from just a few lines on paper. The team blended magic and whimsy for @starface’s latest social-first campaign, to give their characters a life far fuller than their two-dimensional form.

The Mill Post-Production & Animation
Executive Producer: Stefano Salvini
Creative Director: Ross Urien
Head of Design: Matthew Campbell
Character Design: Andrew Brooks
Animation, Clean-Up & In-Between: Andrew Brooks, Ed Roberts, Alex Potts, Maki Yoshikura, Michael Douglas, Katerina Kremasioti, Angeline Tazi, Jonathan Wren
Compositing: Matthew Campbell, Olivier Jarry, Jean Yves Parent, Maxime Cordier, Julien Pinot
Prod Ops Supervision: Benoit Holl, Vincent Venchiarutti, Fabien Leclerc, Christophe Huchet, Sam Vincent
Prep and Roto Lead: Shraddha Sane
Production Support: Mathilde Cohen-Selmon, Milan Vicet

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Not a Cat Walk. A Lion Walk.

Walk inside the making of our Lion Walk for @publicisgroupeand discover the craft behind the asset, step by step.

Behind the controlled power of each stride lies a precise construction. From rig and skeleton to muscle system and finely layered animation, our 3D and animation artists shaped posture, weight and motion, giving the lion its presence and attitude.

We warmly thank Publicis Groupe for their continued trust, and @prodigiousparisfor leading the global production of the project, as part of a long-standing creative collaboration.

CREDITS VFX BREAKDOWN

VFX Studio: The Mill
Director: Guillaume Ho

Executive producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Marie-Cécile Juglair
VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Ho
Post-producer: Ilyes Receveur

Animation: Pamella Nabais
Modeling: Philippe Zozor
FX / Look Dev: André Monteiro
Lighting / Compositing: Mathias Barday, André Monteiro, Guillaume Ho

Sound Production: @transperfectmedia
Sound Director: Nicolas Valdez
Music: TremoxBeatz

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A century in motion. For Publicis Groupe, our 3D and VFX teams built a visual story of resilience, evolution and reinvention.

At the center stands the Lion, the main character of the campaign.

The Mill, experts in CG animals, shaped every stage of the process, from modeling, rigging and skeletal structure to musculature, posture and fur, using traditional VFX techniques to give the lion presence, attitude and credibility on screen, before collaborating seamlessly with Prodigious on the wider campaign delivery.

We warmly thank Publicis Groupe for trusting us once again on this project, as part of a long-standing creative collaboration.

AGENCE: Publicis
Production: Prodigious

Executive Producer: Yann Dubois
Post-Producer: Cédric Herbet
Director: Matthieu Mantovani
Director of Photography: Nicolas Loir
Creative Director: Nicolas Vogel

THE MILL
Executive Producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Marie-Cécile Juglair
VFX Coordinator: Mathilde Cohen-Selmon, Milan Vicet
VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Ho
CG Supervisor: Morgan Sagel
Shoot Supervisor: Guillaume Ho, Mathias Barday

Environment: Victoria Leger
Hair: Flora Andrivon
Rigging: Marine Sisnaki
3D Animation: Pamella Nabais, Alexandre Sauthier, Jeremy Soudjoukdjian, Geoffroy Barbet-Massin
FX Artist: Benjamin Lenfant
Lighting: Aurélia Deleplanque, Mathias Barday, André Monteiro
Compositing: Selim Yang Molas, Ewan Rosenstrauch

#Publicis #TheMill

A century in motion. For Publicis Groupe, our 3D and VFX teams built a visual story of resilience, evolution and reinvention.

At the center stands the Lion, the main character of the campaign.

The Mill, experts in CG animals, shaped every stage of the process, from modeling, rigging and skeletal structure to musculature, posture and fur, using traditional VFX techniques to give the lion presence, attitude and credibility on screen, before collaborating seamlessly with Prodigious on the wider campaign delivery.

We warmly thank Publicis Groupe for trusting us once again on this project, as part of a long-standing creative collaboration.

AGENCE: Publicis
Production: Prodigious

Executive Producer: Yann Dubois
Post-Producer: Cédric Herbet
Director: Matthieu Mantovani
Director of Photography: Nicolas Loir
Creative Director: Nicolas Vogel

THE MILL
Executive Producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Marie-Cécile Juglair
VFX Coordinator: Mathilde Cohen-Selmon, Milan Vicet
VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Ho
CG Supervisor: Morgan Sagel
Shoot Supervisor: Guillaume Ho, Mathias Barday

Environment: Victoria Leger
Hair: Flora Andrivon
Rigging: Marine Sisnaki
3D Animation: Pamella Nabais, Alexandre Sauthier, Jeremy Soudjoukdjian, Geoffroy Barbet-Massin
FX Artist: Benjamin Lenfant
Lighting: Aurélia Deleplanque, Mathias Barday, André Monteiro
Compositing: Selim Yang Molas, Ewan Rosenstrauch

#Publicis #TheMill

A century in motion. For Publicis Groupe, our 3D and VFX teams built a visual story of resilience, evolution and reinvention.

At the center stands the Lion, the main character of the campaign.

The Mill, experts in CG animals, shaped every stage of the process, from modeling, rigging and skeletal structure to musculature, posture and fur, using traditional VFX techniques to give the lion presence, attitude and credibility on screen, before collaborating seamlessly with Prodigious on the wider campaign delivery.

We warmly thank Publicis Groupe for trusting us once again on this project, as part of a long-standing creative collaboration.

AGENCE: Publicis
Production: Prodigious

Executive Producer: Yann Dubois
Post-Producer: Cédric Herbet
Director: Matthieu Mantovani
Director of Photography: Nicolas Loir
Creative Director: Nicolas Vogel

THE MILL
Executive Producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Marie-Cécile Juglair
VFX Coordinator: Mathilde Cohen-Selmon, Milan Vicet
VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Ho
CG Supervisor: Morgan Sagel
Shoot Supervisor: Guillaume Ho, Mathias Barday

Environment: Victoria Leger
Hair: Flora Andrivon
Rigging: Marine Sisnaki
3D Animation: Pamella Nabais, Alexandre Sauthier, Jeremy Soudjoukdjian, Geoffroy Barbet-Massin
FX Artist: Benjamin Lenfant
Lighting: Aurélia Deleplanque, Mathias Barday, André Monteiro
Compositing: Selim Yang Molas, Ewan Rosenstrauch

#Publicis #TheMill

A century in motion. For Publicis Groupe, our 3D and VFX teams built a visual story of resilience, evolution and reinvention.

At the center stands the Lion, the main character of the campaign.

The Mill, experts in CG animals, shaped every stage of the process, from modeling, rigging and skeletal structure to musculature, posture and fur, using traditional VFX techniques to give the lion presence, attitude and credibility on screen, before collaborating seamlessly with Prodigious on the wider campaign delivery.

We warmly thank Publicis Groupe for trusting us once again on this project, as part of a long-standing creative collaboration.

AGENCE: Publicis
Production: Prodigious

Executive Producer: Yann Dubois
Post-Producer: Cédric Herbet
Director: Matthieu Mantovani
Director of Photography: Nicolas Loir
Creative Director: Nicolas Vogel

THE MILL
Executive Producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Marie-Cécile Juglair
VFX Coordinator: Mathilde Cohen-Selmon, Milan Vicet
VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Ho
CG Supervisor: Morgan Sagel
Shoot Supervisor: Guillaume Ho, Mathias Barday

Environment: Victoria Leger
Hair: Flora Andrivon
Rigging: Marine Sisnaki
3D Animation: Pamella Nabais, Alexandre Sauthier, Jeremy Soudjoukdjian, Geoffroy Barbet-Massin
FX Artist: Benjamin Lenfant
Lighting: Aurélia Deleplanque, Mathias Barday, André Monteiro
Compositing: Selim Yang Molas, Ewan Rosenstrauch

#Publicis #TheMill

A century in motion. For Publicis Groupe, our 3D and VFX teams built a visual story of resilience, evolution and reinvention.

At the center stands the Lion, the main character of the campaign.

The Mill, experts in CG animals, shaped every stage of the process, from modeling, rigging and skeletal structure to musculature, posture and fur, using traditional VFX techniques to give the lion presence, attitude and credibility on screen, before collaborating seamlessly with Prodigious on the wider campaign delivery.

We warmly thank Publicis Groupe for trusting us once again on this project, as part of a long-standing creative collaboration.

AGENCE: Publicis
Production: Prodigious

Executive Producer: Yann Dubois
Post-Producer: Cédric Herbet
Director: Matthieu Mantovani
Director of Photography: Nicolas Loir
Creative Director: Nicolas Vogel

THE MILL
Executive Producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Marie-Cécile Juglair
VFX Coordinator: Mathilde Cohen-Selmon, Milan Vicet
VFX Supervisor: Guillaume Ho
CG Supervisor: Morgan Sagel
Shoot Supervisor: Guillaume Ho, Mathias Barday

Environment: Victoria Leger
Hair: Flora Andrivon
Rigging: Marine Sisnaki
3D Animation: Pamella Nabais, Alexandre Sauthier, Jeremy Soudjoukdjian, Geoffroy Barbet-Massin
FX Artist: Benjamin Lenfant
Lighting: Aurélia Deleplanque, Mathias Barday, André Monteiro
Compositing: Selim Yang Molas, Ewan Rosenstrauch

#Publicis #TheMill