Everyone different, but all united.

We are a CGI creative studio based in Montpellier, France, our team is composed of young and talented artists who previously worked on notable productions in the CGI and motion picture industry.

We created L'Horda with the core belief that in today's competitive landscape, every business can benefit from high quality 3D images, whether it is for advertising, entertainment, visualization or simply art.

The micro-structure organization of our studio allows us to be flexible and reactive, capable of adapting to the different needs and backgrounds of our clients.

Émily Merpillat-Monteil

Co-Founder

Head of studio

SPECIALIZATION LIGHTING

The passion for color and light began at the age of 8 and it guided me through painting and photography at first, then it evolved naturally toward 3D graphics. I worked in advertising and film as a lighting specialist and made two personal short films, Omen and From. With the practice and knowledge gained through the years, I decided to co-found L'Horda driven by the desire to work closely with our clients in creation and art direction, certain to guarantee the standard of excellence required in this field.

Tom Kroos

Cofounder

VFX & CG Supervisor

SPECIALIZATION LIGHTING & FX

After graduating from Isart Digital Paris, I worked for 7 years in the automotive industry as a lighting specialist with brands such as Citroën, DS, Renault, Toyota and numerous concept cars. During this period, I turned to advertising (cosmetics, luxury goods) and video clips as a 3D generalist, capable of producing both realistic and abstract graphic visuals.

Axel Blin

animation

I'm a 3D animator specializing in character animation. I've worked in the field of Live Action / VFX, notably for MPC in Canada and England. I've also had the chance to work on a variety of projects, such as commercials and TV series, with a more cartoonish and stylized artistic direction.

Marine Marques

FX & CFX

I'm a 3D artist, and for the past few years I've specialized in CFX, i.e. simulation for characters or creatures.
I've had the opportunity to work in the VFX, animation and advertising industries.
I also have three fur balls that follow me everywhere!

Mandrin Gaudez

MODELLING & SCULPT SUPERVISION

Mandrin GAUDEZ, is a seasoned professional with more than 8 years of professional 3D modeling and sculpting experience. He's worked on major films like The Grinch and Sing 2 at Illumination. As well as TV shows, online and TV Commercials as well as artistic projects like collectibles.

Thomas Samazan

CREATURE & GROOM

3D artist for over 3 years specialized in the creation of realistic characters and creatures. My expertise includes Modeling/Sculpting, Grooming, Texturing and Lookdev.
I started at MPC London as a texture lookdev artist on the Prehistoric planet series, did a short assignment on The Wheel of Time series, then did a short assignment at MacGuff for the walking dead: Daryl Dixon series.
I also give 3D courses at Brassart and MOPA.

Julien Soutadé-Gastaud

RIG, PIPELINE & DEVELOPEMENT

After starting my career in sound recording, my passion for computers and design led me to 3D studios. During my formative years, I naturally turned to rig, learning the Python language in my spare time and familiarizing myself with scripting in Maya. Towards the end of my studies, I refined my programming skills and continued to create increasingly complex tools.
Right after graduating, I joined L'Horda's pipeline department, where my mission is to develop tools tailored to the needs of artists, and in parallel, I also take care of the setup part of certain projects.

Gregory Pijat

PIPELINE SUPERVISION

Leading the development of the pipeline, I design and conceptualize solutions that empower artists to enhance productivity throughout the production process. My role involves ensuring that the team’s vision is achievable while maintaining the robustness, stability, and scalability of our codebase.

Before L'Horda:
Pipeline Supervisor at Mikros Animation (Paw Patrol 3)
Rigging Lead at Redefine/Dneg (Multiple projects)
Pipeline TD at Mikros Animation (SpongeBob 3 / Paw Patrol 1)

Before L'Horda

Some of the productions our team has worked on before joining l'Horda.

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