Industry Films is thrilled to announce the addition of Toronto based director MOS to our family. MOS has directed documentaries, commercials, music videos, and short films. Filmmaking has taken MOS across Canada and around the world in the pursuit of storytelling. Subjects range from LA graffiti artist Man One to architecture's Frank Gehry, but all have one thing in common, a combination of strong visuals and a realism that can range from glossy to gritty, but always honest. Recently the Doug Agency won Best Branded Entertainment at the Canadian New Media Awards with MOS's "Critic-Cal" for the World Wide Short Film Festival. Click here to check out his reel. Welcome MOS!

Industry's Jonathan Bensimon has recently collaborated on a technically challenging and visually rich project involving industry Films, Citizen Jones, Alter Ego and Stealing Time for The Generic Man.

To achieve the striking effect of the "illuminated man," an original light suit was constructed using hundreds of feet of high-voltage LED rope lights and a translucent nylon outer shell. The production had its set of additional challenges, not the least of which was avoiding the Yakuza – Tokyo's notorious mafia – while shooting extensively in their territory without permission. Michael Lambermont, executive producer at Alter Ego in Toronto, oversaw the effects- heavy post-production process, which included weeks of extensive rotoscoping and compositing in the facility's two Flame suites, plus a final colour grade, once the effects were complete. Geoff Ashenhurst, editor at Stealing Time, was charged with bringing the thousands of digital stills to life with director Bensimon.

Click here to view 'Tokyo Glow'.

Congratulations to Phil Brown for nabbing a Grand Clio for his Ambien campaign!

CONGRATULATIONS to Eric Yealland and Alex Ogus for being Finalists at the Bessies this year. Eric's spot for Playland (Rethink) and Alex Ogus' spot for Go Go Break Steady (Taxi) both caught the eye of the judges.

Starring Josh Rachlis and directed by Jonathan Bensimon, this music video is dedicated to Laurie David - producer of An Inconvenient Truth and ex-wife of Larry David, creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm - with the goal of winning Laurie's hand in marriage. To see the clip, please click here.

Jonathan Bensimon's spots for Wireless Wave have caught the attention of the Financial Post. See for yourself if you agree that "the spots have excellent camera work, great casting and superb copy and a strong execution that brings a good idea to life".

Along with recent spots for Playland, Canada Post and an upcoming Coors Light ad, Eric has just wrapped a campaign for Knowledge Network through Rethink in Vancouver. Click here to view Eric's latest reel.

The beginning of a new campaign for the XBOX game Go Go Break Steady is a viral film that puts a crazy twist on the audition process. These guys thought they were in for a regular audition. They had no idea what they were in for.

Anton Josef's music video for Montréal band The Dears, has been garnering a lot of attention lately. Although some of the attention may be related to the timeliness of the video (Anton could almost be considered prophetic in this regard), his visuals create a truly cinematic dystopia. Have a look for yourselves:

"The brand new video for "Money Babies" is as thoughtful as their arrangements, touching on ever-prevalent topics like material wealth, poverty, and class division. Director Anton Josef captures the band's powerful statement in a minimalist way, allowing the music to speak for itself while forcing the viewer to stop and think."

- Filter Magazine

"Like your sci-fi uncomfortably nestled somewhere between Wall-E , Brave New World and Children of Men? Check out The Dears' video for "Money Babies," the first single from the neu-romantic Canadian rockers' new effort Missiles. Directed by Anton Josef, the clip no doubt has been influenced by our current geopolitical and economic meltdowns. Bums in suits burn money to stay warm, bottled milk is sold and stolen among consumerist trash heaps, gas-masked security goons maintain border fences between a free-for-all wasteland and a dream-like suburb. Everyone looks too clean and too dirty at the same time."

- Wired Magazine