ALEX OGUS
Alex Ogus was captivated by film early, an animator studying under accomplished NYC artists by age 9. One of his college short films was selected at the Providence Rhode Island International Film Festival, featuring a score by Alex Lifeson of the rock band RUSH.Ogus has since directed commercial campaigns all over the world and collected
numourous honors - 4 Cannes Gold Lions, a Clio and multiple Bessies including
Best of show. The following year, his spot for Media Markt was a finalist at Cannes
and one of the top campaigns in Belgium. Ogus’ US ‘Levitation’ spot for ASICS was
featured in Creativity, shots and Shoot. His spot for Societe Generale with Fred +
Farid won at the London International Advertising Awards and became part of
French popular culture by being spoofed on the Canal+ show Les Guignols.
Recently, Ogus directed the official music video ‘Gonna Be You’, written by Diane
Warren for the Paramount film 80 FOR BRADY with performances by Dolly Parton,
Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper and Gloria Estefan. Ogus’ short film ICE won the
Remi award at the Houston WorldFest International Film Festval. The film was also
picked up for distribution and is streaming on Amazon Prime.