About Black Box Productions

Award-winning commercial video production
for global brands and advertising agencies.

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Who We Are

Bespoke Full-Service Production

At Black Box Productions, our bespoke full-service productions are getting noticed. We create engaging commercial campaigns and branded content for major global brands, agencies and innovative start-ups alike. Our work is distributed digitally across multiple platforms as well as through traditional broadcast channels. We offer turnkey solutions from scripting and conceptualization, through to execution, post-production and delivery.

Our approach is simple: maintain the highest quality of customer focused service, while pushing creative boundaries. Our multi-talented leadership team is passionate about crafting visually engaging stories. We are always focused on ensuring that the content we produce is of the highest quality and ultimately aligns with our client's business goals.

During our years in business, we have been fortunate to work with a variety of high profile clients and brands. We've crafted bespoke productions to drive meaningful engagement for major brands like Samsung, Ubisoft, Budweiser, Mattel, Canadian Tire and many, many more. We have filmed for the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, and the Dalai Lama. We've worked with musicians like Arcade Fire, Azealia Banks, Sam Roberts, David Usher, and the Barr Brothers. We even produced media content for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead: Survival.

With operations based in Toronto and Montreal, we maintain a roster of Canadian talent to support filming from coast to coast. Our nimble company can stay lean to ensure we deliver value on smaller shoots, or scale-up to the needs of even the most demanding production. Our strong international network of directors, producers, cinematographers, artists, technicians and creatives ensures that we are always able to assemble the most suitable team for each production.

We frequently work with clients from overseas looking for production support in Canada. Occasionally, a project will call us to a far off place. We have extensive experience traveling to film in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas. We have also coordinated remote shoots by hiring crews locally, specifying technical deliverables & content requirements, and centralizing the post production in-house.

The focus of Black Box Productions continues to be creating high quality visual content. Our strength is in our vision, our resourcefulness and our production partners. We value our collaborators. We continue to invest in new technologies and training to ensure that we are at the forefront of production, both technically and stylistically.

We look forward to working with you.

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The People Behind the Work

Our Team

Josh Usheroff — Producer and Cinematographer at Black Box Productions

Josh Usheroff

Co-Founder · Producer · DOP

Josh Usheroff is a producer, director and cinematographer at Black Box Productions in Montreal. Always passionate about producing quality content, Josh's varied body of work speaks to his deep and multifaceted understanding of filmmaking. Recognized by his peers in the industry for his talent, Josh has directed shorts that have screened worldwide, produced award-winning films that have premiered at international festivals, and has been the cinematographer for multiple high-profile music videos.

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Ben Goloff — Co-Founder and Executive Creative Director at Black Box Productions

Ben Goloff

Co-Founder · Creative Director

Ben Goloff was born and raised in Montreal, educated in Toronto, and has been living between the two cities for the last ten years. Before co‐founding Black Box Productions in 2008, Ben worked as an editor for CBC, while also creating independent works in documentary, fiction, and experimental film that have screened in festivals worldwide. His passion lies in the art of storytelling, and he continues to collaborate on various film genres while producing work of his own.

Rouzbeh Heydari — Filmmaker and Director at Black Box Productions

Rouzbeh Heydari

Director (DGC)

With a directing philosophy rooted in serving the story, Rouzbeh's approach is never about imposing a singular style but rather adapting his visual language to what each scene demands. Whether a moment calls for kinetic handheld energy, sweeping steadicam motion, or the stillness of a perfectly composed frame, every choice he makes is designed to immerse the audience deeper into the world of the film.

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Ali Hamidia — Account Executive at Black Box Productions

Ali Hamidia

Account Executive

Ali helps U.S. and international brands tap into seamless cross-border production in Canada. With experience across 15+ international markets for clients including Apple, Nissan, and Amazon Prime Video, he brings creative intuition and sharp strategic thinking to every project.

Jo Anne Aranton — Project Manager at Black Box Productions

Jo Anne Aranton

Project Manager

If you've ever reached out to Black Box, there's a good chance you've connected with Jo Anne — the steady hand behind many of our most seamless productions. Since joining in March 2022, she has brought structure and calm to our fast-paced world of creative production. From scheduling and crew bookings to budget tracking and client communication, Jo Anne keeps every detail in check so our creative teams can stay focused on the work. Calm under pressure and relentlessly organized, she helps make great work possible — while making the process feel effortless for our clients.

Awards & Honours

Clutch Top Video Production Company 2023

Clutch Top Video Production

Corporate Excellence Award

Corporate Vision Award

TMT Media Innovation Award

TMT Media Innovation

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