Benjamin Briand is an Australian film director.Ben is a writer and
director working across narrative, installation, documentary, music
video and commercial film projects.In 2007 he wrote and directed
Hammer Bay. The short film project was the result of winning the
People's Choice Award at the first annual Optus ONE80PROJECT. The
award was a joint venture with Sony Ericsson, Optus and MTV
Australia.From 2009 to 2010, the Cannes Young Director Award winner
completed three short films back to back, ‘Apricot’, ‘Castor &
Pollux’ and ‘Some Static Started’. This trilogy explored
Briand's usual themes of memory and identity. 'Apricot' was hugely
successful and brought Briand's name to the global stage as a name to
watch. The cult short film was voted Best Narrative film on Vimeo by
its 3 million users at the Vimeo Awards in New York City 2010. The
same year he received a nomination for Best Director by the Australian
Director's Guild for Some Static Started.
director working across narrative, installation, documentary, music
video and commercial film projects.In 2007 he wrote and directed
Hammer Bay. The short film project was the result of winning the
People's Choice Award at the first annual Optus ONE80PROJECT. The
award was a joint venture with Sony Ericsson, Optus and MTV
Australia.From 2009 to 2010, the Cannes Young Director Award winner
completed three short films back to back, ‘Apricot’, ‘Castor &
Pollux’ and ‘Some Static Started’. This trilogy explored
Briand's usual themes of memory and identity. 'Apricot' was hugely
successful and brought Briand's name to the global stage as a name to
watch. The cult short film was voted Best Narrative film on Vimeo by
its 3 million users at the Vimeo Awards in New York City 2010. The
same year he received a nomination for Best Director by the Australian
Director's Guild for Some Static Started.
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