Ben Briand
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In 2007 he wrote and directed Hammer BayHammer Bay
Hammer Bay is a 2007 Australian film written and directed by Ben Briand. The film's unconventional structure is part narrative and part free form documentary...
. The one hour film was the winner of the People's Choice Award at the first annual Optus ONE80PROJECT. The award was a joint venture with Sony Ericsson
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, Optus
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and MTV Australia
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, produced by Cherub Pictures, the production company by which he is represented, the film was the beginning of his foray into longer format drama. As well as sharing the task of cinematographer
Cinematographer
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and editor
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
on the project, he also appeared as a fictionalised version of himself. The role was as a documentary film maker who arrives in the town to investigate a murder.
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 highly successful in the online community, being voted Best Narrative film on Vimeo
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by its 3 million users at the Vimeo Awards in New York City 2010.
Filmography
- Apricot (2010)
- Some Static Started (2010)
- Castor & Pollux (2009)
- Parting Moments: Following Minutes of a Separation (2008)