Marc Benardout
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Marc Benardout is a British
film director
and film producer
. He is a distant relative of the American composer Irving Berlin
and the French science fiction
writer Jules Verne
.
Benardout began his film career working for director Adrian Lyne
(Fatal Attraction
, 9½ Weeks
) at his production company Jennie & Co where he managed productions for commercial directors including John Lloyd
(Blackadder
). After a few years, he made the jump to directing himself and shot over 200 commercials and music videos in London
and Amsterdam
.
In 1995, he directed a short film entitled A Little Worm
about harmonica
virtuoso Larry Adler
which won the Best Cinematography and Best Film awards at the Barcelona Film Festival amongst other accolades. A Little Worm
was distributed theatrically by Buena Vista International
with the film Ed Wood
and aired on BBC Four
for the series The Shooting Gallery.
Benardout made his feature film directing debut in 2007 with the drama
film Sinner starring Nick Chinlund
and Georgina Cates
. Sinner
, won the Best Feature Film Award at the 2007 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival.
It was accepted as an official selection in the 2007 Vail Film Festival, 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival, 2007 Garden State Film Festival,
2007 Brooklyn Arts Council Film and Video Festival, 2007 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival and the 2007 Boston International Film Festival
Currently the producer of a movie based on Neil Shusterman's book, "UNWIND"
He resides in Los Angeles
, California
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He is a distant relative of the American composer Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
and the French science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
.
Benardout began his film career working for director Adrian Lyne
Adrian Lyne
Adrian Lyne is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for directing films that focus on sexually charged characters and often uses natural light, a fog machine and other effects to create eroticized atmospheres...
(Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American thriller blended with horror, directed by Adrian Lyne and stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and Anne Archer. The film centers around a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end, resulting in emotional blackmail, stalking...
, 9½ Weeks
9½ Weeks
9½ Weeks is a 1986 erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne and starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger. It is based on the novel of the same name by Elizabeth McNeill....
) at his production company Jennie & Co where he managed productions for commercial directors including John Lloyd
John Lloyd (writer)
John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd CBE is a British comedy writer and television producer. He is the great nephew of John Hardress Lloyd.-Early life and career:...
(Blackadder
Blackadder
Blackadder is the name that encompassed four series of a BBC1 historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments. All television programme episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick...
). After a few years, he made the jump to directing himself and shot over 200 commercials and music videos in London
London
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and Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
.
In 1995, he directed a short film entitled A Little Worm
A Little Worm
A Little Worm is a 1995 short film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Vincent Riotta and Issy Van Randwyck. The short film was distributed theatrically by Buena Vista with the feature film Ed Wood by director Tim Burton....
about harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
virtuoso Larry Adler
Larry Adler
Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler was an American musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players. Composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Darius Milhaud and Arthur Benjamin composed works for him...
which won the Best Cinematography and Best Film awards at the Barcelona Film Festival amongst other accolades. A Little Worm
A Little Worm
A Little Worm is a 1995 short film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Vincent Riotta and Issy Van Randwyck. The short film was distributed theatrically by Buena Vista with the feature film Ed Wood by director Tim Burton....
was distributed theatrically by Buena Vista International
Buena Vista Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is a motion picture and television feature distribution company owned by Disney Enterprises, Inc. Buena Vista International was the international distribution arm, Buena Vista Home Entertainment was the firm's video and DVD distribution arm, and Buena Vista...
with the film Ed Wood
Ed Wood (film)
Ed Wood is a 1994 American comedy-drama biopic directed and produced by Tim Burton, and starring Johnny Depp as cult filmmaker Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film concerns the period in Wood's life when he made his best-known films as well as his relationship with actor Bela Lugosi, played by Martin Landau...
and aired on BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
for the series The Shooting Gallery.
Benardout made his feature film directing debut in 2007 with the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
film Sinner starring Nick Chinlund
Nick Chinlund
Zareh Nicholas "Nick" Chinlund is an American actor.-Early life:Chinlund was born in New York City. He attended the Friends Seminary in Lower Manhattan, later moving to Albany, NY in order to participate in Albany High School's varsity basketball program...
and Georgina Cates
Georgina Cates
Georgina Cates is an English actress of film and television.-Biography:Born Clare Woodgate in Colchester, Essex, she attended Colchester County High School for Girls and broke into television acting when she was only sixteen years old, playing the role of the original Jenny Porter on the BBC's...
. Sinner
Sinner (film)
Sinner is a 2007 drama film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Michael E. Rodgers, Tom Wright, and Brad Dourif....
, won the Best Feature Film Award at the 2007 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival.
It was accepted as an official selection in the 2007 Vail Film Festival, 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival, 2007 Garden State Film Festival,
2007 Brooklyn Arts Council Film and Video Festival, 2007 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival and the 2007 Boston International Film Festival
Currently the producer of a movie based on Neil Shusterman's book, "UNWIND"
He resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Awards
- Best Director, SinnerSinner (film)Sinner is a 2007 drama film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Michael E. Rodgers, Tom Wright, and Brad Dourif....
, 2007 Boston International Film Festival - Grand Jury Best Feature Film, SinnerSinner (film)Sinner is a 2007 drama film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Michael E. Rodgers, Tom Wright, and Brad Dourif....
, 2007 Buffalo Niagara Film Festival - Best Narrative Film, SinnerSinner (film)Sinner is a 2007 drama film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Michael E. Rodgers, Tom Wright, and Brad Dourif....
, 41st Annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival
Filmography
As director:- SinnerSinner (film)Sinner is a 2007 drama film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Michael E. Rodgers, Tom Wright, and Brad Dourif....
(2007) - A Little WormA Little WormA Little Worm is a 1995 short film directed by Marc Benardout. It stars Vincent Riotta and Issy Van Randwyck. The short film was distributed theatrically by Buena Vista with the feature film Ed Wood by director Tim Burton....
(short) (1995) - UNWINDUnwindUnwind is the second major label album from post-grunge band Oleander. The band's second album released on Universal Records, Unwind sold approximately 250,000 copies. The album is noted for displaying both a wider range and softer music than its predecessor...
(Work in progress)