© Grenadine Film
- Director
- screenwriter
Born on 09.03.1983 (41 Years)
About Bijan Benjamin
Head of the gang. Thinker. Playmaker. Magic Johnson. An extraordinary character who makes the impossible happen. ”Hip hop minded, kind hearted, designed with literature and inspired by art, moving with soul.“
Known for
© Straight Films
© Bijan Benjamin
© Yan B. Peter
Film awards
| Year | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Houston Int. Film Festival [uk] | Winner |
| 2014 | Sunscreen Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2014 | Detectivefest [ru] | Winner |
| 2014 | Detectivefest [ru] | Winner |
| 2014 | Festival Of Nations [at] | Winner |
| 2014 | Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival | Nominated |
| 2014 | Foyle Film Festival [uk] | Nominated |
| 2014 | Kolkata Shorts Int. Film Festival [in] | Nominated |
| 2014 | Cinema Perpetuum Mobile Festival Belarus [by] | Nominated |
| 2013 | Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis | Nominated |
| 2008 | Pune Int. Filmfestival [in] | Nominated |
| 2008 | Filmfest Düsseldorf | Nominated |
| 2007 | Internationale Hofer Filmtage | Nominated |
| 2007 | Festival des Filmes du Montréal [ca] | Nominated |
| 2006 | Bergischer Filmpreis e.V. | Winner |
| 2005 | Bergischer Filmpreis e.V. | Nominated |
| 2003 | Filmfestival Türkei Deutschland | Nominated |
| 2003 | Frankfurt Filmfestival Landungsbrücke | Nominated |
| 2003 | Bergischer Filmpreis e.V. | Nominated |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Scholarship of the MGZ (start-up program of the Film Commission NRW) |
Training
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2006/10 to 2012/7 | KHM - Academy of Media Arts Cologne [de] |
Basic data
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Languages | EnglishFrenchGermanLatinPersian / FarsiPortugueseSpanishTurkish |
| Experience abroad | Central America: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland North Africa: Morocco, Tunisia North America: Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, USA Northern Europe: Denmark East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea Eastern Europe: Belarus, Russia South Africa: Namibia, South Africa South America: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay South Asia: Afghanistan, India, Maldives Southern Europe: Andorra, Canary Islands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Vatican City Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand Southeastern Europe: Greece, Rumania, Serbia West Asia: Iran, Palestine, Qatar, Turkey, United Arab Emirates Western Europe: Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom Central Asia: Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan |
| Special skills | Sorcery, archery, camouflage |
| Own equipment | Technics SL-1210MK2, SNES, Pars Khazar (7 cup), selection of Persian rugs |
| Licences | diving licence - PADI Open Water [int], Special permit in earning & handling prohibited weapons acc. § 40 WaffG [de] |
| Education | Academy of Media Arts, Cologne / Germany, Media Arts / Film |
| Further references | www.bijanbenjamin.com |
| Preferred place of work | Hollywood |
| Immediate working area | Cologne |
| 2nd residence (if applicable) | Honolulu |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Accommodation possibilities | Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Buenos Aires, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hongkong, Honolulu, Istanbul, Lima, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Manila, Marseille, Moscow, Munich, New York, San Diego, Teheran, Vienna |
| Associations |