Benjamin August | |
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Born | 1979 |
Occupation(s) | Casting director Screenwriter |
Benjamin August (born c. 1979) is an American casting director and screenwriter known for Remember (2015), The Swimmer and The Thief. [1] He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Remember , [2] a film directed by Atom Egoyan. [3]
Originally from Livingston, New Jersey, [1] [4] August graduated from Livingston High School in 1997. [5] He later spent time teaching English as a second language in Vietnam, during which he wrote Remember, [4] his first feature film screenplay. [6] His other credits as a writer include Class Rank (2017) and The Billion Dollar Spy.
His second screenplay, Class Rank , under director Eric Stoltz was released in 2016. [7]
As a producer, he worked at American game shows Don't Forget the Lyrics (2007-2008) and Fear Factor (2003, 2005). He previously worked as a casting director on Fear Factor. [8]
August appeared as an actor in Broken Pipe Dreams and Replication Theory movies in 2007.[ citation needed ]
In 2016, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Remember , [2] a film directed by Atom Egoyan. [3]
In 2015, August was nominated for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Remember at Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Award. [9] [10]