Benny Safdie
Benny "Ben" Safdie (* 1986 in New York City ) is an American film actor and film director .
Life
Born in New York in 1986 Benny Safdie directed some short films with his older brother Josh, before 2008 Yeast of Mary Bronstein first time was for a feature film for the camera. In 2008 he and his brother presented the mumblecore The Pleasure of Being Robbed . The International Film Festival of Cannes 2009 their tragicomedy was Go Get Some Rosemary shown at the International Film Festival in Venice in 2010 they put together their short film John's Gone before. There was in 2014 also Heaven Knows What shown. Safdie played Eugene in the tragic comedy Person to Person by Dustin Guy Defa .
Her film Good Time , which he co-directed with his brother and in which he also took on a minor role, celebrated its world premiere in May 2017 at the Cannes Film Festival , where the film was nominated for the Palme d' Or. In addition, Good Time was nominated for Best Film and Audience Award at the Gotham Awards 2017.
Filmography
As a director (selection)
- 2005: The Adventures of Slaters's Friend (short film)
- 2008: The Story of Charles Riverbank
- 2009: Go Get Some Rosemary
- 2010: John's Gone (short film)
- 2014: Heaven Knows What
- 2017: Good Time
- 2019: The Black Diamond (Uncut Gems)
As an actor (selection)
- 2008: Yeast
- 2017: person to person
- 2017: Good Time
Awards (selection)
- 2014: Nomination for Best Independent Documentary (Lenny Cooke)
- 2015: Nomination for Best Film (Heaven Knows What)
- 2015: Nomination for the audience award (Heaven Knows What)
- 2017: Nomination for Best Film ( Good Time )
- 2017: Nomination for the audience award (Good Time)
- 2018 : Nomination for Best Director (Good Time)
- 2018: Nomination for Best Film Editing (Good Time)
- 2018: Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Good Time)
- 2020 : Award for Best Director (Uncut Gems)
- 2020: Award for the best film editing (Uncut Gems)
- 2020: Nomination for Best Screenplay (Uncut Gems)
Cannes International Film Festival
- 2009 : Nomination for the CICAE Award ( Go Get Some Rosemary )
- 2017 : Nomination for the Golden Palm in the international competition (Good Time)
Locarno International Film Festival
- 2017: Nomination for the Variety Piazza Grande Award (Good Time)
- 2012: Awarded the Short Film Jury Prize - Fiction (The Black Balloon)
Tokyo International Film Festival
- 2014: Awarded the Tokyo Grand Prix (Heaven Knows What)
- 2014: Awarded the Best Director Award (Heaven Knows What)
Web links
- Benny Safdie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 'Good time' - Interview with Joshua and Ben Safdie In: arte.tv. Retrieved August 13, 2017. (Video)
- ↑ Gordon Cox: 'Get Out' Leads 2017 Gotham Awards Nominations In: Variety, October 19, 2017.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro: 'Get Out' Tops IFP Gotham Awards Nominations; 'Mudbound' Voted Special Jury Award In: deadline.com, October 19, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Safdie, Benny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Safdie, Ben (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |