Benjamin Barfoot

Benjamin Barfoot (* 1978 in Torbay , Devon ) is a British film director and film editor . He achieved international fame through his feature film Double Date .

life and career

Benjamin Barfoot, born in 1978, is a self-taught filmmaker. He came from his family at an early age; his grandfather Peter Draper (1925–2004) worked, among other things, as a screenwriter for Michael Winner's film production What comes next ...? , in contact with the film genre. As a teenager, Barfoot made his own 8mm animated films and music videos , which should be good practice for his later activities at television stations such as the BBC and MTV , where he worked as an editor, cameraman and composer for visual effects. Since 2010 he has made various short films, one of which Fuse was a science fiction thriller at the Raindance Film Festival in London .

In 2017, he finally directed the horror comedy Double Date based on a script by actor friend Danny Morgan , who also played the lead role in the film. The film's other cast included Georgia Groome , Michael Socha, and Kelly Wenham . The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 30, 2017 . Double Date was shown at various international festivals such as the Czech Republic , Ireland and the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden . At the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, the production was awarded the Octopus d'Or in the Best International Feature Film category.

Filmography (selection)

Film director

2010: Fuse (short film)
2012: Drive Too (short film)
2012: Who Is Albert Plum? (Short film)
2012: Where Did It All Go Ron? (Short film)
2016: Fist (short film)
2017: Double Date
2018–2019: Panorama (TV documentary series, 2 episodes)

Film editor

2012: Drive Too (short film)
2012: Who Is Albert Plum? (Short film)
2012: Where Did It All Go Ron? (Short film)
2016: Fist (short film)
2017: Double Date
2018: The Forgotten Heroes of Empire (short documentary)
2018: Ben Zand: Cults, Gangs and God: Miscarriage to Murder (television documentary)
2019: Panorama (TV documentary series, 1 episode)

Awards

2017: Award at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival with the Octopus d'Or in the category Best International Feature Film for the feature film Double Date

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Barfoot, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British film director and editor
DATE OF BIRTH	1978
PLACE OF BIRTH	Torbay , Devon , England

[1] Double Date in The Hollywood Reporter

[2] Brief portrait of Benjamin Barfoot in: Kviff