Ben Meyer
Biography
Ben Meyer is an award-winning filmmaker, and a 25 year industry veteran. His debut feature, "Fools," which he wrote, directed and edited, won the Audience Award for Best Competition Feature at Dances With Films; a Jury Commendation at the Durango Independent Film Festival; Best Alternative Feature at the Garden State Film Festival; and Best Director at the Tulsa American Film Festival. It is currently available on Amazon Prime and iTunes.
Meyer's short film "What Are You Having?" won the Grand Prix du Court-Metrage at the Deauville Film Festival (Roman Polanski, jury chair), a CINE Golden Eagle, Best Short Film at the Abuja International Film Festival in Nigeria, and has been screened at festivals around the world. It was licensed for broadcast by the Independent Film Channel and HBO Latin America. His short films "Georgie Porgie," "Sold," and "Bothered" won awards and screened at festivals around North American and Europe.
As an editor, Meyer has worked with such documentarians as Michele Ohayon, Ondi Timoner, Eddie Schmidt, and Peter Stuart. He edited the feature film "Normal Adolescent Behavior," starring Amber Tamblyn, for New Line Cinema. His television editing credits include narrative and unscripted programs for Bravo, A&E, National Geographic, Discovery, and the History Channel, as well as Netflix and Crackle. He wrote the pilot "Splitsville" for CBS in 2020 and is currently developing series pitches for networks and streamers.
Film Festivals
FOOLS: Durango Independent Film Festival, Vail Film Festival; Idyllwild Film Festival; DC Independent Film Festival; Richmond International Film Festival; Petaluma Film Festival; Amazon Prime, iTunes
WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?: Seattle International Film Festival; Hamptons International Film Festival; Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil; Avignon Film Festival, France; Huesca International Film Festival, Spain; Brisbane International Film Festival, Australia; Voladero International Film Festival, Mexico; Foyle Film Festival, N. Ireland; International Film Festival of Kerala, India; Bumbershoot 1-Reel Film Festival; Palm Springs International Festival of Short Film; Breckenridge Festival of Film; Gene Siskel Film Center Indie Comedy Series; Method Fest, Los Angeles; Film Fest New Haven; Cucalorus Film Festival; Georgetown Independent Film Festival; New Orleans Film Festival; New York Expo of Short Film and Video; 25th IFP Market
GEORGIE PORGIE: Los Angeles Independent Film Festival; Cinevegas; Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival; The Method Fest; BAC International Film Festival; Cucalorus Film Festival; Film Fest New Haven; Corto Sentiero, Milan
SOLD: Festival of Nations, Austria; Cucalorus Film Festival; San Diego International Film Festival; Nashville Independent Film Festival; Antimatter Film Festival, Vancouver; Georgetown Independent Film Festival; New York International Film Festival
Grants
IFP/Chicago Midwest Production Fund, WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?, IFP/Chicago
Awards
FOOLS
- Audience Award, Dances with Films
- Best Alternative Feature, Garden State Film Festival
- Best Director, Tulsa International Film Festival
- Jury Commendation, Durango Independent Film Festival
WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?
- CINE Golden Eagle Award Best Short Film, Deauville Festival of American Film
- Best Short Film, Abuja International Film Festival
GEORGIE PORGIE
- Best Short Film, Chicago Underground Film Festival
- Best Short Film, Seattle Underground Film Festival
- Best Short Film, Boston Underground Film Festival
- Best Drama, IFP/Chicago Short Film Festival
- Best Director, Georgetown Independent Film Festival
- Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film Festival
SOLD
- Best Short Film, Flicker Intercollegiate Film Festival
- Best Student FIlm, Humboldt International Film Festival
- Certificate of Merit, Worldfest Houston
Courses
- FI 256 Screenwriting I
- FX 328 Directing the Actor