Benjamin Rider
Benjamin Rider

Benjamin A. Rider was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the age of three he moved to South Africa for a year, and then onto Israel for most of his childhood before moving to London, England. In 2012, whilst studying at Queen Mary University of London, he produced his first professional short film, Aquarius' Mule (2013). That summer he filmed the micro budget feature film To Love Somebody (2014), which was edited as he completed his BA Hons in Film Studies. He has since gone on to complete a total of seven micro-budget feature films including the drama Forever Tomorrow (2016), the digital CinemaScope art house film Our Little Haven (2017) and the B-Movie Suburban Coffin (2018).

Benjamin Rider awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2021 Medusa Film Festival Winner Festival Award Best Feature (Benjamin Rider) People in Landscape
2020 AltFF Alternative Film Festival Winner Winter Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural (Feature) (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2020 Couch Film Festival Winner Winter Award Best Feature International (Benjamin Rider) People in Landscape
2020 Tagore International Film Festival Winner Outstanding Achievement Award Best Director (Benjamin Rider) People in Landscape
2020 Tagore International Film Festival Winner Outstanding Achievement Award Narrative Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2017 Seattle International Film Festival Winner Winter Award Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural (Feature) (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) Zoology
2016 Sochi Open Russian Film Festival Winner Winter Award Best Feature International (Benjamin Rider) Zoology
1980 Mystfest Winner Outstanding Achievement Award Best Director (Benjamin Rider) Zoo zéro
1980 Mystfest Winner Outstanding Achievement Award Narrative Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) Zoo zéro
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2021 Oaxaca FilmFest, MX Nominee Global Best Narrative Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2020 AltFF Alternative Film Festival Nominee Winter Award Best Drama Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2020 Istanbul Film Awards Nominee October Award BEST PICTURE - FEATURE FILM (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2020 Top Indie Film Awards Nominee Winter Award Best Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2020 Top Indie Film Awards Nominee Winter Award Best Original Idea (Benjamin Rider) People in Landscape
2020 Top Indie Film Awards Nominee Winter Award Best Writing (Benjamin Rider) People in Landscape
2019 Maverick Movie Awards Nominee Maverick Movie Award Best Picture: Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) People in Landscape
2019 Maverick Movie Awards Nominee Maverick Movie Award Best Cinematography: Feature (Benjamin Rider) People in Landscape
2017 Seattle International Film Festival Nominee Winter Award Best Drama Feature (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) Zoology
2016 Zurich Film Festival Nominee October Award BEST PICTURE - FEATURE FILM (Benjamin Rider, Obscuriscopic Films) Zoology
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