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Benjamin Walter (born March 26, 1988) is a French [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director film director], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriter screenwriter], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematographer director of photography] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer producer]. Benjamin Walter directed the award-winning feature film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Zone ''Pink Zone'']<ref>[http://filmcourage.com/content/i-didn’t-think-about-making-a-feature-film-i-just-made-it-by-benjamin-walter-of-pink-zone Film Courage, Benjamin Walter about Pink Zone], September 9, 2014.</ref>.               

== Biography ==

Award-winning filmmaker Benjamin Walter grew up in the royal city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles_(city) Versailles] (France), cradle of the "Electro French Touch" (Air, Phoenix, Alex Gopher, Michel Gondry) and as far back as he can remember he's always wanted to tell stories. In 2011, he graduated from the highly selective [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CELSA_Paris school of Journalism of La Sorbonne] (Paris), and then directed several documentaries, including the viral "Who framed the movie critic ?"<ref>[http://www.staragora.com/news/ali-baddou-se-fait-clasher-par-frederic-bonnaud/429064 Cosmopolitan Staragora about Who framed the movie critic?], July 28, 2011.</ref>. In 2012, he moved to Los Angeles and got into the Directing Program at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles University of California, Los Angeles] (UCLA), where he directed a bunch of stylized genre shorts. There, he also began writing his thesis feature film, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Zone Pink Zone]''. Benjamin has written, produced, directed, shot and edited the movie<ref>[http://dailybruin.com/2014/09/02/ucla-alum-turns-thesis-project-into-award-winning-film-pink-zone/ Daily Bruin about Benjamin Walter], September 2, 2014.</ref>.

== Career ==

Benjamin Walter started his career of storyteller as a journalist. After studying journalism at La Sorbonne, Benjamin Walter became a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_criticism movie critic]. He directed the documentary ''Who framed the movie critic?'' (''Qui veut la peau du critique?'') featuring journalists [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillaume_Durand_(journalist) Guillaume Durand], [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Chèze Thierry Chèze] and [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éric_Naulleau Éric Naulleau], which reveals the battle between critics and artists in France.<br />
Benjamin Walter has always preferred fiction<ref>[http://www.lesnouvelles.fr/2014/07/20/benjamin-walter-le-cineaste-versaillais-qui-monte-aux-etats-unis/ Les Nouvelles de Versailles about Benjamin Walter,] July 17, 2014.</ref>. He directed several stylized genre shorts : ''Everyday'' (2012), ''Interior Night'' (2013) and ''Nymph of Damnation'' (2013).
In 2014 Benjamin Walter released ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Zone Pink Zone]'' which is a science-fiction feature film. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Zone Pink Zone]'' had its world premiere at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCL_Chinese_Theatre Chinese Theatre] as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dances_With_Films Dances With Films Festival]<ref>[http://www.danceswithfilms.com/slt_pink_zone.html Pink Zone at Dances With Films Festival,] May 31st, 2014.</ref> and premiered at the 35th [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasporto Fantasporto International Film Festival]<ref>[http://www.scifiworld.es/home/eventos/fantasporto/fantasporto-2015-anuncia-sus-primeros-titulos Pink Zone at Fantasporto International Film Festival,] September 22 2014.</ref> where filmmakers like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cronenberg David Cronenberg], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Besson Luc Besson], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Jackson Peter Jackson] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro Guillermo Del Toro] got their first breakthrough.

== Filmography==

=== Film ===

{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Title !! Credited as
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| 2014 || [http://www.pinkzonemovie.com ''Pink Zone''] || Director, Director of photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
|}

=== Short Films ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Credited as
|-
| 2013 || ''Nymph of Damnation'' || Director, Director of photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
|-
| 2013 || ''Interior Night'' || Director, Director of photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
|-
| 2012 || ''Everyday'' || Director, Director of photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
|}

=== Music Videos ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Credited as
|-
| 2013 || ''Don Rimini : FOMO'' || Director, Director of photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
|-
| 2013 || ''Cotillon : Talk to Her'' || Director of Photography
|}

=== Documentary ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Credited as
|-
| 2011 || ''Qui veut la peau du critique?'' (''Who framed the movie critic?'') || Director, Director of photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
|}

== External Links ==

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5346022/ Benjamin Walter] at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Movie_Database Internet Movie Database]

* [http://theonewhoknocksproductions.com The One Who Knocks Productions]

* [http://www.pinkzonemovie.com Pink Zone Official Website]

== References == {{Source Wikipedia}}