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Benjamin Kasulke Biography

Birth Name:Benjamin Kasulke

Birth Place:Syracuse, New York, United States

Profession Cinematographer, Camera department, Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Received the 1998 Roy H․ Parker School of Communications Award for Achievement in Junior Filmmaking
  • Won the 2006 Best Cinematography Prize at the Torun Film Festival
  • Won the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival Vision Award for Cinematography
  • Studied film production and still photography at Ithaca College
  • Is a distant cousin of fellow cinematographer Sol Polito
  • Started out in filmmaking as a negative cutter and film archivist
  • In 2008, he created the film "Crustvaska" with only a $99 budget

Awards

  • 2006Vision Award for Cinematography-: winner
  • 2012Independent Spirit Award-Best Cinematography: nominated
  • 2018US Fiction Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Jury Prize-International Feature Film: nominated
  • 2019Special Jury Prize-Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2019Futurewave Youth Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2019Best Film-: winner
  • 2019Jury Prize-Best Feature Comedy: winner
  • 2019Audience Award-Best Feature Comedy: nominated