Benjamin Kasulke
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 CinematographyWinner
- 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 FilmWinner
- 2019Jury Prize - Best Feature Comedy:Winner
- 2019Audience Award - Best Feature Comedy:Nominated