Ben Lawrence
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Ben Lawrence is an Australia
n photographer and director
of TV commercials and short films. He is the son of Australian film maker Ray Lawrence.
Ben Lawrence was born in London and is the recipient of many advertising awards, including a gold SHARK, a bronze Cannes lion, a New York Festivals Grand Award http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.taf?erube_fh=nyf&nyf.WinnerItemID=245704&nyf.submit.WinnerDetail=true/ and a gold Mobius http://www.mobiusawards.com/awards/index.asp?F_CATEGORY01=SERVICES:%20INTERNET%20SERVICE%20PROVIDERS,%20DSL&F_ENTRY_YEAR=2005&F_MEDIUM=&PROCESS=Y/. He was also the first Australian director to be awarded a Clio
for direction and in 2006 he was a recipient of the AICP award for “international excellence” which saw his work housed in the permanent collection of MoMA
. He has directed TV campaigns for Mitsubishi, Amnesty International, The Red Cross& McDonalds.
In 2008 & 2009 he was nominated for an Australian Directors Guild award http://adg.org.au/uploads/media-library/200809/08ADGawards_FINALISTS.pdf/ in the Best Direction of a Television Commercial category and was also recipient of the inaugural ADG, GRASS award for his contribution to highlighting environmental causes within his work. He has directed environmental campaigns for the Climate Institute of Australia
and the official Earth Hour
TV campaign in 2008.
He is the co-founder of the Rozelle Protocol http://www.rozelleprotocol.com.au/, a national initiative that aims to offset carbon emissions from television commercial productions in Australia. To date the initiative has a dozen signatories and has raised over $70,000 for the green economy.
He has had two solo exhibitions of his photographic work and has been awarded at the International Photography Awards - ‘Lucies’ in New York and also recognised at the Black and White Spider awards for photojournalism.
In 2002 he co-founded Caravan Pictures in Sydney, Australia.
In 2007, a book of his photography was published, ‘Short Stories’, a definitive collection of his work since 1989.
His 2007 short film Paul’s Dreamhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212435/, based on a short story by Stephen King
Dollar Baby
, was invited to screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
, the Clermont-Ferrand
, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, San Gio http://www.sangiofestival.it/pdf/23_luglio.pdf/ and São Paulo film festivals
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n photographer and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of TV commercials and short films. He is the son of Australian film maker Ray Lawrence.
Ben Lawrence was born in London and is the recipient of many advertising awards, including a gold SHARK, a bronze Cannes lion, a New York Festivals Grand Award http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.taf?erube_fh=nyf&nyf.WinnerItemID=245704&nyf.submit.WinnerDetail=true/ and a gold Mobius http://www.mobiusawards.com/awards/index.asp?F_CATEGORY01=SERVICES:%20INTERNET%20SERVICE%20PROVIDERS,%20DSL&F_ENTRY_YEAR=2005&F_MEDIUM=&PROCESS=Y/. He was also the first Australian director to be awarded a Clio
Clio Awards
The Clio Awards are annual awards bestowed to reward innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication. The categories include work in nearly all types of media, and the judges are advertising professionals from around the world....
for direction and in 2006 he was a recipient of the AICP award for “international excellence” which saw his work housed in the permanent collection of MoMA
Moma
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. He has directed TV campaigns for Mitsubishi, Amnesty International, The Red Cross& McDonalds.
In 2008 & 2009 he was nominated for an Australian Directors Guild award http://adg.org.au/uploads/media-library/200809/08ADGawards_FINALISTS.pdf/ in the Best Direction of a Television Commercial category and was also recipient of the inaugural ADG, GRASS award for his contribution to highlighting environmental causes within his work. He has directed environmental campaigns for the Climate Institute of Australia
Climate Institute of Australia
The Climate Institute of Australia is a policy think-tank established in 2005 to encourage progressive policies for managing climate change in Australia. The board consists of a mixture of both academics and business people drawn from rural, scientific and business backgrounds.Funding for the...
and the official Earth Hour
Earth Hour
Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change...
TV campaign in 2008.
He is the co-founder of the Rozelle Protocol http://www.rozelleprotocol.com.au/, a national initiative that aims to offset carbon emissions from television commercial productions in Australia. To date the initiative has a dozen signatories and has raised over $70,000 for the green economy.
He has had two solo exhibitions of his photographic work and has been awarded at the International Photography Awards - ‘Lucies’ in New York and also recognised at the Black and White Spider awards for photojournalism.
In 2002 he co-founded Caravan Pictures in Sydney, Australia.
In 2007, a book of his photography was published, ‘Short Stories’, a definitive collection of his work since 1989.
His 2007 short film Paul’s Dreamhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212435/, based on a short story by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
Dollar Baby
Dollar Baby
The Dollar Baby is a term coined by best-selling author Stephen King in reference to a select group of students and aspiring filmmakers or theatre producers whom he has granted permission to adapt one of his short stories for $1...
, was invited to screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...
, the Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, San Gio http://www.sangiofestival.it/pdf/23_luglio.pdf/ and São Paulo film festivals
São Paulo International Film Festival
The São Paulo International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in São Paulo, Brazil since 1976. In 2004 Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami was a member of the jury.-International Jury Award:*2001: The New Country ...
.