Ben Mazzotta
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Ben Mazzotta is a Canadian film and television director
. Mazzotta was born and raised in Toronto
, where he received his B.A. in Film and Image Arts at Ryerson University
. His debut feature film, The Limits, was an official selection at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival
, 2008 winner for Best Drama at the Digital Video and High Definition Film Festival in Los Angeles, 2008 winner for Best Canadian Feature at the ReelWorld Film Festival
in Toronto, official selection at the 2008 First Time Film Festival in L.A., 2008 Reel Heart International Film Festival, 2008 Mississauga Independent Film Festival, and was sold for broadcast to Super Channel in Canada.
Mazzotta was also the cinematographer
, editor
, and storyboard artist
on the international award winning short film, Use Once and Destroy by Canadian filmmaker John L'Ecuyer
. Mazzotta worked for nine years at the University of Toronto
Multimedia Production Department, in a position previously held by Canadian director Atom Egoyan
. There he produced and directed numerous university-funded documentaries and was technical director for Open Source
and ePresence webcast
lectures. His company Little Engine Moving Pictures produced the documentary DiverseCity for Omni Television
. He also works as a creative consultant and freelance art director
for such clients as Teletoon and The Family Channel
.
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:...
. Mazzotta was born and raised in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, where he received his B.A. in Film and Image Arts at Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
. His debut feature film, The Limits, was an official selection at the 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival
Edmonton International Film Festival
The Edmonton International Film Festival is a nine-day film festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, hosted at Empire Theatres at Edmonton City Centre....
, 2008 winner for Best Drama at the Digital Video and High Definition Film Festival in Los Angeles, 2008 winner for Best Canadian Feature at the ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival
ReelWorld Film Festival is a five-day film festival held annually in downtown Toronto. The festival screens "features, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos from the Aboriginal, Asian, Black, Latino, Middle Eastern, South Asian and other multi-racial communities."-History:ReelWorld was...
in Toronto, official selection at the 2008 First Time Film Festival in L.A., 2008 Reel Heart International Film Festival, 2008 Mississauga Independent Film Festival, and was sold for broadcast to Super Channel in Canada.
Mazzotta was also the cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, editor
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
, and storyboard artist
Storyboard artist
Storyboard artist is a profession specialized in creating storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions.A storyboard artist is able to visualize any stories using quick sketches on paper at any moment...
on the international award winning short film, Use Once and Destroy by Canadian filmmaker John L'Ecuyer
John L'Ecuyer
John L'Ecuyer is a Canadian film and television director. He is the younger brother of Gerald L'Ecuyer, a noted Canadian film and television director. L'Ecuyer studied at Ryerson University in Toronto, where his classmates included screenwriter Brad Abraham.His first feature, Curtis's Charm , was...
. Mazzotta worked for nine years at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
Multimedia Production Department, in a position previously held by Canadian director Atom Egoyan
Atom Egoyan
Atom Egoyan, OC is a critically acclaimed Armenian-Canadian stage director and film director. Egoyan made his career breakthrough with Exotica...
. There he produced and directed numerous university-funded documentaries and was technical director for Open Source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
and ePresence webcast
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
lectures. His company Little Engine Moving Pictures produced the documentary DiverseCity for Omni Television
OMNI Television
Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...
. He also works as a creative consultant and freelance art director
Art director
The art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
for such clients as Teletoon and The Family Channel
The Family Channel
The Family Channel may refer to:* Television networks preceding ABC Family, an American cable television network that ran from 1988 to 1998 by Christian Broadcasting Network...
.