Benjamin August (born c. 1979) is an American casting director and

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known for ''Remember'' (2015), ''The Swimmer'' and ''The Thief''."Miami Jewish Film Festival Kicked Off Its 19th Year With Screenwriter Benjamin August"
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'', January 19, 2016. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the

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for ''

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."Atom Egoyan Examines Trauma In Remember". ''

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'', September 28, 2015.

Biography

Originally from

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'', April 30, 2014. August graduated from Livingston High School in 1997. He later spent time teaching

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, during which he wrote ''Remember'', his first feature film screenplay. His other credits as a writer include ''Class Rank'' (2017) and ''The Billion Dollar Spy''. His second screenplay, ''

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'', under director

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was released in 2016. As a producer, he worked at American game shows ''

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'' (2003, 2005). He previously worked as a casting director on ''Fear Factor.'' August appeared as an actor in ''Broken Pipe Dreams'' and ''Replication Theory'' movies in 2007.

Awards

In 2016, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the

for ''

'', a film directed by

. In 2015, August was nominated for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film ''Remember'' at Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Award.

References

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