Stephane Benini is a director and digital artist. He started his career as a director and producer in motorsport in the UK, then went on to direct documentaries about alternative automotive culture and gangs around the world. He has also worked on numerous documentaries about boxing and dance, commercials, and videos. He sees the world in a different way, always focused on the human side and with a desire to use his talent to serve a better tomorrow. With AI, he can create a consistent and unique visual language that reflects brand identity and resonates with the target audience.
Awards
2024 Film festivals
DS Performance- GEN3 Vision
Official selection at Grand Motoring Film Festival
Official selection at International Motor Festival
2023 Film festivals
GHOST - AI film
Award winner at Portugal Indie Film Festival
Award winner at Paris Animation Awards
Official selection at Grand Motoring Film Festival
The Unstoppable Racer
Finalist _GEN:48 film
2022 Film festivals
PURE ETCR - motorsport event
Official nominee as best event film at International Film Awards Festival / September 2022
2021 Film festivals
Paprika - expermimental dance film
Best Exprimental film Award at Los Angeles Film Festival / December 2021
Niid - Feel It
Best Visual Effects Award at Los Angeles Film Festival / June 2021
The Great Eatlon / Dance vid
Best dance vid at Los Angeles films awards
Finalist at Paris Play Film Festival
Finalist at Dancentric Film Festival "DFF"
Mehdi Murphy - Dans tes bras / music vid animation
Official selection 2021 ARFF Paris // International Awards
Official selection Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival
Crepery Factory / short doc motorsport
Official selection The Documentary Filmmaker Showcase pinewood studios
Finalist at Los Angeles Film Awards
Underground Connection / short doc automotive culture
Official selection INDIE SHORTS AWARDS CANNES
Best short doc at New York documentary festival
Soul of Budapest / Dance vid
Finalist at Los Angeles films awards
Finalist at Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
Official selection at The Lift-Off Sessions
2020
Happy Litefeet / Dance documentary
* Official selection Oxford International Film Festival
* Winner Best Dance film Los Angeles Film Festival
* Official selection Las Vegas Premiere Film Festival
Stockholm Fury Road / Automotive documentary
* Winner Best short documentary at New York Documentary Film Festival
Level Up / Dance documentary
* Official selection Around Film Festival Barcelona
* Official selection Harlem Film Festival New York
2019
Level Up / Dance documentary
* Best Music Video Las Vegas Première Film Festival
* Best Dance video Los Angeles Film Festival
* Official selection Lisbon Film RDV Festival x award Semi Finalist
* Official selection Various Artists Film Festival Chicago
* Official selection Anarchy Film Festival
* Official selection RAKSA-Ciné Danse Film Festival
* Official selection In Shadow Lisboa Film Festival
* Official selection Atlanta Docu Film Festival
* Official selection Festival du Court d’Art District #3
* Official selection Festigious Los Angeles
Niid – All We Niid/ music video
* Riff Festival Norway
* Lift-Off Festival Tokyo
* Braga Video Dance Festival
* Official selection Various Artists Film Festival Chicago
Lowrider Brasil / documentaire
3X Best documentary Arizona Short film festival US & SFAFF festival Chilie & ARFF Barcelona
Urban Film Festival Paris
Near Nazareth Film Festival
NOBRE Arte / documentaire
Lift-Off Doc Pinewood
Mup Festival Montreal
Documentary short film festival Los Angeles
Reelhart film festival
2018
17 sélections en Festivals en 2018 – 8 prix obtenus
Tokyo.Paris.Braga.Los Angeles.Stockholm.
Toronto.Rio. San Diego. Nazareth. Barcelone. Sydney. Abu Dhabi
Niid – All i need / music video
Rio Webfest
40 North dance Festival San Diego
Arff Paris international film Festival
Near Nazareth film Festival
Niid – Beachcall / music video
Braga video dance festival
Amor.Fusion.Argentina / dance video
Screen dance festival Stockholm
Litefeet Tokyo – Alltta / music video
Screen dance festival Stockholm
Braga video dance festival
Killason – illumina dance / music video
LA music video award
Lowrider Brasil / documentaire
Arff Barcelona
Pama paris art and movies Festival
Near Nazareth Film Festival
NOBRE Arte / documentaire
Urban Film Festival Paris
Redline Film Festival Toronto
Sydney indie film festival
Reelhart film festival
Pursuit of Happiness
Falcon Lens Award.