About Benn

Benn resides in Portland, Oregon, and has worked and traveled in over 30 countries. Benn is an Oscar-Shortlist Nominee, and SXSW-winning producer, recognised for convening arts & culture initiatives, producing the first livestreams ever into China, and delivering over 400 television episodes, 120+ live events, 24 feature films, and orchestrating two world tours. As an Entertainment Executive, Charity Officer, and Social Impact Strategist, he seamlessly integrates storytelling with advocacy to foster meaningful change.

 

As an event producer, he has organized galas and festivals at prominent venues including SXSW, Festival de Cannes, Times Square NYC, and the UN High-Level Political Forum. From raising 2M at the Together for Palestine concert in London; to the launch event for Fanstang in Shanghai; the Global Sustainability Film Awards with BAFTA; the Just Play Game Jam with the Motion Pictures Academy in Los Angeles; or When World's Collide Gala for the Paris Olympics. In his tenure as Executive Producer and Vice-Chairman of HF Productions, Benn expanded a global film festival network across 16 countries, co-founded the streaming platform FILMPIXS, and successfully sold its portfolio.

As a producer and strategist, Benn has delivered global impact campaigns and content seen by billions. From Netflix campaigns for titles like Don’t Look Up (500M+ views), to Subway Surfers (4.5B downloads), growing SyboTV from 3.5M to 9M subscribers, and producing weekly shows at Fanstang reaching 120M monthly viewers.

Benn has led global campaigns supporting the UN Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals collaborating with entities such as the United Nations, Sony Pictures, Netflix, Ubisoft, and Vice Media. His roles have included serving as Executive Producer of the COP26 Broadcast Studio, producing original campaigns for Netflix, consulting for UN Live – Museum for the United Nations, and producing initiatives like the SDGs in Action Film Festival and Sony’s Picture This Festival for the Planet. He has co-authored special projects with Ubisoft and the Good Game Playbook; with the UNFCCC Entertainment & Culture Climate Accord; and the UN Arts & Culture Working Group and their "We The Artists" report.

 

As an event producer, he has organized galas and festivals at prominent venues including the Paris Olympics, Cannes Lions, Times Square, and the UN High-Level Political Forum. In his tenure as Executive Producer and Vice-Chairman of HF Productions, Benn expanded a global film festival network across 16 countries, co-founded the streaming platform FILMPIXS, and successfully sold its portfolio.

His work has garnered accolades such as SXSW’s Grand Jury Prize, Docville’s Audience Award, the UNICEF Prize, and an Oscar shortlist nomination for Best Documentary. Benn serves as a Board Trustee at Screen South and Treun House Atelier, and advises organizations including Earth300, Think Film, Hollywood Climate Summit, SIE Society, Climate Culture, and Global Environment Media. 

 

Benn has lived all over the United States in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta, New York City, and abroad in Copenhagen Denmark, London UK for several years