Benjamin August

Benjamin August (born c. 1979) is an American casting director and screenwriter known for Remember (2015), The Swimmer and The Thief.^[1] He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Remember,^[2] a film directed by Atom Egoyan.^[3]

Benjamin August
Born	1979
Occupation(s)	Casting director Screenwriter

Biography

Originally from Livingston, New Jersey,^[1][4] August graduated from Livingston High School in 1997.^[5] He later spent time teaching English as a second language in Vietnam, during which he wrote Remember,^[4] his first feature film screenplay.^[6] His other credits as a writer include Class Rank (2017) and The Billion Dollar Spy.

His second screenplay, Class Rank, under director Eric Stoltz was released in 2016.^[7]

As a producer, he worked at American game shows Don't Forget the Lyrics (2007-2008) and Fear Factor (2003, 2005). He previously worked as a casting director on Fear Factor.^[8]

August appeared as an actor in Broken Pipe Dreams and Replication Theory movies in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

In 2016, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for Remember,^[2] a film directed by Atom Egoyan.^[3]

In 2015, August was nominated for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film Remember at Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Award.^[9][10]