Ben Mole
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ABOUT

In Brief

I am an Irish director, and sometimes writer. I grew up in the USA, Greece and London. I have directed two lo/no British feature films, a mid budget feature in Arabic, a tonne of award winning doc and drama doc TV, a 360-VR and several award winning shorts, commercial and promos.
 
I have written four other optioned screenplays and have director credits over thirty TV series and feature-length shows across scripted drama, comedy, docudrama and documentary on the major UK, US and international television channels and over-the-top services.
 
I have show-run $20 million TV series, been nominated for Grierson Awards and won Gold and Silver awards at the New York Film and TV festival. I have won dozens of Best Director and Best Production awards at festivals worldwide as well as winning  the prestigious Promax Gold and D&AD awards for commercials directing.
 
I began my career in Hollywood as camera tech on major studio movies.

Other work and experience

Was a qualified Film/TV lighting electrician and occasionally a stills photographer and assistant on Hollywood features and American and British TV dramas.

Have camera operating broadcast credits and experience on 16mm film, and digital cameras.

Was a full-time Avid editor on commercials, promos, and programmes, freelance and at Pearson TV and in-house at Channel Five.

Have lived in London, Athens, Greece, Pittsburgh Pa, and Los Angeles, Ca.

I speak English, Greek and French and can make pleasantries in Italian, Spanish and Arabic.

Oxford University joint honors degree in Philosophy and Psychology.

Skills / experience include...

At home with 35mm film, 16mm film, Digital, multi-camera, single camera, specialist cameras, action, comedy, drama, horror, factual, historical, contemporary, studio, location, cranes, tracking vehicles, aerial, under-water, skiing sequences, car stunts, falls, stunt-burns, gunfire, large scale pyrotechnics, wire-work, full stunts, fight scenes, animals, children, extemely VFX literate and experienced.
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