Animation & Design Studio. Now safely and effectively working remotely. We are a carefully selected team of nice people directed by Clim, an award-winning creative director with over 15 years of in-depth industry experience. Together we strike for Collaboration. That’s why we expand and contract, depending on each project. Covering a wide range of styles and techniques we can go from small to big as we also partner with internationally recognized production companies. Reach out! studioclim.com

华为技术有限公司是一家生产销售通信设备的民营通信科技公司，总部位于中国广东省深圳市龙岗区坂田华为基地。华为的产品主要涉及通信网络中的交换网络、传输网络、无线及有线固定接入网络和数据通信网络及无线终端产品，为世界各地通信运营商及专业网络拥有者提供硬件设备、软件、服务和解决方案。华为于1987年在中国深圳正式注册成立。

Ben is a film director working across narrative and commercial disciplines.

He forms delicately crafted visual images whilst eliciting honest human performances from the heart of his stories. He has directed projects featuring Gal Gadot, Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne and Jackie Weaver to name a few.

Ben’s personal film projects often feature his ongoing preoccupation with the themes of identity and memory. Most notably Apricot, Some Static Started and Castor & Pollux. The films went on to gain notoriety for Briand with Apricot garnering a huge online cult following upon release, eventually being voted Best Narrative film on Vimeo by a community of over 3 million users. The same year he received a nomination for Best Director by the Australian Director’s Guild for Some Static Started.

His coming of age noir short film Blood Pulls A Gun had it's world premiere at SXSW Film Festival in competition for the Grand Jury Award. He was then awarded Best Emerging Filmmaker at the Melbourne International Film Festival along with a Best Director nomination by the Directors Guild of Australia. Follow up screenings included the BFI London Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival and Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. 

He has directed commercial projects for brands Apple, Qantas, LGBT Association, Oroton, Asahi and Playboy Fragrance to name a few. He has won numerous awards including the Silver SHOTS Young Director Award at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival followed by the New Director Award at Adfest. Recently his project for Apple's celebration of same sex marriage was nominated for the Film Lion at Cannes. In addition, his short film featuring Brazilian ballet dancer Ingrid Silva won Cannes Silver Lion for Film Craft, a Gold for Best Direction at the Epica Advertising awards and took out the Grand Prix and Gold for Best Branded Content Film at the European Cristal Advertising Awards.  Other commercial projects he directed have picked up numerous awards including Spikes, Clio’s and two Silver Medals at the Phoenix Awards and a Gold at the New York Festivals’ International Advertising and Television and Film Awards.

Ben continues to work on unique commercial and film projects.