Benjamin August (born c. 1979) is an American casting director and

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known for ''Remember'' (2015), ''The Swimmer'' and ''The Thief''."Miami Jewish Film Festival Kicked Off Its 19th Year With Screenwriter Benjamin August"
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'', January 19, 2016. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the

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."Atom Egoyan Examines Trauma In Remember". ''

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'', September 28, 2015.

Biography

Originally from Livingston, New Jersey,"Lantos nabs Plummer, 84, to star in revenge film". ''

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'', April 30, 2014. August graduated from Livingston High School in 1997. He later spent time teaching English as a second language in

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, during which he wrote ''Remember'', his first feature film screenplay. His other credits as a writer include ''Class Rank'' (2017) and ''The Billion Dollar Spy''. His second screenplay, ''

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'', under director

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was released in 2016. As a producer, he worked at American game shows '' Don't Forget the Lyrics'' (2007-2008) and ''

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'' (2003, 2005). He previously worked as a casting director on ''Fear Factor.'' August appeared as an actor in ''Broken Pipe Dreams'' and ''Replication Theory'' movies in 2007.

Awards

In 2016, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the

for ''

'', a film directed by

. In 2015, August was nominated for the Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film ''Remember'' at Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Award.

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* American casting directors American male screenwriters Screenwriters from New Jersey Jewish American writers Living people Livingston High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Livingston, New Jersey Year of birth uncertain Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners 21st-century American Jews Television producers from New Jersey 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screenwriter-stub