Steven Lawrence Bencich (born October 31, 1970) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, pr ...

best known for his work with writing partner

Ron J. Friedman Ron Jared Friedman (born November 30, 1972) is an American screenwriter best known for his work with writing partner Steve Bencich. Friedman and Bencich have collaborated on screenplays for several animated films, including ''Brother Bear'', ''Ch ...

. Bencich and Friedman have collaborated on screenplays for several animated films, including ''

Brother Bear ''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert ...

'', '' Chicken Little'', and '' Open Season''. DreamWorks has purchased their comedy screenplay ''Gullible's Travels''. In 2020 he wrote and directed the feature "Wish Upon A Unicorn" for Universal 1440.

Filmography

Screenplays, all co-written with

: * ''The Best Movie Ever Made'' (1994) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Chicken Little'' (2005) * '' Open Season'' (2006) * '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' (2010) * '' The Monkey King'' (2023) As producer only: * ''

10.0 Earthquake ''10.0 Earthquake'' is a 2014 American disaster film directed by David Gidali and starring Henry Ian Cusick and Jeffrey Jones. Plot As a series of minor earthquakes start tearing apart Los Angeles, scientist Emily of the USGS theorizes that it i ...

'' (2014) As writer and director: * ''Wish Upon a Unicorn'' (2020)

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* American male screenwriters American film directors Animation screenwriters 1970 births Living people Walt Disney Animation Studios people Sony Pictures Animation people {{US-screen-writer-stub