Benjamin Shirinian

Benjamin Shirinian was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a passionate filmmaker with a unique talent for bringing ideas to life through innovative visual techniques. Combining his cinematic style with a strong eye for design, Ben has cultivated an inspiring body of work where he pushes the boundaries of visual storytelling in his pursuit to create compelling content in an original way. With an in-depth knowledge of VFX and post production, Ben's fifteen years of experience spans digital content, broadcast commercials, film and new media projects, including being creative director for Sony PlayStation in Canada. He has recently explored his talents with a range of pioneering new projects. His new media ballet installation, IMPERMANENCE, premiered in Florence, Italy, before touring North America, while his short film in collaboration with renowned ballet dancer and choreographer Guillaume Côté, LOST IN MOTION, debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. Ben has recently completed a striking new follow-up, LOST IN MOTION II, featuring music by Leonard Cohen. He is also recently commissioned as Multimedia Director on the upcoming stage production of LE PETIT PRINCE for the National Ballet of Canada as well as Visual Director for Handel's opera ALCINA for Opera Atelier's 2014-15 season.