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Ben Steinbauer
Born
Benjamin Jeffrey Steinbauer

(1977-07-28) July 28, 1977 (age 47)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
EducationEdmond Memorial High School
University of Kansas (B.A.)
OccupationFilm director
Years active2001–present

Benjamin Jeffrey Steinbauer (born July 28, 1977) is an American director, writer and producer who directed the feature documentary Winnebago Man (2009). Steinbauer also directed the documentary Chop & Steele (2022),[1] which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival,[2] and was the executive producer for the episodic television show High Hopes[3] for Jimmy Kimmel's Kimmelot. Brute Force (2012) and Heroes From The Storm (2017). He directed the PBS show Stories of the Mind,[4] and the CBS docuseries, Pink Collar Crimes.[5]

Early life and education

Ben Steinbauer graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1995 and earned a B.A. in Theatre and Film from The University of Kansas in 2001,[6] where he sits on the Professional Advisory Board of K.U. Film.[7]

While attending college, Steinbauer began his filmmaking career by producing documentaries and music videos for Forty Minutes of Hell; Everest; and The Danny Pound Band.[8] In 2002, he was a camera operator and editor on Bradley Beesley's documentary "The Fearless Freaks", which focuses on the band The Flaming Lips.[9][10]

In 2004, Steinbauer attended the graduate film program at the University of Texas at Austin.[11] His pre-thesis film, "The Next Tim Day", received the best documentary award at Cinema Texas.[12] In 2006, he was awarded a Princess Grace Award for Filmmaking for his graduate thesis film,[13] which developed into the documentary "Winnebago Man."[14]

Career

After completing his studies, Steinbauer served as a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, where he taught Intro To Filmmaking[15] and was recognized as Teacher of the Year for the College of Communications.[16]

Steinbauer co-owns the production company The Bear, which was founded in 2007, with writer and director Berndt Mader.[17]

Steinbauer's documentary Winnebago Man premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2009[18] and was theatrically released in the U.S. and Canada in 2010.[19][20] The documentary received praise from Michael Moore[21] and Roger Ebert.[22] Steinbauer appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2010 to promote the film.[23]

Steinbauer directed the short documentary Brute Force (2012)[24] which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2012.[25] In 2012, he co-directed Calls To Okies: The Park Grubbs Story (2015) with Bradley Beesley.[26] The short premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2015[27] and was awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick.[28] Steinbauer produced and directed the short documentary, The Superlative Light (2016),[29] which was shot in both traditional 2D as well as in virtual reality (VR),[30] His virtual reality film, The Superlative Light (2016),[31] also premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in 2016.[32][33] He discussed the production of The Superlative Light in a news magazine[34] and this short documentary was featured in Short of the Week.[35] Steinbauer directed episodes of the PBS series Stories of the Mind in 2016, which won multiple Emmys.[36] His 2016 documentary, Slow To Show, was acquired by The New York Times[37] and awarded a Vimeo Staff Pick.[38]

Following Hurricane Harvey, Steinbauer collaborated with Texas Monthly to create Heroes From the Storm (2017),[39] which was recognized with a Vimeo Staff Pick[40] and selected for the U.S. State Department's American Film Showcase.[41] In 2018, he directed episodes of the CBS comedic docuseries Pink Collar Crimes.[42]

Steinbauer's feature-length comedy documentary Chop & Steele, co-directed with Berndt Mader, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022.[2] The film, featuring Howie Mandel and David Cross, was released theatrically by Drafthouse Films in spring 2023.[43]

Awards and nominations

In 2005, Steinbauer was awarded the Princess Grace Award for Filmmaking for his graduate thesis film,[44] which went on to become Winnebago Man.[45] Steinbauer was named "one of the best emerging Texas filmmakers of 2009" by Texas Monthly for Winnebago Man.[46] Winnebago Man won Best Documentary at the Sarasota Film Festival, an Audience Award at CineVegas Film Festival, Audience Top 10 at Hot Docs Film Festival, the Founder Prize at Traverse City Film Festival, and Best Documentary at the Edmonton International Film Festival.[47] Winnebago Man was also in the official selection for IDFA and Sheffield Doc/Fest. The Austin Film Critics Association named Winnebago Man the Best Austin Film for 2010.[48]

Steinbauer's 2012 film Brute Force won Best Documentary Short at Sidewalk Moving Pictures Festival[49] in Birmingham, Alabama, and screened at the New Media Film Festival[50] in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

  • Winnebago Man (2009)
  • Slacker 2011 (2011)
  • Brute Force (2012)
  • Documentary Subjects Wanted (2013)
  • Calls To Okies: The Park Grubbs Story (2015)
  • Slow To Show (2016)
  • Stories of the Mind (2016, five episodes)
  • The Superlative Light (2016)
  • Heroes From the Storm (2017)
  • Pink Collar Crimes (2018, eight episodes)
  • Siren Song (2019)
  • Chop & Steele (2022)
  • High Hopes (American TV series) (2022, six episodes)

References

  1. ^ "CHOP & STEELE Exclusive: First Look at Trailer And Poster For 'Fantastic Fest Presents' Series Doc". ScreenAnarchy. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ a b "Chop & Steele | 2022 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ^ Thompson, Jaden (2024-04-02). "'High Hopes' Trailer: Budtenders Smoke, Flirt and Try to Stay Sober on the Job in Jimmy Kimmel-Produced Reality Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ "Interview: Director Ben Steinbauer and co-director Berndt Mader, "Chop & Steele"". LIGHTS CAMERA AUSTIN 6-7 P.M. CENTRAL TUESDAYS • KOOP 91.7 FM • HOST: ROBERT SIMS. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  5. ^ Shirley, Ellison (2024-01-01). "20 Must See CBS Documentaries to Watch outside USA on Paramount Plus". ScreenBinge. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  6. ^ https://ku.imodules.com/controls/email_marketing/admin/email_marketing_email_viewer.aspx?sid=1312&eiid=19167&seiid=22281&usearchive=1&puid=58d09f41-3b53-4b62-9697-1ed5ab6b168b
  7. ^ "Professional Advisory Board". film.ku.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  8. ^ "Newsletter May 2012" (PDF). KU Department of Film & Media Studies. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Laces Loose: Creative. Naïve. Inspired". KMUW. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  10. ^ "'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road | SF360". sf360.org.mytempweb.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  11. ^ "RTF at SXSW 2016 | Radio, Television and Film". rtf.utexas.edu. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  12. ^ reports, From staff (2009-03-12). "County Lines for March 12 2009". The Daily News. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  13. ^ "Award Winners". Princess Grace Foundation-USA. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Variety's Mentor of the Year: Paul Stekler Champions Cinematic Risk-Taking". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Indie Focus: 'Winnebago Man'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Ben Steinbauer and Jack Rebney". Screen Comment. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Team". The Bear. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  18. ^ "2009 SXSW Film Festival Announces Complete Line-Up". /Film. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  19. ^ Kirk, Honeycutt (2010-07-09). "'Winnebago Man' a peculiar stalking documentary". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  20. ^ "Winnebago Man". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  21. ^ "The Love Connection: Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  22. ^ Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2012. The Best Films of 2010: Andrew McMeels Publishing. 2011-12-06. p. 677. ISBN 9781449408138. Retrieved 2019-11-10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  23. ^ "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Episode #92 - Wanda Sykes, Ben Steinbauer, Jack Rebney, 3OH!3". AirDate.cc. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Winnebago Man director Ben Steinbauer on his new music film". MusicFilmWeb. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  25. ^ "BRUTE FORCE". SXSW Schedule 2012. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  26. ^ "Call of doodie- new film reminisces about the lost art of prank calling". Oklahoma Gazette (35): 59. August 27, 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story | SXSW 2015 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2015. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  28. ^ Bear, The (2015-02-27). CALLS TO OKIES: The Park Grubbs Story. Retrieved 2024-06-22 – via Vimeo.
  29. ^ Bear, The (2016-03-05). The Superlative Light - Trailer. Retrieved 2024-06-22 – via Vimeo.
  30. ^ Renovitch, James; Fri.; March 11; 2016. "Making VR Look Good". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22. {{cite web}}: |last4= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ "The Superlative Light - 2016 Online Film Festival". PBS. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  32. ^ "The Superlative Light - SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  33. ^ "Interview: Ben Steinbauer, director, "The Superlative Light"". Lights Camera Austin. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  34. ^ Stouffer, Hannah (2017-01-03). "The Man Who Photographed the Brightest Light in the Universe". Vice. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  35. ^ "The Superlative Light | Short of the Week". The Superlative Light | Short of the Week. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  36. ^ "Stories of the Mind Wins Emmy". Two Shot West. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  37. ^ Steinbauer, Ben (2016-07-13). "Opinion | Slow to Show". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  38. ^ Bear, The (2016-04-04). SLOW TO SHOW. Retrieved 2024-06-22 – via Vimeo.
  39. ^ "Heroes from the Storm — A new Texas Monthly documentary showcases examples of the Texas spirit during Hurricane Harvey". TexasMonthly. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  40. ^ "Vimeo Staff Picks on Vimeo". Vimeo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  41. ^ "Heroes From The Storm". American Film Showcase. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  42. ^ "Ben Steinbauer Commits Some Pink Collar Crimes: Winnebago Man director on his new CBS true crime show". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  43. ^ Carey, Matthew (2023-03-11). "Drafthouse Films Acquires Documentary 'Chop & Steele' About "Legendary Showmen" Who Created The Found Footage Festival; Sets April Double Feature Release". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  44. ^ "Film News: And the rest ..." The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  45. ^ "The strange story of 'The World's Angriest RV Salesman'". MPR News. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  46. ^ "Action Heroes - The best emerging Texas filmmakers of 2009". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  47. ^ "Winnebago Man - Kino Lorber Theatrical". Kino Lorber. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  48. ^ "2010 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  49. ^ "2012 Awards". Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  50. ^ "2012" (PDF). New Media Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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