BEN KOLAK IS A CHICAGO FILMMAKER WITH GLOBAL CONNECTIONS.
Working as a videographer and editor, Ben creates rich content for clients in the arts, advertising, and education sectors, getting his start while still an undergraduate at the University of Chicago (AB ‘06, Cinema Studies).
Ben directed the award-winning documentary Scrappers and produces the web series The Grid.
Ben maintains a studio in the west loop equipped with two edit bays, as well as an extensive equipment inventory, a work van and a dynamic network of freelancers. He is available as a videographer, editor, production coordinator, and video projection designer, as well as for equipment rentals. He maintains low overhead, employs innovative cost-saving production processes and pursues sustainability in all his endeavors. Rates vary based on project and season but are always extremely competitive.
Feb 03
SELECT CLIENTS:
NYSE Euronext - The New York Stock Exchange
Aspen Art Museum
Underwriters Laboratories
Catherine Edelman Photography Gallery
Big Shoulders Fund
Calumet Photographic
The University of Chicago
Meadville Lombard Theological School
Public Interest Research Group
Feb 02
SELECT PROJECTS:
SCRAPPERS:
(Documentary Feature; Director & Cinematographer)
2011 Southern Circuit of Independent Filmmakers (National Endowment for the Arts)
2010 Roger Ebert's Top Documentaries of the Year
2010 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Winner Best Documentary & Audience Award
2009 Chicago Instructional Technology Fund Award
THE SOUTHSIDE HAS MANY BEAUTY QUEENS:
dir. Ricardo Gamboa (Narrative Short; Cinematographer, Editor)
2010 Chicago Latino Film Festival, Winner Audience Award
2011 Rose Marine Latino Film Festival
TRIANGLE OF NEED:
dir. Catherine Sullivan (8 channel film transferred to video; Assistant Director, Installation Supervisor)
2007 Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis
2008 Metro Pictures Gallery, New York
2008 Royal Academy, London
2008 Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
CRIME FICTION:
dir. Will Slocombe (Narrative Feature; Assistant Director, Co-Producer)