Benjamin Forster

Benjamin Forster is a writer with several projects in the works, including one with Oscar-nominated director Daniel Barber ('From the Bottom of the Ocean'). After graduating with honors from NYU, he received two playwriting grants from the Incubator Arts Project in New York, and a screenplay he co-wrote was the comedy winner of the WGAE's Summer 2016 Screenplay Reading. Recent accolades: 'Car 5-1' --- 2nd Rounder - Austin Screenplay Competition (2022), Quarter-Finalist - ScreenCraft Feature Screenwriting Competition (2022): "This story has the potential to establish a new horror icon." Black List Readers: "Car 5-1 is a gripping story with a premise provocative and timely." "The script's concept alone sells itself, sight unseen." "Dazzling visuals." 'From the Bottom of the Ocean' --- Semi-Finalist - ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship (2021), Quarter-Finalist - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition (2018). Black List Readers: "This is a script written with control and intellect, and it makes the simple survival story feel compelling." "This is a well-written script with a tremendous amount of potential." "Spectacular visuals."