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{{short description|Belgian film director, producer, and screenwriter}}
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{{BLP sources|date=August 2010}}
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| birth_date         = 1959<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhnet.be/medias/cinema/la-3-d-est-une-vraie-revolution-51b7bc6ce4b0de6db98ace86|title="La 3 D est une vraie révolution"|date=30 January 2008}}</ref><!-- {{birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->(age 62-63)
| birth_place        = [[Aubel]], [[Belgium]]
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| nationality        = Belgian
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| known_for          = ''[[Fly Me to the Moon (2008 film)|Fly Me to the Moon]]'' <br> ''[[A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures]]'' <br> ''[[A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise]]'' <br> ''[[The House of Magic]]'' <br> ''[[Robinson Crusoe (2016 film)|Robinson Crusoe]]'' <br> ''[[The Son of Bigfoot]]'' <br> ''[[The Queen's Corgi]]'' <br> ''[[Bigfoot Family]]''
| occupation         = Film director, film producer
| years_active       = 1988–present
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'''Ben Stassen''' is a Belgian film director, producer, and screenwriter.

==Career==
Stassen founded [[nWave Pictures]] in 1994, producing CG ride films including ''Devil's Mine''. Starting in 1997, Stassen began focusing on large-format films, directing ''Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun'' and ''[[Alien Adventure]]''. In the late 1990s, Stassen directed a succession of 3-D large-format films, including ''[[Encounter in the Third Dimension]]'' and ''[[Haunted Castle (2001 film)|Haunted Castle]]''.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

In 2005, Stassen produced and directed ''Wild Safari 3D'', the first 3-D wildlife film for the giant screen.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

Stassen's first feature-length animated film, [[Fly Me to the Moon (2008 film)|''Fly Me to the Moon'']], was released in North America on 15 August 2008 on both regular-size and IMAX screens, exclusively in 3-D. According to nWave, ''Fly Me to the Moon'' was the first animated film to be designed, created, and released solely in 3-D. The film was originally announced for the spring or summer of 2007.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

It was released in 2010 as ''[[A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures]]''. Further animated features directed or co-directed by Stassen include ''[[A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise]]'' (2012), ''[[The House of Magic]]'' (2013), ''[[Robinson Crusoe (2016 film)|The Wild Life]]'' (2016) and ''[[The Son of Bigfoot]]'' (2017).{{cn|date=August 2024}}

''[[The Queen's Corgi]]'', the 7th feature animated project from Stassen, was released in 2019.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

==Filmography==
===Short films===
* ''[[Special Effects: Anything Can Happen]]'' (1996)
* ''Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun'' (1997)
* ''[[Alien Adventure]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Encounter in the Third Dimension]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Haunted Castle (2001 film)|Haunted Castle]]'' (2001)
* ''SOS Planet'' (2002)
* ''Misadventures in 3D'' (2003)
* ''[[Haunted House (short film)|Haunted House]]'' (2004)
* ''Wild Safari 3D'' (2005)
* ''African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango'' (2007)
* ''Pirate Story'' (2011)

===Feature films===
* ''[[Fly Me to the Moon (2008 film)|Fly Me to the Moon]]'' (2008)
* ''[[A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures]]'' (2010)
* ''[[A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The House of Magic]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Robinson Crusoe (2016 film)|Robinson Crusoe]]'' (2016) (Released as ''The Wild Life'' in North America.)
* ''[[The Son of Bigfoot]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Queen's Corgi]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Bigfoot Family]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness]]'' (2022)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0823721|name=Ben Stassen}}
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