Ben Stassen

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.Template:Cn

In 2005, Stassen produced and directed Wild Safari 3D, the first 3-D wildlife film for the giant screen.Template:Cn

Stassen's first feature-length animated 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.Template:Cn

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), The Wild Life (2016) and The Son of Bigfoot (2017).Template:Cn

The Queen's Corgi, the 7th feature animated project from Stassen, was released in 2019.Template:Cn

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)
• SOS Planet (2002)
• Misadventures in 3D (2003)
• 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)
• 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) (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)

External links

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