Ben Stassen

Directing·Jan 1, 1959·Aubel, Belgium

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Ben Stassen is a Belgian film producer and director. He founded nWave Pictures in 1994, producing highly successful CGI ride films including the groundbreaking Devils Mine. Starting in 1997, Ben Stassen began focusing on large format films usually screened at IMAX theaters, and made some of the most successful large format films to date, including Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun and Alien Adventure. Contrary to most large format films, which mix education with spectacular visuals, most of Stassen's films are aimed exclusively at the entertainment market. As IMAX theaters around the world increasingly became capable of screening stereoscopic (3-D) films in the late nineties, Stassen quickly embraced this new technology, and directed a succession of popular 3-D large format films, such as Encounter in the Third Dimension and Haunted Castle. Upon screening "Haunted Castle", Imax corporation sent a fax to all the exhibitors warning them about the content of the film. Imax went as far as labeling "Haunted Castle" as degrading to the brand. This triggered a strong reaction from both the exhibitors and the press. The film was marketed as "The film Imax corporation does not want you to see". It went on the become a huge success worldwide. Ben 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Stassen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Film	Credit
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness2022 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Bigfoot Family2020 · Director	Director
The Queen's Corgi2019 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Son of Bigfoot2017 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Robinson Crusoe2016 · Producer	Producer
Wild Cats 3D2015 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The House of Magic2013 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
African Safari2013 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The Little Prince 4D2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures2010 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Fly Me to the Moon2008 · Director	Director
African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango2007 · Producer	Producer
Wild Safari 3D: A South African Adventure2005 · Director	Director
Haunted House 3-D2004 · Writer	Writer
Misadventures in 3D2003 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
S.O.S. Planet2002 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Making of PandaDroom2002 · Himself	Himself
Haunted Castle2001 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Alien Adventure1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Encounter in the Third Dimension1999 · Director	Director
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Devil's Mine Ride1991 · Producer	Producer