Film Festivals, TV and Press 

Benson Lai has music placed in dozens of award winning international media projects around the world starring Emmy nominated actors and actresses seen on network television and streaming platforms such as Hulu, HBO, Fox, Disney Plus and Netflix. He’s had theatre premieres at the famous TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California which was the previous location of the Oscars; in addition, to famous venues like New York Times Square. Benson Lai’s soundtracks have been in a handful of films that have been placed in nearly 100 international film festivals in over 43 cities and 22 countries. These include film festivals in Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Tokyo, Japan; Toronto, Ontario; Hong Kong, China; Singapore, Malaysia; Stockholm, Sweden; Las Vegas Nevada; Paris, France; San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; London England; Vienna, Austria; Berlin, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; Sydney, Australia; Prague, Czeh Republic; Kiev, Ukraine; Paris, France; Wallanchia, Romania; Rome and Vesuvius, Italy; Bali, Indonesia; Cairo, Egypt; Kerala, India; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Turkey.

His projects have been distributed on Amazon Prime Video USA, Vimeo and Youtube; furthermore, his music has been on ShortsTV and broadcasted on national television networks in the USA such as AT&T U-Verse, DirecTV, Google Fiber, Frontier Communications and Hotwire. Benson also has been interviewed by Indie Night Film Festival based in Los Angeles, California and independent musician hub Buzz Music LA selecting him as one of their Top 10 artists in 2019. As for traditional media he has been showcased in Los Angeles newspaper LA Sentinel, Canadian television Global TV, the Metro News newspaper, and Toronto Fashion Magazine during Toronto Fashion week. In addition, he has spotlights in Bridal Fantasy, and Blushed Beaute magazines on newsstands across Canada (Indigo Chapters, Wal-Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart, London Drugs).

Film Festival Selections, Awards and Highlights

Addict - Directed by Katrina Cebreiro (Los Angeles, California)

“Addict” starring Emmy nominated actress Danielle Vega from East Los High on Hulu, and Emilio Garcia-Sanchez from The Society on Netflix.

Film Festival Awards and Official Selections

• Official Selection at the Catalina Film Festival in California (FilmFreeway's Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals)

• Big Apple Film Festival New York (FilmFreeway's Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals)

• 6th Annual Official Latino Film Festival sponsored by HBO Latino in Los Angeles

• The New York Latino Film Festival

• The Indie Night Film Festival

• The film is also a finalist at Hollywood Screenings Film Festival

• Best Director, Best Actress and Best Drama Short at the Independent Short Awards at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival

A Sort of Hunger" starring Jasmine Nelson (Fox’s Empire), Ed Gage (Disney’s The Mandalorian), and Nick La Croix (Jason Bourne)

Film Festival Awards and Official Selections

• Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

• Monsters of Horror Film Festival

• Chainsaw Film and Game Festival

• L’Hospitalet de Llobregat International Film Festival in Barcelona Spain

• Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival in Toronto Canada

• Best Director at the Hatay Independent Film Festival in Turkey

• Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival

• Appeared on Tv channel ShortsTV and broadcasted on national television networks in the USA such as AT&T U-Verse, DirecTV, Google Fiber, Frontier Communications and Hotwire.

The Overnight Stay - Directed by Felicia Mead (Los Angeles, California)

“The Overnight Stay" starring Emmy nominated actor Melvin Jackson Jr. (The Wire on HBO), and Jasmine Nelson (Empire on Fox)

Film Festivals Awards and Official Selections

• Grand Indiewise Film Festival 2017 Official Selection

• AFI Tinted Rose Tinted Rose Film Festival 2018 Official Selection

• Los Angeles Cinefest 2017 Official Selection

• Post Mortem 2016 Official Selection

• Online distributed with Amazon Prime Video USA

Within Oneself - Directed by Felicia Mead (Los Angeles, California)

“Within Oneself" starring Atika Greene (Insecure on HBO, American Horror Story on Hulu), Alex Jokic (Megan Thee Stallion/Marshmello Music Video Bad Bitches), Aktion Jackson (#1 iTunes and #15 Billboard Music Artist)

Perfect Ten - Directed by Felicia Mead (Los Angeles, California)

30+ Film Festival Awards and Official Selections

• Fantastic Indie Festival of Los Angeles Award Winner Best Script

• Cult Movies International Film Festival Official Selection, Finalist

• Filmhaus Berlin 2021 Finalist

• Berlin Shorts Award Official Selection 2021

• Vienna Indie Short Film Festival Official Selection 2021, Award Winner

• Chicago Indie Film Award Official Selection 2021

• Niagra Falls International Short Festival 2021, Award Winner Best Trailer

• Royal Wolf Film Awards Official Selection 2021, Award Winner Best Horror Film

• Monthly Indie Shorts Official Selection 2021

• Hong Kong Indie Film Festival Official Selection 2021, Award Winner Best Horror Film

• Prague International Monthly Film Festival Official Selection 2021

• Paris International Short Festival Finalist 2021

• Hollywood International Golden Age Festival Finalist 2021

• London Indie Short Festival of 24 Frames Semi Finalist 2021

• Big Sur Film Festival Official Selection 2021

• Official Wallachia International Film Festival, Finalist

• Vesuvius International Film Festival Official Selection, Finalist

• Red Movie Awards Official Selection 2021

• Kosice International Monthly Film Festival 2021

• Best Director Award Official Selection 2021

• Roma Short Film Festival 2021 Finalist

• Beyond The Curve International Film Festival Finalist 2021

• Monthly Indie Short Official Selection 2021, Award Winner Best Horror

• Mindfield Film Festival Official Selection 2021, Award Winner

• Pinnacle Film Awards Official Selection, Award Winner Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Narrative Short

• San Francisco Indie Short Semi Finalist 2021

• Mercurio Bimonthly Short Film Awards 2022

• The North Film Festival Official Selection 2022, Nominated For Best Horror Short, Best Screenplay

• 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival Official Selection 2021, Finalist

• Cairo Indie Short Festival 2021 Semi Finalist

• Sydney Indie Short Festival Summer 2021 Semi Finalist

• New Creators Film Awards Honorable Mention

• Show Some Spark Movie Awards Official Selection 2021

• Shockfest Film Festival 2021, Amazon Prime and New York Times Square

• Roshani International Film Festival Official Selection 2021, Foreign Short Film Award, Best Female Director

• Arthouse Festival of Beverly Hills,

• The Fear Faire Film Festival

• American Independent Film Festival

• Golden Reel International Film Festival

Forever Nester - Directed by Katrina Cebreiro (Los Angeles California)

Anza-Borrego - Directed by David Sasik (Los Angeles California)

Testimonials

“Love all the tracks. You the man. I love the way you work. I love how professional you are.” -Felicia Mead (Los Angeles, California, Film Director)

“Love your tracks. It was exactly what I was thinking. Some of your cues made me want to cry.” -Katrina Cebreiro (Los Angeles, California, Film Director)

“Thank you for scoring my film. I am happy with how it turned out and making my vision for my film come to life.” -David Sasik (Los Angeles, California, Film Director)

“I love the score to Forever Nester!” -Kelsey Redmond (Los Angeles, California, Actress)

“This is great. We’ll definitely use that for a scene towards the end. Thanks a lot.” - Royale Films (Liverpool, England, Film Director)

“I also wanted to let you know that your track really bought the scene to life. Perfect fit.“ -Talib Muhammad (New York, New York, Film Director)

“I really love these tracks they go great with the movie.” - Neil Boultby (Alicante, Spain, Film Director)

“Amazing work and I can’t wait to add the track. It is perfect, incredible work.” -Games by Will (Alabama, USA, Game Developer)

“A big thank you for making an insane soundtrack.” -A Fake Studio (Chile, Game Developer)

“Pleasure to work with you. Some dope stuff man. You’re pretty damn good.” -Andrew Yoo (Vancouver, BC, Film Director)