Adam Benzine

Adam Benzine is a British filmmaker and journalist. He is known for his HBO documentary Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah, which examined the life and work of French director Claude Lanzmann. The film received critical appraisal and widespread acclaim including an Oscar nomination in the Best Documentary (Short Subject) category at the 88th Academy Awards, and nominations from the Grierson Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the IDA Documentary Awards, the Banff Rockie Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors.The documentary took four years to complete. before which he served as associate editor for Canadian non-fiction news publisher Realscreen. Prior to his career in film, he studied BSc Multimedia Technology & Design at Brunel University London before working as Online Editor for British weekly trade newspaper Music Week.

An Op-ed Benzine published in the National Post, in September 2019, compared the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with the Venice Film Festival.