Ben Cotgrove is an award-winning (Australian Cinematographer of the Year by the Australian Cinematographer’s Society in receiving the Milli Award 2024) Australian cinematographer now based in London, UK. With a diverse range of work across narrative film, commercial, promo and documentary, he enjoys blending high concept visuals with dramatic storytelling and has an affinity for telling queer and diverse narratives. His work has screened at festivals including Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), SXSW, Sydney Film Festival and the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival.

Ben completed principal photography on ‘Closing Night’, his debut feature film as cinematographer, written and directed by Sundance alumni Tim Marshall. In 2020 the short film; ‘Torch Song’ Ben shot with writer/director Stephen Lance premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival and screened at Flickerfest, St Kilda and Brisbane International Film Festivals respectively. Ben has shot and written for the highly successful queer web-series; ‘Two Weeks’ which has received over 2 million views on Youtube.

A graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Ben received a Masters of Film majoring in Cinematography from Griffith Film School, and in 2018 he was the recipient of the John Leake OAM ACS Emerging Cinematographer Award from the Australian Cinematographer’s Society (ACS).

short films
DON’T HATE ME - in post production
Grace Campbell I Iconoclast
SHOW YOUR WORKINGS - in production
Cameron Perry
WE COLLIDE - Short film - in post production
Jason Bradbury I June Stella Productions
STEP ABOARD - Short film - 2022
Harry Deadman I Compulsory
MARS - 2022
Abel Rubinstein I Mercury Studios
TORCH SONG - 2020
Stephen Lance
LABART - Short documentary 2020
Hamish Rutherford I HBR Films
Gold Tripod Winner - ACS National Awards
Gold BADC Award - Cinematography
OUR GREATEST ESCAPE - 2019
Loani Arman
AACTA Pitch: Forever Unexpected Winner, Gold Coast Film Festival SIPFest (2020) Brisbane International Film Festival (2021)
HONEYBEE - Experimental short film - 2021
Daniel Flynn Anderson I Rachel Liviero
MARION - 2019
Daniel Flynn Anderson
Official Selection Brisbane International Film Festival 2019
Finalist Screen Queensland Short Film Awards
DESZCZ - 2015
Malina Maria Mackiewicz
TWO MINUTES - 2019
Genevieve Kertesz

serie
LIFE IN LOVE - 2022
Abel Rubinstein I Teen Club

documentary
A MAN'S MAN - 2023
Myles Desenberg
Sheffield Doc Fest 2023

BRANDS
Marriott, Meta, Durex, KFC, Swatch, Trendyol, Pure Gym, Depop, Coop, Grind, Shhhhhandy, Tessuti, Papa John's, Be Snacksy, Samsung, Adidas, Barclays, Modelo, Opera x Eric Andre, Smart Protein, Aldi, PSG.

DIRECTORS
Daniel Flynn Anderson, Mick Soiza, Dane Hansen, Dan French, Martin Raffier, Sam Wright, Jesse Lewis Reece, Cedric Dubourg, Asa Mader, Myles Desenberg.

CAT BURNS "PEOPLE PLEASER"
Abel Rubinstein I Aldgate Pictures
EL PERRO " CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE HOME"
Horacio Bolz I Papaya Films
JACK SAVORETTI "TOO MUCH HISTORY"
Bolz & Ruta I Papaya Films
KEELAN MAK "SLEEP TALKER"
Alex Greaves I Run The Red
Best Cinematography at Reel Music Video Festival
LEANNE TENNANT "BRING IT ALL BACK"
Jennifer Embleton I Rachel Owen
MICHAEL ALDAG "TONSILLITIS"
Daniel French I Papaya Films & Pilar Muro
Silver Screening at Berlin Music Video Awards
CUB SPORT "CONFESSIONS"
Jennifer Embleton I Rachel Owen
H. SAMUEL "STYLE TO MAKE YOU SMILE"
Daniel Thomas French I CfH London
HARLEE "RESET"
Daniel French I Papaya Films
DECLAN DONOVAN "PERFECTLY IMPERFECT"
Daniel French I Papaya Films