Ben Taylor is an award-winning screenwriter and film producer based in Atlanta, GA. He has over 17 produced feature films and TV movies to his credit. Taylor founded his own production company, Cape Town Films, Inc., in 1996 and has also published two novels. He teaches screenwriting workshops in Atlanta and previously taught in Austin, TX from 2005-2012.

1. BEN TAYLOR
8002 Wingate Way
Atlanta, GA 30350
404/231-5954
BenAtlanta@aol.com
www.bentaylorworkshop.com
Member, Writers Guild of America, West
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts-Journalism (Radio/TV/Film), University of
Georgia, June 1981. Honors include ODK Honor Society and
BIFTAD Honor Society.
Scholarship Recipient, National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences. San Diego State University, September 1981.
SCREENWRITING/PRODUCER EXPERIENCE:
CAPE TOWN FILMS, INC. - President, 1996 - present.
Production company and loanout corporation for professional
screenwriting work.
Featured in Variety and on CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight”, Taylor is
the award-winning screenwriter of over 17 produced feature
films and TV movies in the U.S, Europe and even Africa.
Starring notables such as Julie Bowen (ABC’s “Modern
Family”), Oscar-nominated Lynn Redgrave, Michael Weatherly
(CBS’s “NCIS”), Darren McGavin, Steve Railsback and many
others. Taylor has worked for virtually every major studio,
including Columbia, Warner Brothers, Disney, NBC, HBO, and
Lifetime TV networks.
His published novels include “Affairs” and “Venus and Mars”,
both of which were then turned into feature films for
Columbia Studios and Buena Vista, respectively.
Cape Town Films, Inc. was also the production company behind
Taylor’s feature film directorial debut, “In the Flesh”, shot
in Atlanta, GA and released in 2000.
FILM/TELEVISION (* = produced)
* VENUS AND MARS - feature film, Buena Vista International.
Starring Lynn Redgrave, Julie Bowen, Michael Weatherly and
Julia Sawahla. Harry Mastrogeorge, director. Released,
February 2001 (Europe), April 2003 (U.S.)

2. * IN THE FLESH - feature film, Cape Town Films, Inc. Ben
Taylor, writer/director. Released, Wolfe Video/DVD, August
2000.
* STADTGESPRÄCH (TALK OF THE TOWN) - feature film, Studio
Hamburg/ZDF Television/Buena Vista Releasing. Starring Katja
Riemann, Martina Gedeck (”The Lives of Others”) and Moritz
Bliebtreu (”Run Lola Run”). Rainer Kaufmann, director.
Released, Fall 1995. Winner, Best Film, Munich Film
Festival.
* DER PAKT (THE PACT) - television film, Studio Hamburg/Sat1
Television. Starring Daniel (”Goodbye Lenin”). Miguel
Alexandre, director. Aired, Spring 1996.
* UNSCHULDSENGEL (INNOCENT ANGELS) - television film, Studio
Hamburg/ZDF Television. Rainer Kaufmann, director. Aired,
Fall 1994.
* ABGESCHMINKT! (MAKING UP) - feature film, Vela-X
Filmproduktion. Katja von Garnier, director. Released,
Summer 1993. Winner, Best Film, Student Academy Awards.
* THE HITCHHIKER - “Coach”, television anthology series.
HBO/USA Network. Lewis Chesler, producer. Starring Charles
Haid. Aired, Winter 1989.
* DIE HOCHSEIT MEINES VATERS (MY FATHER’S WEDDING) -
television film, Coloniamedia/ZDF. Jobst Oetzmann, director.
Christian Granderath, producer. Aired, Spring 2006.
* EINE AUSSERGEWÖHNLICHE AFFÄRE (AN UNUSUAL AFFAIR) -
television film, Teamworx/Sat1. Maris Pfeiffer, director.
Aired, Fall 2002.
* ZERBRECHLICHE ZEUGIN (BROKEN WITNESS) - television film,
UFA Filmproduktion/ARD. Ben Verbong, director. Aired,
January 2001.
* BANDITS - feature film (story credit), Buena Vista Films.
Katja von Garnier, director. Released, Summer 1997.
* SCHUTZENGEL GESUCHT (GUARDIAN ANGEL) - television film,
Studio Hamburg/ARD. Miguel Alexandre, director. Aired, Fall
2001.
* AFFÄREN (AFFAIRS) - feature film, Atlantis Films/Columbia
Pictures. Jacques Breuer, director. Released, Fall 1994.
* MR. BLUESMAN - feature film, Roxy-Film. Starring Lloyd
Bridges and B.B. King. Sönke Wortmann, director. Released,
Spring 1992.
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3. BIG WEDDING - feature film, Columbia/Tri-Star. Vivian Naefe,
director. Developed 2004.
JUST MARRIED - feature film, Studio Hamburg/Concorde
Releasing. Rainer Kaufmann, director. Developed 2004.
FABULOUS PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES - feature film, Endymion Films.
Nelson Woss, producer. Developed 2000.
AMSTERDAMAGE - feature film, UFA Filmproduktion. Ben
Verbong, director. Developed 2002.
DETOUR - feature film, Cinevox/Warner Brothers International.
Dieter Geisler, producer. Carl Schenkel, director.
Developed 1989.
BLIND LUCK - feature film rewrite, Columbia Pictures.
Trilogy Entertainment. Carl Schenkel, director. 1987.
* NUKIE - feature film, L&O Leisureco, South Africa.
Starring Steve Railsback and Glynis Johns. Roy Sargeant,
producer. Released, Summer 1990.
* IN THE NAME OF BLOOD - feature film, L&O Leisureco, South
Africa. Starring Sandra Prinsloo and Darren McGavin. Roy
Sargeant, producer. Released, Fall 1991.
JUST LIKE SISTERS - one hour comedy special, developed for
HBO. Lewis Chesler, producer. Developed 1988.
* ZOOBILEE ZOO - live action childrens series, starring Ben
Vereen. DIC Enterprises. Aired 1987.
NOVELS:
AFFAIRS - published by Rütten & Loening. Released, Fall
1994.
VENUS AND MARS - published by Rütten & Loening. Released,
Summer 1998/re-released Fall 2000.
STAGE PLAYS:
JUST LIKE SISTERS - a play in two acts. Seven productions
throughout the U.S. including
- Beverly Hills Playhouse - Los Angeles, CA, Spring 1985
- New Playwrights Theatre - Portland, OR, Spring 1985
- Playhouse in the Park - Cincinnati, OH, Fall 1985
- Flat Rock Playhouse - Raleigh, NC, Spring 1985
- Deja Vu Playhouse - Hollywood, CA, Winter 1982
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4. FAIRFAX RIVIERA (with Ruthie Pfeiffer) - a play in two acts.
- Winner, Colorado Playwrights Award, 1996.
- Finalist, National Repertory Theatre Foundation, National
Play Award 1996.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
THE BEN TAYLOR WORKSHOP FOR ACTORS AND WRITERS - Austin, TX,
September 2005 - 2012, Atlanta, GA, 2013 - present. Ongoing
class using original material written by pro screenwriter
Taylor and other class members. Long considered the top
class for advanced film actors in Texas, it sported a 40
person roster each session. Students included Jackson Hurst
(Lifetime TV’s “Drop Dead Diva”), Evan Gamble (“American
Sniper”) and Corina Calderon (the Sundance hit “Bienvenidos
Born”).
During this time, Taylor also worked as a professional actor
with speaking roles in TV’s “Dallas”, “Friday Night Lights”,
“My Generation” and feature films including “Walk the Line”
and “Stop Loss”, as well as numerous national commercials.
CASTING ASSOCIATE, HANK McCANN & ASSOCIATES, Los Angeles, CA.
1985-1990. Credits include “Steel Magnolias”, “True Colors”,
“The Neverending Story 3”, the NBC miniseries “The Name of
the Rose”, the NBC TV-movie “Moving Target” starring Jason
Bateman and the HBO series “The Hitchhiker”.
IMDB credits: BEN TAYLOR (I)
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