Paul Bennun is a British American creative executive working where storytelling, technology, content, and business coincide.
Paul built a leading UK content studio, Somethin’ Else, which, on acquisition by Sony, was the leading supplier of interactive content to the BBC. He was a C-level executive at Los Angeles-based KCRW and at the British immersive experience studio, Factory 42. Paul is an assessor for the UK government’s innovation agency.
Awards
Digital Dozen: Breakthroughs in Storytelling Award—Silverpoint (collaboration with Punchdrunk)—an experiential brand project combining live events and an addictive iOS game, presented in support of Absolut Vodka. A two-week campaign that reached an incredible 75% of its target audience during release (source: Pernod Ricard).
BAFTA, Best Mobile Game (Nomination) / Cannes Lions Winner, Silver Award Best Use of Games) / Montreux Golden (Digital Consumer Products) An experiential game called The Nightjar, created for Wrigley’s (Mars Confectionary). Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, this was a virtual reality video game with no video—a purely sound-driven 3D-audio project.
BAFTA Production Company of the Year, 2015 BAFTA for Children's Production Company of the Year, for excellent work across television, games and audio.
BAFTA Production Company of the Year, 2013 BAFTA for Children's Production Company of the Year, for excellent work across television, games and audio.
BAFTA Interactive (Adapted) Award, 2015 Dumping Ground: You're the Boss—free iOS / Android game designed for target audience to experience their favourite show in a game form.
BAFTA Best Interactive Product, 2012 Nightmare High An interactive story and game content system designed to promote use of positive psychology in kids; a commission for Channel 4 TV.
BAFTA Best Game (Nomination), 2015 Doctor Who: The Doctor and the Dalek—educational coding game base around a BBC’s top 3 intellectual property
Sony Radio Academy Winner, Gold Award for Documentary, 1998 We Got the Funk—documentary on the history of funk music, presented by Ice-T
BAFTA Interactive Award for Sound (Nomination) / BAFTA Interactive Award for Comedy (Nomination) You Don't Know Jack—a somewhat legendary video game set in a TV gameshow; billed as ‘the show where high culture and pop culture collide).