Benny Tjandra
- Producer
- Stunts
- Actor
BENNY TJANDRA Biography.
Benny Tjandra is an acclaimed Asian American Director, Producer, 2nd Unit Director, Writer, Action Director Choreographer, DP, and Editor. Who is Benny Tjandra? Benny Tjandra was born on February 24, 1965, in Bandung, West Java island small town in Indonesia. He moved to California at 10 to pursue his dream as a filmmaker. He makes a promise before he moved to Los Angeles at his mother's graveyard to do what it takes to be one of the best Filmmaker in Hollywood, and the rest of the world. His love for the movies led to a job as an actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer on TV in Indie feature films because of his martial arts training. Benny started his prolific career as a child by creating shot films with a Pro-Consumer camera, and 8MM camera. With no formal training, Benny has directed several successful films ranging across all genres. Whose notable hits included, Upcoming action features film, "Prey of Wrath" (2023), "American Western" (2022), "Kill Plan" (2021), "Nation Fire" (2019), "Syndicate Smasher" (2017), "Bloodline: Love Sick 2" (2018). He has Produced 20s feature films in the past and has 9 upcoming features film in Pre-production in 2023.
He loved watching movies since as a child and began pursuing his interest in film with knowledge himself as a Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Camera Operator, Location sound recorder, Gaffer, set designer, Casting Director, Stunt coordinator, Armor, ETC.
Benny opened a production company name: "New GenerAsian Pictures" in Los Angeles in 2009. He has major connections in the USA, Indonesia, and the Philippines with all the movie production needed like crew, location, equipment, actor, stuntman, and women, and all the production needed in those countries.
Benny won awards at Golden Reel International Film Festival for The Protégé' Projects: Chapter 1. As the best action director in 2022, and best director in 2021 at Prestigious International Film Festival.
Benny is considered a visionary director and filmmaker whose work has made an indelible and substantial contribution to the Hollywood industry, and his films will continue to cross the boundaries of style and genres, engaging audiences and inspiring the next generation of film talent.