News & Press

2023 . 05 . 19 | Update | Yellowjackets Panel
Semanoff participated in a world building panel at the Hollywood Athletic Club which was part of the Showtime & Paramount+ FYC Event. Alongside Semanoff were Cinematographer, Shasta Spahn, Production Designer, Margot Ready, and Composers Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker.

2023 . 06 .02 | Press | Awards Daily article by Megan McLachlan
‘Yellowjackets’ Director Ben Semanoff Reveals How That Epic Feast in Episode 2’s ‘Edible Complex’ Came to Be

2023 . 03 . 23 | Update | Semanoff Inks Deal to Direct “Smallball”
Semanoff has just inked a deal to direct a heartwarming film, currently titled “Smallball,” in conjunction with 5 More Minutes Productions & Mario Lopez’s Menudo Productions. “Smallball” takes place just following the 2008 financial crisis when the Park View Bombers, a little league team from a small border-town called Chula Vista, managed to take on well-financed teams throughout California, and eventually the world, winning the 2009 Little League World Series. Production is expected to start this fall.

2020 . 08 . 19 | Press | Gold Derby article by Riley Chow
Emmy nominee Benjamin Semanoff (‘Ozark’) reveals how he learned to direct for Netflix drama

2020 . 08 . 21 | Press | New York Post article by Michael Starr
First-time ‘Ozark’ Emmy nominee on working with star Jason Bateman

2020 . 07 . 28 | Nomination | Primetime Emmys
Semanoff nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Ozark S3 episode 6, Su Casa Es Mi Casa