About Us
eano was formed in October 2009 by Oscar short-listed film and commercials director, Carl Prechezer, and advertising agency account director and writer, Barnaby Benson.
Carl Prechezer – Managing Director
The youngest ever recipient of the BAFTA SHELL FULLBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP in Film and Television Carl studied screenwriting at USC. His short film, The Cutter, starring Brian Cox, secured the Oscar shortlisting and led to the much-loved British surf movie, Blue Juice staring Ewan McGregor and Catherine Zeta Jones. From these early beginnings Carl worked as writer and director in the UK and the USA, with extensive experience of both the global and independent broadcast sectors, scripting for US studios, the BBC and C4. He was a brand advocate for Sony worldwide, directed and produced a documentary on the London 2008 mayoral race, and has recently completed a number of films for the US retailer Best Buy.
Aside from his work in film and television Carl directs commercials for many brands creating the award winning series for Bertolli (Unilever), the lead football world cup campaign of 2006 for Coca Cola and many more.
For more on Carl and to see his showreel, go to www.prechezer.com
Barnaby Benson – Head of Development
Barnaby worked as an advertising account director for ten years which included overseeing the relaunch of anti-fur trade campaign charity, Lynx. He became a producer and writer of corporate video programmes for Fiat and Honda. For the last fifteen years, he has been writing communications for brands such as Argos, Boden, McDonald’s, BP and NatWest. He writes film and animation scripts for leading brands and recently co-wrote, with Carl Prechezer, a series of brand dramas for Best Buy.
Barnaby has long been fascinated with screenwriting. He holds an MA in Screenwriting from the University of the Arts, London and edited the Introduction to Screenwriting website for Skillset, the UK Film Council’s training body, due to go online in 2011. His short script, Park Love, was shortlisted for the inaugural BAFTA/Rocliffe short film script award and he won the Linda Gauge Radio Academy award for a documentary he wrote and produced.
Partners
Production
CC-Lab, a London based production company and creative agency specialising in Film & TV Production, Brand Experience and Motion & Print Design. CC-Lab have a track record in engaging with audiences through innovative content spanning TV programmes, live events, theatrical releases, brand experience, motion graphics, interactive and print design.
Social media and interactive entertainment
ZONE4 is an award winning Transmedia production Company, founded in 1999 by Thom Saunders. ZONE4 has successfully delivered over 700 projects across all digital platforms.