Ben S. Hyland

Biography

Ben S. Hyland is a BAFTA Rocliffe winning comedy writer/director.

Ben won the 2023 BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy feature competition with his script, JUMPERS. In the same year he won the British Comedy Guide Spring Sitcom writing competition with his pilot script, THE TWINS. He was also selected to become a member of BAFTA CONNECT.

His feature film, MY DOG MADE ME DO IT, has been developed over the last few years and has been pitched at Film London PFM, Berlin Film Market and Galway Film Market. It’s scheduled to shoot in 2024.

Ben has written and directed a cluster of successful comedy short films. His most recent, THE SNIP, stars Edinburgh Fringe winner Ciaran Dowd, alongside Sunil Patel and Re...