Benno Thiel is an award-winning Director and Cinematographer based in Adelaide, Australia, with over a decade in video production. He brings a thorough understanding of the entire production pipeline, ensuring creative continuity from concept to completion.

Benno works across commercial, corporate, documentary, and broadcast filmmaking, with credits on shows for ABC and Investigation Discovery. He is known for delivering polished, cinematic work with a strong creative vision.

His commercial portfolio includes campaigns for brands like Drakes Supermarkets, Country Blinds, and the Adelaide Convention Centre, while his documentary films, including Caring for Ngarrindjeri Sea Country and Caring for Meintangk Country, have screened at the Adelaide Film Festival and Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

Benno's comedy web series Dead Centre, which he wrote and directed, won Best Web Series at the Gold Coast Film Festival and the South Australian Screen Awards, as well as Best Drama at Sydney Web Fest and Stareable Fest. He was also shortlisted as a Top 20 Finalist in the AACTA x Monster Pictures 'BITE' initiative.

Above all, Benno is passionate about telling stories that matter, for brands and audiences alike.