About :
Hello,
I’m Ben Dolenc.
An award-winning director, DP and Filmmaker
I create work that hits emotional cords of exposing values.
I’m the founder of Bowsprit Company, a small production company that specializes in communicating .
I’ve worked for some great brands, agencies, and Networks throughout my career – Toyota, Oura Ring, Red Bull, Geffen Records, and Linkedin. I also moonlight as a boat captain and used to be a professional athlete.
I believe great work comes from an exciting mix of dreaming, trusting your gut, keeping the camera rolling, collective courage, and early mornings and late nights. The moments that mater live in the inbetweens, it is our super power to capture, take care and honor those moments through the process.
Enough about me.
Here’s some of my work.
Enjoy.
Awards:
Iron Duck
Best Documentary, Yucca Valley Film Festival
Gold Best Documentary Short, Independent Shorts Awards
Official Selection, Montreal Independent Film Festival,
Official Selection, Adventure Uncovered Film Festival
Loaded
Official Selection, Divulge Dancer Film Festival
Lake Enchanto
Official Selection LA Dance Shorts Film Festival
Official Selection, Divulge Dancers Film Festival
Brothers on the Run
Best Series, Reels Film Festival
Best Web Series, Snowboarder Magazine
Selected Advertising:
Suzuki, yves saint saint laurent, OUra RIng, Red Bull, ToYOTA, BRushfire Records, Linkedin, UgGs, Sawtelle Sake, AlpineStars, Lulullemon
Selected Networks:
BBC, National Geographic, Discovery channel, NBC, Travel Channel, CNBC
Advertising Agenices:
Saatchi & Saatchi, MC Saatchi, Golin Harris, Matter communications
All Content Copyright © 2026 Bowsprit company, All Rights Reserved.
Ben Dolenc is a filmmaker, director, and producer based out of Ventura and Frazier Park, CA. After a career as an outdoor athlete, where he was in front of the lens, Ben jumped at a chance to move to Los Angeles and learn the world of broadcast television. Producing over 20 television shows from American Idol to Flying Wild Alaska for networks like NBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic, he found his niche creating content that documents the relationships surrounding complex characters like bush pilots, sailors, and fishermen.
Ben opened Bowspirit in 2011 – a small production company where he directs commercials, short films, and branded content. Bowsprits clients have included Toyota, Lululemon, Red Bull, and Oura Ring. In 2017, Wilshire Studios (NBC) tapped him to develop a television show around the New York Times best-selling book What Doesn't Kill Us. His recent documentary the Iron Duck won best documentary at the Yucca Valley Film festival and was distributed by Whistle TV.