THE DEKA BROTHERS - FILMMAKERS
Julien and Ben Deka
Ben and Julien, two brothers growing up in a bucolic French village, developed their sense of imagination and creativity simply by playing together and sharing ideas with one another.
Not much has changed for the directing duo who now work across the US and Europe - as the Deka Brothers.
Their French-speaking debut feature film Sodium Babies - that they wrote, directed, produced, and did all of the Visual-FX - won the Special Mention of the Jury at Leeds International Film Festival, UK and kickstarted their international career.
Soon after, Julien and Ben received the 2012 MTV Music Video Award for Best Visual Effects for their work on Skrillex's First of the Year (Equinox).
They've since directed English-speaking short films, web series, and book trailers - including best-selling books from publisher Penguin: Tales of the Peculiar from Ransom Rigg and Half Bad from Sally Green.
The brothers are praised for their dark and edgy music videos for Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group, and more recently for their work with indy French artist Carpenter Brut (with their latest video featuring Dylan Sprouse).
The Deka Brothers also now direct commercial spots for major brands, such as GM, Chevrolet, JBL, Cox and StockX. Their film manifesto for Cranbrook Academy of Art was a nominee for Best of the Year in the Brand Vision category at the 2021 Vimeo Festival & Awards, and gathered 2 nominations at the 2021 Webby Awards.
