Benoit grew up in Paris, where he studied graphic design and media studies before enrolling in cinematography at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the UK. At the NFTS, he began his collaboration with Anthony Chen, working on short films Distance and Lighthouse. Their graduation film Lighthouse was awarded National Winner at the Kodak Filmschool Competition and Best Cinematography at the Singapore Short Film Awards.
The films Benoit shot have won several awards and have been selected for international film festivals such as La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes, South by South West in Austin, BFI London Film Festival, Raindance (Best Film), Stuttgart (Best Film), Camerimage in Poland, Annecy, London Short film festival (Best Film) and Sheffield Doc/Fest. Benoit worked on feature films, TV dramas and commercials between London and Paris.
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