Sean Ellis
Sean Ellis | |
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 Ellis at Anthropoid premiere ADIFF 2016 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Brighton, England |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films Cashback (2004), The Broken (2008), the Tagalog-language film Metro Manila (2013), and Anthropoid (2016).
Career
[edit | edit source]Ellis' photographs have appeared in fashion magazines including The Face and Vogue.[1]
In 2006, he was nominated for an Academy Award[2] in the category "Best Short Film, Live Action" for his film, Cashback. The feature film was produced more than a year after the original 2004 short film was completed. Following a decision in December 2005 to proceed with the feature, Ellis completed the expanded script in seven days. After getting commitments from his cast in March, he secured financing and the film went into production in May. This schedule was exceedingly condensed by modern filmmaking standards.[3]
His next major film, The Broken, premiered on 18 January 2008 as part of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[4] It also was the first choice in Horrorfest 2009[5] and was part of the 2008 Sitges Film Festival.[6][citation needed]
In 2011, he published the photography book Kubrick the Dog, which he began compiling as a way to deal with his dog's death from canine lymphoma.[7]
Ellis resides in London, England.
Awards
[edit | edit source]Metro Manila picked up three trophies at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards, taking Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Sean Ellis[8] and Best Achievement in Production.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2001 | Left Turn |
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| 2004 | Nominated: Academy Award (Best Short Film, Live Action) Won: Bermuda International Film Festival (Best Narrative Feature) Won: Brest European Short Film Festival (Grand Prix) Won: Chicago International Film Festival (Best Short Film) Won: Tribeca Film Festival (Best Narrative Short) | |
| 2005 | — | |
| 2008 | Nominated: Catalan International Film Festival (Best Film) | |
Voyage d'affaires (The Business Trip) |
Won: Fuji Short Film Award (Best Short Film)[9] Nominated: British Academy Film Award (Best Short Film) [10] Nominated: BAFTA Award (Best Short Film) | |
| 2013 | Won: British Independent Film Awards (Best Director) Won: British Independent Film Awards (Best British Film) Won: British Independent Film Awards (Achievement in Production) Nominated: BAFTA Award (Best international Film) | |
| 2016 | Nominated: 2016 Czech Lion Awards (Best Film) Nominated: 2016 Czech Lion Awards (Best Director) Nominated: 2016 Czech Lion Awards (Cinematography) | |
| 2021 | Nominated: Camerimage Golden Frog for outstanding Cinematography Nominated: Catalan International Film Festival (Best Film) Nominated: Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer (Best Film) | |
| 2024 | — |
References
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- ^ Interview with Sean Ellis appearing on DVD version of Cashback
- ^ Sundance Film festival – 2008 Online Film Guide Archived 1 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Broken – After Dark Horrorfest Review | Cinefantastique Online
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sean Ellis at IMDb
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