Sean Byrne (filmmaker)

{{short description|Australian filmmaker|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

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|occupation=Film director, screenwriter

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Sean Byrne{{cite news|url=http://collider.com/the-devils-candy-movie-review/|title='The Devil's Candy' Review: Worth the 7-Year Wait Since 'The Loved Ones'|date=2017-03-16|work=Collider|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en-US}} is an Australian filmmaker known for his films The Loved Ones (2009){{Cite news|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-loved-ones|title=The Loved Ones {{!}} Film Review {{!}} Slant Magazine|work=Slant Magazine|access-date=2017-05-30|language=en-US}} and The Devil's Candy (2015).{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/jun/13/the-devils-candy-review-old-fashioned-thrill-ride-packed-with-heavy-metal-horror|title=The Devil's Candy review – old-fashioned thrill ride packed with heavy metal horror|first=Clem |last=Bastow|work=The Guardian |date=13 June 2016}}

For The Loved Ones, he won People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness Category, Toronto International Film Festival, and The Siren Award for Best International Feature, at the Lund International Film Festival. His 2025 feature film Dangerous Animals will have its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival during the Directors' Fortnight section.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/cannes-directors-fortnight-2025-lineup-sorry-baby-1236369302/|title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight Unveils 2025 Lineup, Including Christian Petzold's 'Miroirs No. 3,' Eva Victor's 'Sorry, Baby,' Robin Campillo's 'Enzo'|work=Variety|date=15 April 2025|accessdate=16 April 2025|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy}}