Sean Ellis
{{Short description|British movie director}}
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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
In 2006, he was nominated for an Academy Award{{cite web|title=Bookmakers slash Crash Oscar odds|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4769588.stm|date=3 March 2006|accessdate=2 June 2011|publisher=BBC}} 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.Interview with Sean Ellis appearing on DVD version of Cashback
His next major film, The Broken, premiered on 18 January 2008 as part of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[http://www.sundance.org/festival/film_events/alphabetical.asp?alpha=a-c Sundance Film festival – 2008 Online Film Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101091824/http://www.sundance.org/festival/film_events/alphabetical.asp?alpha=a-c |date=1 January 2008 }} It also was the first choice in Horrorfest 2009[http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2009/01/the-broken-after-dark-horrorfest-review/ The Broken – After Dark Horrorfest Review | Cinefantastique Online] and was part of the 2008 Sitges Film Festival.[http://www.digitalvd.de/dvd-heimkino-news/9537,DVD--und-Blu-ray-Premiere-THE-BROKEN-Koch-Media-mit-Lena-Headey.html DVD- und Blu-ray Premiere: THE BROKEN (Koch Media)]{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}
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.{{cite news|title=Modefotograf Sean Ellis Der Hund, dem die Models zu Füßen lagen|url=http://www.fr-online.de/panorama/der-hund--dem-die-models-zu-fuessen-lagen,1472782,4816188.html|accessdate=13 December 2012|newspaper=Frankfurter Rundschau|date=8 November 2010}}
Ellis resides in London, England.
Awards
Metro Manila picked up three trophies at the 2013 British Independent Film Awards, taking Best British Independent Film, Best Director for Sean Ellis{{cite news|last=Masters|first=Tim|title=Metro Manila wins best British indie film award|work=BBC News|date=9 December 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25291390|accessdate=27 December 2013}} and Best Achievement in Production.
Filmography
References
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External links
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Category:Photographers from Sussex
Category:British film directors
Category:British male screenwriters
Category:British film producers
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