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

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'' (2013), and ''

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'' (2016).

Career

In 2006, he was nominated for an

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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. His next major film, '' The Broken'', premiered on 18 January 2008 as part of the

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.Sundance Film festival – 2008 Online Film Guide
It also was the first choice in Horrorfest 2009 and was part of the 2008

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In 2011, he published the photography book ''

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'', which he began compiling as a way to deal with his dog's death from

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. 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 and Best Achievement in Production.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1970 births Living people Photographers from Sussex British filmmakers British film directors British male screenwriters British film producers {{UK-film-producer-stub