Sean Ellis

Personal Bio

Sean is a Screenwriter, Director, Editor and Producer, based in Australia. He began making films at age 11 using Super 8 cameras and graduated with a Bachelor of Film and Television Production from the VCA School of Film and Television, in Melbourne, Australia, in 1994. Sean has worked in film & television production in Australia and the US, while writing several feature screenplays, and directing short films and music videos. He is currently teaching Screenwriting at the New York Film Academy Australia, in the Gold Coast.

Contest achievements:

Semi-Finalist, ISA Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition, 2023

Quarter-Finalist, ISA Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition, 2023

ISA Fast Track Fellowship – Second Round, 2022.

Semi-Finalist, ISA Emerging Screenwriters Suspense Screenplay Competition, 2021.

Semi-Finalist, ISA Horror & Thriller + Genre Busting Screenplay Competition, 2021.

Quarter-Finalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, 2017.

Best Scene Screenplay Reading – Toronto Festival for Horror, 2017.

Official Selection, Beverly Hills Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2017.

Finalist, Horror Film & Screenplay Festival, Toronto 2016.

Best Project & Pitch – INTERNATIONAL 3D STEREO MEDIA SUMMIT, BELGIUM 2014.

Finalist, Beverly Hills Film Festival Screenplay Competition, 2011.

http://www.seanfrancisellis.com

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