Sean Ellis (born in 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films Cashback (2004), The Broken (2008), and (in the Tagalog language) Metro Manila (2013).
British Independent Film Award for Best British Independent Film, British Independent Film Award for Best Director
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action), BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, BAFTA Award for Best Short Film, Guild Award for Best Story
Movies
Anthropoid, CityLights, Metro Manila, The Broken, Cashback, The Business Trip
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anthropoid
2016
written by
The Proposal
2015/II
Short
CityLights
2014
original story
Metro Manila
2013
screenplay / story
Voyage d'affaires
2008
Short written by
The Broken
2008
written by
Cashback
2006
written by
Selected Shorts #2: European Award Winners
2005
Video
Cashback
2004
Short written by
Left Turn
2001
Short
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anthropoid
2016
directed by
The Proposal
2015/II
Short
Metro Manila
2013
Voyage d'affaires
2008
Short
The Broken
2008
Cashback
2006
2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films
2006
Video segment "Cashback"
Selected Shorts #2: European Award Winners
2005
Video
Cashback
2004
Short
Left Turn
2001
Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anthropoid
2016
producer
CityLights
2014
executive producer
Metro Manila
2013
executive producer / producer
Voyage d'affaires
2008
Short executive producer
Flashbacks of a Fool
2008
executive producer
Cashback
2006
producer
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anthropoid
2016
Metro Manila
2013
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Metro Manila
2013
steadicam operator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Splice
2009
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Días de cine
2013-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Interviewee
The One Show
2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Anthropoid Press Conference
2015
TV Short documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Best British Screenplay
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
Amazonas Award
Amazonas Film Festival
Best Director
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
Amazonas Award
Amazonas Film Festival
Best Screenplay
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
Audience Award
Amazonas Film Festival
Best Film
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
British Independent Film Award
British Independent Film Awards
Best Director
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
Critics Award
Hamburg Film Festival
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
Audience Award
Sundance Film Festival
World Cinema - Dramatic
Metro Manila (2013)
2007
Jury Prize
Bermuda International Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature
Cashback (2006)
2006
C.I.C.A.E. Award
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Cashback (2006)
2006
Audience Award
Sarlat International Cinema Festival
Coup de coeur
Cashback (2006)
2005
Audience Award
FIKE - Évora International Short Film Festival
Cashback (2004)
2005
First Prize
Lille International Short Film Festival
Fiction
Cashback (2004)
2005
Jury Award
Tribeca Film Festival
Best Narrative Short
Cashback (2004)
2004
Grand Prix
Brest European Short Film Festival
Cashback (2004)
2004
Gold Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Short Film
Cashback (2004)
2004
Audience Award
Leuven International Short Film Festival
European Short Film Competition
Cashback (2004)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Film not in the English Language
Metro Manila (2013)
2014
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Best Feature Film Screenplay
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
International Ecumenical Award
Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
Best film
Metro Manila (2013)
2013
Emeric Pressburger Prize
Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival
$10 Million
