Ivan Sen

Directing·Jan 1, 1972·Nambour, Queensland, Australia

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Ivan Sen (born 1972; Nambour, Queensland) is an Australian filmmaker. He is a director, screenwriter and cinematographer, as well as an editor, composer and sound designer. He is co-founder and director of Bunya Productions. Throughout the late 1990s Ivan Sen worked on numerous short films, before making his feature film debut with Beneath Clouds in 2002. It won Ivan global acclaim, screening at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and winning the Premiere First Movie Award at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival and the 2002 Best Director Award at the Australian Film Institute Awards. Ivan has subsequently written and produced a number of award winning documentaries. His documentary Yellow Fella screened in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. In 2011 Ivan completed his feature Toomelah, which was selected for the Cannes International Film Festival 2011 - Un Certain Regard. The world premiere of the film at Cannes received a standing ovation. The film won the Grand Prix at the Pacific Meridian Film Festival 2011 and the UNESCO Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011. In 2013 Ivan completed the feature film Mystery Road starring Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Tasma Walton and Jack Thompson. Mystery Road had its international premiere with a "Special Presentation"at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. Ivan is an Executive Producer on the successful tv adaptation of Mystery Road. In 2015 Ivan directed his Goldstone starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Gulpilil, Cheng Pei Pei and David Wenham.

Film	Credit
Limbo2023 · Director of Photography, Director, Writer	Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Loveland2022 · Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director	Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Director
Goldstone2016 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Mystery Road2013 · Writer, Director of Photography, Director	Writer, Director of Photography, Director
Toomelah2011 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
SShifting Shelter 42011 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer	Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Dreamland2009 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
FFire Talker2009 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
EEmbassy Days2008 · Director	Director
MMen's Gathering2007 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
AA Sister's Love2007 · Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
TThe Dreamers2006 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
BBroken Borders2006 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
SShifting Shelter 32006 · Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography	Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography
AAunty Connie2006 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Yellow Fella2005 · Director, Director of Photography	Director, Director of Photography
WWho was Evelyn Orcher?2005 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Beneath Clouds2002 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
SShifting Shelter 22000 · Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
DDust1999 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Wind1999 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tears1998 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
VVanish1998 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography	Director, Writer, Director of Photography
WWarm Strangers1997 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
SShifting Shelter 11997 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer	Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
JJourney1997 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer