Ivan Sen
male

Born on January 01, 1972 (53 years old)
From Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Known for Directing
Biography
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.
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- 2023
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- 2011
Toomelah
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Director
2011
Toomelah
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Writer
2011
Toomelah
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Editor
2011
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Shifting Shelter 4
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Director
2011
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Shifting Shelter 4
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Writer
2011
Toomelah
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Director of Photography
2011
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Shifting Shelter 4
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Director of Photography
2011
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Shifting Shelter 4
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Producer
2011
Toomelah
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Original Music Composer
2011
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A Sister's Love
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Writer
2007
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A Sister's Love
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Director
2007
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A Sister's Love
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Producer
2007
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A Sister's Love
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Director of Photography
2007
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A Sister's Love
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Editor
2007
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A Sister's Love
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Original Music Composer
2007
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A Sister's Love
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Music
2007
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Men's Gathering
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Producer
2007
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Men's Gathering
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2007
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Men's Gathering
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2007
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Shifting Shelter 3
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2006
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Aunty Connie
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Director
2006
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Shifting Shelter 3
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Director
2006
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Aunty Connie
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2006
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Aunty Connie
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Producer
2006
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Shifting Shelter 3
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Producer
2006
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Shifting Shelter 3
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Director of Photography
2006
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Broken Borders
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Producer
2006
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The Dreamers
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2006
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The Dreamers
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2006
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The Dreamers
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2006
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Broken Borders
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2006
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Broken Borders
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2006
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Warm Strangers
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Director
1997
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Shifting Shelter 1
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Director
1997
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Journey
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Director
1997
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Shifting Shelter 1
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1997
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Warm Strangers
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Producer
1997
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Journey
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1997
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Shifting Shelter 1
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Director of Photography
1997
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Shifting Shelter 1
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Producer
1997
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Journey
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Producer
1997
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Warm Strangers
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1997
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Warm Strangers
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Post Production Supervisor
1997
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Message Stick
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Director
1997
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Message Stick
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Producer
1997
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Message Stick
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1997