Sean Olson
Sean Olson (born February 4, 1976) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He began as an editor for KPHO-TV, KMGH-TV, Extra-TV and Crime Watch Daily and the feature films How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) which was in dramatic competition[1] at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and Wyatt Earp's Revenge (2012) starring Val Kilmer. He edited the Hallmark original movie Christmas Under Wraps. Christmas Under Wraps was the highest rated telecast in Hallmark Channel history and the second highest rated cable movie in 2014[2]. Olson has directed The Contractor (2013), The Dog Who Saved Easter (2014), The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015), A Christmas Reunion (2015), The Other Mother (2017), F.R.E.D.I. (2018), Mommy Be Mine (2018) and Christmas Wonderland (2018) for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Olson's feature film F.R.E.D.I. won Best of Fest[3] at the 2018 Bentonville Film Festival founded by Geena Davis and Best Family Film[4] at the Burbank International Film Festival.
Max Winslow and the House of Secrets (2020)[5] starring Chad Michael Murray won Best Feature Film[6] at the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival and Best of Fest and Audience Choice at the 2019 Fayetteville Film Festival. It is nominated Best Feature Film at the Crystal Palace International Film Festival. Olson was also nominated Best Director at the Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival, it won Best Family Film at the fest.[7] Max Winslow was #2 at the box office in its opening weekend.[8]
Feature Films
Year | Title | Director | Editor | Writer | Producer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer | No | Yes | No | No |
2006 | The Standard | No | Yes | No | No |
2006 | Inside | No | Yes | No | No |
2010 | The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | The Passing | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | The Dog Who Saved Halloween | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | The Perfect Student | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | A Valentine's Date | No | Yes | No | No |
2012 | Stolen Child | No | Yes | No | No |
2012 | Wyatt Earp's Revenge | No | Yes | No | No |
2013 | The Contractor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2014 | The Dog Who Saved Easter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2014 | Christmas Under Wraps | No | Yes | No | No |
2015 | The Dog Who Saved Summer | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2015 | A Christmas Reunion | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2017 | The Other Mother | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
2017 | A Question of Faith | No | Yes | No | No |
2018 | F.R.E.D.I. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2018 | Mommy Be Mine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2018 | Christmas Wonderland | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2020 | Max Winslow and the House of Secrets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2005-01-28). "How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ Kissell, Rick (2014-12-02). "Hallmark Channel's 'Christmas Under Wraps' Becomes Its Most-Watched Telecast Ever". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Bentonville Film Festival Announces 2018 Film Competition Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "2018 Award Winners – Burbank International Film Festival". Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Contributor, Coty Dolores Miranda, AFN. "Ahwatukee native has a film on Netflix, another in limbo". Ahwatukee Foothills News. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "2019 Award Winners – Burbank International Film Festival". Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ Festival, Canadian International Faith & Family Film. "ciff 2020 is going virtual this year! Join us September 18 & 19". Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ "Domestic Box Office For May 29, 2020". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- American cinematographers
- American film editors
- American film directors
- American film producers
- American film production company founders
- American male screenwriters
- Film directors from Arizona
- Film directors from Los Angeles
- Film producers from California
- Science fiction film directors
- Screenwriters from California
- Screenwriters from Arizona
- Writers from Los Angeles
- 20th-century American writers