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Mike Flanagan Biography

Birth Name:Mike Flanagan

Birth Place:Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Profession Editor, Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Editorial department, Cinematographer, Visual effects

Fast Facts

Won the 2011 Shriekfest Award for Best Horror Feature
In 2005, he won the Jury Award at the Atlantic City Film Festival
In 2013, he receive second place at the Toronto International Film Festival
Won Best of the Fest at the 2006 MIcrocinema Fest for his film "Oculus: Chapter 3-The Man with the Plan․"
Won the Festival Prize for Best Screenplay at the 2005 Los Angeles DIY Film Festival
Earned a degree from the Electronic Media and Film Department at Towson University
Filmed his award-winning film "Absentia" on the small budget of $70,000

Awards

2006Best Short-: winner
2006Best of ...-Horror: winner
2006Best Independent Short Award-: winner
2006Festival Prize-Best Editing: winner
2006Festival Prize-Best Horror/Science Fiction: winner
2006Festival Prize-Best Director: winner
2006Best of the Fest-: winner
2006Tabloid Witch Award-Best Sound: winner
2006Tabloid Witch Award-Best Horror Short Film: winner
2011Action on Film Award-Best Horror Film - Feature: nominated
2011Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
2011Jury Award-Best Director: nominated
2011Honorable Mention-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2011Horror Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2011Best Feature-Best Film: winner
2011Horror Genre Award-Best Horror Feature: winner
2011Shriekfest Award-Best Horror Feature: winner
2011Jury Award-Best American Independent Feature: winner
2011Festival Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2011Jury Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2011Tabloid Witch Award-Best Horror Feature Film: winner
2012Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2013People's Choice Award-Midnight Madness: nominated
2014Fright Meter Award-Best Director: nominated
2014Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2014Fright Meter Award-Best Editing: winner
2014Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
2014Audience Award-Midnighters: nominated
2015Chainsaw Award-Best Wide-Release Film: winner
2015Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2015iHorror Award-Best Mainstream Horror: nominated
2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Editing/Visual Style: winner
2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Prequel/Sequel/Remake: winner
2016Rondo Statuette-Best Independent Film: winner
2017Fright Meter Award-Best Director: nominated
2017Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2017Fright Meter Award-Best Editing: nominated
2017iHorror Award-Best Horror Director: nominated
2018Rondo Statuette-Best TV Presentation: winner
2019Bram Stoker Award-Screenplay: nominated
2019Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2019Fright Meter Award-Best Editing: nominated
2019Fright Meter Award-Best Director: nominated
2019Odyssey Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2019Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
2019Horrorfest Award-Best Screenplay: winner
2019Horrorfest Award-Best Director: winner
2019Horrorfest Award-Best Feature Film: winner
2019WGA Award (TV)-New Series: nominated
2020Chainsaw Award-Best Director: nominated
2020Chainsaw Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2020Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated
2021Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
2021Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
2021Saturn Award-Best Editing: nominated
2021Bram Stoker Award-Screenplay: winner
2022BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best TV Show: nominated
2022WGA Award (TV)-Original Long Form: nominated
2023Leo-Best Dramatic Series: winner
2024Kineo Award-Best Foreign Series (Miglior serie internazionale): winner
2024People's Choice Award-Best Film: winner
2025Astra Midseason Award-Best Director: nominated
2025Astra Midseason Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2025Truly Moving Picture Award-Truly Moving Picture Award: winner
2025IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2025IFJA Award-Best Editing: nominated
2025KCFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
2025Official Fantàstic Competition-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2026Windie-Best Independent Film: nominated
2026Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Film (Millor pel·lícula estrangera): winner