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Shawn Christensen Biography

Birth Name:Shawn Christensen

Profession Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Cinematographer

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration and graphic design
  • Sang for the band Stellastarr

Awards

  • 2011Jury Award-Best Narrative Short: nominated
  • 2012Best Actor-: winner
  • 2012Silver Medal-Best Short Film: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Short Film: winner
  • 2012Narrative Film Award-Best Short Film: nominated
  • 2012Best Actor-International Competition: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2012Best Live Action Short Film-Best Short Film: winner
  • 2012Best Live-Action Short-Short Film: winner
  • 2012Festival Prize-Best Selection: winner
  • 2012Audience Award to the Best International Short Film-International Shorts: winner
  • 2012Best Narrative Short-Short Film: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-International Competition: winner
  • 2012Aluminum Horse-Best Short Film: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-: winner
  • 2012Jury Award-Best Narrative Short: nominated
  • 2012The Christopher and Dana Reeve Award-: winner
  • 2012Jury Prize-Best Short Film: winner
  • 2013Oscar-Best Short Film, Live Action: winner
  • 2013Festival Prize-Short Film: nominated
  • 2013Best Foreign Film-: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-: winner
  • 2014Jury Award-Best Director: winner
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Golden Rock Narrative Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Grand Jury Prize-New Directors Competition: winner
  • 2014Grand Jury Prize-New Directors Competition: winner
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Actor in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Director of a Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Special Mention-: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2014SXSW Grand Jury Award-Narrative Feature: nominated
  • 2014Festival Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Venezia Classici Award-Venice Days Award: nominated
  • 2014Free Spirit Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 2014Free Spirit Award-: nominated
  • 2015Tops-: nominated
  • 2017Festival Award-Best Actor in a Short Film (Medium): nominated
  • 2017Short Cuts Award-Best International Short Film: nominated