Shawn Christensen
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 ActorWinner
- 2012Audience Award - Best Short Film:Winner
- 2012Silver Medal - 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 AwardWinner
- 2012Jury Award - Best Narrative Short:Nominated
- 2012The Christopher and Dana Reeve AwardWinner
- 2012Jury Prize - Best Short Film:Winner
- 2013Oscar - Best Short Film, Live Action:Winner
- 2013Festival Prize - Short Film:Nominated
- 2013Best Foreign FilmWinner
- 2014Jury Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2014Audience AwardWinner
- 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 Director of a Feature Film:Winner
- 2014Festival Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2014Festival Award - Best Actor in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2014Festival Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
- 2014Special MentionWinner
- 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 MentionWinner
- 2014Free Spirit AwardNominated
- 2015TopsNominated
- 2017Festival Award - Best Actor in a Short Film (Medium):Nominated
- 2017Short Cuts Award - Best International Short Film:Nominated