Directing
105
Man
Jan 1, 1972 (52)
Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Ivan Sen
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.
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Limbo | Original Music Composer |
| 2023 | Limbo | Director of Photography |
| 2023 | Limbo | Co-Producer |
| 2023 | Limbo | Director |
| 2023 | Limbo | Editor |
| 2023 | Limbo | Writer |
| 2022 | Loveland | Original Music Composer |
| 2022 | Loveland | Director of Photography |
| 2022 | Loveland | Producer |
| 2022 | Loveland | Writer |
| 2022 | Loveland | Editor |
| 2022 | Loveland | Director |
| 2022 | Mystery Road: Origin | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Mystery Road | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Goldstone | Director |
| 2016 | Goldstone | Writer |
| 2016 | Goldstone | Director of Photography |
| 2016 | Goldstone | Editor |
| 2016 | Goldstone | Original Music Composer |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Writer |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Editor |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Original Music Composer |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Director of Photography |
| 2013 | Mystery Road | Director |
| 2011 | Toomelah | Director |
| 2011 | Toomelah | Writer |
| 2011 | Toomelah | Editor |
| 2011 | Toomelah | Director of Photography |
| 2011 | Toomelah | Original Music Composer |
| 2011 | Shifting Shelter 4 | Director |
| 2011 | Shifting Shelter 4 | Writer |
| 2011 | Shifting Shelter 4 | Director of Photography |
| 2011 | Shifting Shelter 4 | Producer |
| 2009 | Dreamland | Director |
| 2009 | Dreamland | Writer |
| 2009 | Dreamland | Director of Photography |
| 2009 | Dreamland | Sound Editor |
| 2009 | Dreamland | Original Music Composer |
| 2009 | Fire Talker | Director |
| 2009 | Fire Talker | Writer |
| 2009 | Fire Talker | Producer |
| 2008 | Embassy Days | Director |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Writer |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Director |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Producer |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Director of Photography |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Editor |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Original Music Composer |
| 2007 | A Sister's Love | Music |
| 2007 | Men's Gathering | Producer |
| 2007 | Men's Gathering | Writer |
| 2007 | Men's Gathering | Director |
| 2006 | Shifting Shelter 3 | Writer |
| 2006 | Aunty Connie | Director |
| 2006 | Shifting Shelter 3 | Director |
| 2006 | Aunty Connie | Writer |
| 2006 | Aunty Connie | Producer |
| 2006 | Shifting Shelter 3 | Producer |
| 2006 | Shifting Shelter 3 | Director of Photography |
| 2006 | Broken Borders | Producer |
| 2006 | The Dreamers | Producer |
| 2006 | The Dreamers | Writer |
| 2006 | The Dreamers | Director |
| 2006 | Broken Borders | Writer |
| 2006 | Broken Borders | Director |
| 2005 | Yellow Fella | Director |
| 2005 | Yellow Fella | Director of Photography |
| 2005 | Who was Evelyn Orcher? | Director |
| 2005 | Who was Evelyn Orcher? | Writer |
| 2005 | Who was Evelyn Orcher? | Producer |
| 2002 | Beneath Clouds | Writer |
| 2002 | Beneath Clouds | Director |
| 2002 | Beneath Clouds | Original Music Composer |
| 2002 | Beneath Clouds | Music Producer |
| 2002 | Beneath Clouds | Title Illustration |
| 2002 | My Mother India | Gaffer |
| 2000 | Shifting Shelter 2 | Director |
| 2000 | Shifting Shelter 2 | Producer |
| 2000 | Shifting Shelter 2 | Writer |
| 2000 | Shifting Shelter 2 | Director of Photography |
| 1999 | Dust | Writer |
| 1999 | Dust | Director |
| 1999 | Dust | Original Music Composer |
| 1999 | Wind | Director |
| 1999 | Wind | Writer |
| 1998 | Vanish | Director |
| 1998 | Vanish | Writer |
| 1998 | Tears | Writer |
| 1998 | Vanish | Director of Photography |
| 1998 | Tears | Original Music Composer |
| 1998 | Tears | Director |
| 1997 | Warm Strangers | Director |
| 1997 | Shifting Shelter 1 | Director |
| 1997 | Journey | Director |
| 1997 | Shifting Shelter 1 | Writer |
| 1997 | Warm Strangers | Producer |
| 1997 | Journey | Writer |
| 1997 | Shifting Shelter 1 | Director of Photography |
| 1997 | Shifting Shelter 1 | Producer |
| 1997 | Journey | Producer |
| 1997 | Warm Strangers | Writer |
| 1997 | Warm Strangers | Post Production Supervisor |
| 1997 | Message Stick | Director |
| 1997 | Message Stick | Producer |
| 1997 | Message Stick | Writer |