Ivan Sen's Journey in the Film Industry
Ivan Sen's professional journey began in the late 1990s, as he worked on numerous short films before making his feature film debut with Beneath Clouds in 2002.
Beneath Clouds received 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.
Sen's subsequent work includes writing and producing a number of award-winning documentaries. His documentary Yellow Fella screened in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.
In 2011, Sen completed his feature film 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. Toomelah went on to win the Grand Prix at the Pacific Meridian Film Festival 2011 and the UNESCO Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011.
Sen's unique artistic vision and resourceful, multidisciplinary filmmaking earned him the prestigious Byron Kennedy Award in 2012. The award recognized his ability to tell stories on screen, making filmmaking accessible to all who have something consequential to say.
In 2013, Sen 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. Sen is also an Executive Producer on the successful TV adaptation of Mystery Road.
In 2015, Sen directed his film Goldstone, starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Gulpilil, Cheng Pei Pei, and David Wenham.
Sen is currently in production on his feature film This Winter and completing production on his latest feature, the sci-fi film Loveland, starring Ryan Kwanten, Hugo Weaving, and Jillian Nguyen.
