Sean is known for The Loved Ones (2009), The Devil's Candy (2015) and Dangerous Animals (2025). His first feature achieved official selection at over twenty international film festivals, winning the People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness Category, Toronto International Film Festival (2009) and The Siren Award for Best International Feature, Lund International Film Festival (2010). His short film Advantage (2007) had its international premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2008) and has picked up multiple awards on the festival circuit. While doing his Masters at the Australian Film Television & Radio School, Sean received the Australian Directors Guild and Screen Sound Australia Awards for Excellence in Drama Directing for his shorts, Work?, Sport, Sunday and Ben. In 2025, Dangerous Animals was selected for Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Sean Byrne

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