MEMBER OF

A four-time Emmy winner, Sean is a member of the Television Academy, Motion Picture Editors Guild, and Producers Guild of America.  His work has been distributed in theaters as well as on Netflix, Sony, Lionsgate, Hulu, AMC Networks, Hallmark, BET, MTV, The CW, Fox, Lifetime, and Starz. 

Notable films directed by Sean include Roadside Attractions’ theatrical release Camp Hideout (Christopher Lloyd, Corbin Bleu), F.R.E.D.I. (Kelly Hu, Harvey Güillen) streaming on Netflix, Max Winslow and the House of Secrets (Chad Michael Murray, Tanner Buchanan), and The Other Mother (Annie Wersching, Tyler Christopher).  Sean also directed A Christmas Reunion (Denise Richards, Patrick Muldoon, Jake Busey), The Contractor (Danny Trejo), and the urban crime series Kold x Windy (Brely Evans, Johnell Young).

As an editor, Sean has cut over 25 features.  His debut feature How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (America Ferrera, Elizabeth Peña) competed in Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival. Other films Sean edited include Wyatt Earp’s Revenge (Val Kilmer), Your Love Never Fails (Tom Skerritt, Fred Willard), Inside (Leighton Meister), and Christmas Under Wraps (Candace Cameron Bure, Brian Doyle-Murray), Hallmark’s highest broadcast premiere. Sean also has an extensive background in unscripted content including 17 years as an editor on the entertainment news show Extra, as well as Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen, and Hip Hop Homicides, executive produced by 50 Cent. 

Looking forward, Sean continues to challenge himself creatively as CEO/President of Standing Room Only cinema, with several projects currently in development.

MAX WINSLOW AND THE HOUSE OF SECRETS Sean Olson, Tanner Buchanan and Sydne Mikelle

EMMY AWARDS

  • DAYTIME EMMY - 2017 Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing (Crime Watch Daily)

  • DAYTIME EMMY (nomination) - 2016 Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing (Extra)

  • HEARTLAND EMMY - 2001 Documentary Current Issues (KMGH)

  • HEARTLAND EMMY - 2001 Best Informational/Instructional Program (KMGH)

  • HEARTLAND EMMY (nomination) - 2001 News Feature/No Limit (KMGH)

  • HEARTLAND EMMY - 2000 Sport Reporting (KMGH)

FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

MAX WINSLOW AND THE HOUSE OF SECRETS

  • BEST SCI-FI FILM - 2021 Vegas Movie Awards

  • BEST DIRECTOR - 2021 Vegas Movie Awards

  • BEST EDITING - 2021 Vegas Movie Awards

  • BEST FEATURE FILM - 2020 Crystal Palace Film Festival

  • DONOR’S CHOICE - 2020 Phoenix Film Festival

  • BEST FEATURE FILM - 2019 Burbank Intl. Film Festival

  • BEST OF FEST - 2019 Fayetteville Film Festival

  • BEST DIRECTOR (nominee) - 2019 Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival

  • AUDIENCE CHOICE - 2019 Fayetteville Film Festival

  • BEST FAMILY FILM - 2019 Canadian Intl. Faith & Family Film Festival

F.R.E.D.I.

  • BEST OF FEST - 2018 Bentonville Film Festival

  • BEST DIRECTOR (nominee) - 2018 Action on Film Festival

  • BEST CHILDREN’S FILM (nominee) - 2018 Action on Film Festival

  • BEST FAMILY FILM - 2019 Burbank Intl. Film Festival

  • BEST FAMILY FILM - 2018 Canadian Intl. Faith and Family Film Festival

G.I. JOE: BATTLE FOR THE SERPENT STONE

  • BEST TRAILER - 2007 RadCon Film Festival

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  • BEST EDITING - 2006 The 48 Hour Film Project, Los Angeles

INTO THE MAELSTROM

  • BEST EDITING - 2005 The 48 Hour Film Project, Los Angeles

THE PASSING

  • BEST FEATURE FILM EDITING - 2005 Shriekfest

LATCHKEY

  • AUDIENCE AWARD - 2004 Valley Film Festival (Latchkey)

  • HORROR GENRE AWARD - 2004 ShockerFest (Latchkey)

OTHER INDUSTRY AWARDS

  • McGRAW-HILL CORPORATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 2001

  • NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSOCIATION - 2001 SPORTS EDITING (2ND PLACE)

  • NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSOCIATION - 2001 EDITOR’S FEATURE (HONORABLE MENTION)

  • NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSOCIATION - 2000 UNDER DEADLINE (2ND PLACE)

  • NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSOCIATION - 2000 YEAR ENDER EDITING (3RD PLACE)