Sean Olson (born February 4, 1976) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He began as an editor for KPHO-TV, KMGH-TV, Extra-TV and Crime Watch Daily and the feature films How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005) which was in dramatic competition[1] at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and Wyatt Earp's Revenge (2012) starring Val Kilmer. He edited the Hallmark original movie Christmas Under Wraps. Christmas Under Wraps was the highest rated telecast in Hallmark Channel history and the second highest rated cable movie in 2014[2]. Olson has directed The Contractor (2013), The Dog Who Saved Easter (2014), The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015), A Christmas Reunion (2015), The Other Mother (2017), F.R.E.D.I. (2018), Mommy Be Mine (2018) and Christmas Wonderland (2018) for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Olson's feature film F.R.E.D.I. won Best of Fest[3] at the 2018 Bentonville Film Festival founded by Geena Davis and Best Family Film[4] at the Burbank International Film Festival.
Max Winslow and the House of Secrets (2020)[5] starring Chad Michael Murray won Best Feature Film[6] at the 2019 Burbank International Film Festival, the 2020 Crystal Palace International Film Festival, and Best of Fest and Audience Choice at the 2019 Fayetteville Film Festival. Max Winslow also won the Donor's Choice at the 2020 Phoenix International Film Festival. Olson was also nominated Best Director at the Canadian International Faith and Family Film Festival, it won Best Family Film at the fest.[7] Max Winslow was #2 at the box office in its opening weekend.[8]
Year | Title | Director | Editor | Writer | Producer |
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2005 | How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer | No | Yes | No | No |
2006 | The Standard | No | Yes | No | No |
2006 | Inside | No | Yes | No | No |
2010 | The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | The Passing | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | The Dog Who Saved Halloween | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | The Perfect Student | No | Yes | No | No |
2011 | A Valentine's Date | No | Yes | No | No |
2012 | Stolen Child | No | Yes | No | No |
2012 | Wyatt Earp's Revenge | No | Yes | No | No |
2013 | The Contractor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2014 | The Dog Who Saved Easter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2014 | Christmas Under Wraps | No | Yes | No | No |
2015 | The Dog Who Saved Summer | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2015 | A Christmas Reunion | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
2017 | The Other Mother | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
2017 | A Question of Faith | No | Yes | No | No |
2018 | F.R.E.D.I. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2018 | Mommy Be Mine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2018 | Christmas Wonderland | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2020 | Max Winslow and the House of Secrets | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
2021 | Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2022 | Camp Hideout | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Year | Title | Director | Editor | Writer | Producer |
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2022 | Kold x Windy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
2022 | Saved by Grace | No | Yes | No | No |