Shawn Holmes
Shawn Holmes | |
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Born | September 25, 1986 Wheeling, West Virginia |
💼 Occupation | Film director, writer, producer |
📆 Years active | 2012–present |
Shawn Holmes (born September 25, 1986) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is the writer, director, producer, and editor of the award-winning 2012 science-fiction film Memory Lane, his debut feature film.[1] Since 2011, Holmes has been the youngest nominee in history for the West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year award.[2]
Early Life[edit]
Holmes was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in 1986. He was raised in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He attended The Linsly School in Wheeling.[3]
Career[edit]
Memory Lane[edit]
Main article: Memory Lane (2012 film)
For his no-budget film Memory Lane (2012), Holmes wrote, directed, produced, and edited.[4][5] The film premiered on May 6, 2012 at the Sci-Fi-London film festival in London, England. It was filmed on a budget of less than US$300.[6] Of the film, Holmes stated that he was inspired to create Memory Lane after his friend Michael Guy Allen returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Filming took place in Martins Ferry, Ohio and Wheeling, West Virginia.[7] The film was distributed in North America by Wild Eye Releasing and in additional territories including England, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand by Monster Pictures.[3]
Unrealized work[edit]
In April, 2018, Holmes appeared on WTRF-TV to announce a fundraiser to begin pre-production on his second feature film, a crime/thriller called The Knife Salesman,[8] for which the screenplay had been honored in 2014 as a finalist in the Script Pipeline 5th Great Movie Idea Contest.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Film | Credited As | Notes | |||||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Cinematographer | Sound Designer | |||
2012 | Memory Lane | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
TBA | The Knife Salesman | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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2014 | Script Pipeline | 5th Great Movie Idea Contest | The Knife Salesman | Finalist |
2014 | Pollygrind Film Festival | Best Arthouse Film | Memory Lane | Won |
2011 | West Virginia FILMmakers Guild | West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year | Memory Lane | Nominated |
2011 | The Indie Fest | Award of Excellence | Memory Lane | Won |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Shawn Holmes". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "Seeking Nominees: WV Filmmaker Of The Year". West Virginia Filmmakers Festival. 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ferry filmmaker's 'Memory Lane' hits U.S." The Times Leader. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ Memory Lane, retrieved 2018-09-04
- ↑ "Film Review: Memory Lane (2012) | HNN". horrornews.net. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ Alex Fitch (2012-06-28), Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Modern Hauntings, retrieved 2018-09-04
- ↑ Kauffman, Jake (2015-04-22). "Local Filmmaker Celebrates Nationwide Release of First Movie". WTRF. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "Local filmmaker to hold steak fry fundraiser". WTRF. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "5th Great Movie Idea Contest Finalists". Script Pipeline. 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
External Links[edit]
- Shawn Holmes on IMDb
Interviews
- Meet Burbank Photographer, Filmmaker: Shawn Holmes
- Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Modern Hauntings
- Local Filmmaker Celebrates Nationwide Release of First Movie
Official Websites
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