Scott Mann is a British film director, screenwriter and technology entrepreneur. Originally from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, he is co-founder and CEO of the AI company **Flawless**, which develops tools for film editing and dubbing. Mann is best known for directing films including The Tournament (2009), Heist (2015), Final Score (2018), and Fall (2022). [1] [2]
Mann was born and raised in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. He studied film and television production before entering television and film directing. [1]
Mann began by directing short films such as *Chaingangs* (2003) and *Tug of War* (2006), the latter starring Julie Goodyear, Marsha Thomason and Scott Neal. He also directed programmes for Granada Television.
His feature directing debut was *The Tournament* (2009), a British action thriller starring Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder and Scott Adkins. [3] In 2011, he was attached to direct a contemporary remake of *Seven Samurai* for The Weinstein Company, but that version was never realized. [4]
He later directed *Heist* (2015), originally titled *Bus 657*, starring Robert De Niro, Kate Bosworth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Dave Bautista. [5] His subsequent films include *Final Score* (2018) and *Fall* (2022), which he co-wrote and which used AI-driven post-production techniques to modify dialogue and lip synchronization without reshoots. [6] [7]
In 2021, Mann co-founded **Flawless** with Nick Lynes, focusing on ethical AI for film editing and dubbing. [8] The company’s first tool, **TrueSync**, alters actors’ lip movements to match re-recorded dialogue. It was named among *Time*’s “Best Inventions of 2021.” [9]
Flawless later developed **DeepEditor**, integrating AI into editing workflows to modify visual and audio elements. "Going Deep: How Can Flawless AI's DeepEditor Be Useful in Post?". CineMontage. 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2025. In 2025, *Time* named Flawless among its “TIME100 Most Influential Companies,” citing its work in generative film editing and AI ethics. [10] The company also partnered with Imperial College London under its I-X Business Partners programme to advance AI and synthetic media research. [11]
Mann is named inventor or co-inventor on multiple patent publications related to generative film editing and audiovisual synthesis, including:
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | *The Sneeze* | Yes | No |
| 2003 | *Chaingangs* | Yes | No |
| 2006 | *Pocket Thief* | Yes | Yes |
| 2006 | *Tug of War* | Yes | No |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | *Down Amongst the Dead Men* | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with Nick Rowntree |
| 2009 | *The Tournament* | Yes | No | No | |
| 2015 | *Heist* | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018 | *Final Score* | Yes | No | No | |
| 2022 | *Fall* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-written with Jonathan Frank |
| TBA | *Fall 2* | (to be confirmed) | (to be confirmed) | (to be confirmed) |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | *Antique Fair* | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | *Stars in Their Eyes: Kids* | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | *Celebrities Exposed* | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | *The Betty Driver Story* | Yes | Executive | TV movie |
| 2018 | *Six* | Yes | No | Episode “Indian Country” |
| 2019 | *The Oath* | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
Interview with Scott Mann
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