Sean Cross

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Sean Cross
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)filmmaker, producer, actor, writer, and co-founder of Vail Film Festival and Los Cabos International Film Festival
Website Vailfilmfestival Cabosfilmfestival

Sean Cross is an American filmmaker, producer, actor, writer, and co-founder of the Los Cabos International Film Festival, Colorado Film Institute, and Vail Film Festival.

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Background

Cross studied film at New York University. He is the brother of Scott Cross, co-founder of the Los Cabos International Film Festival, Colorado Film Institute, and Vail Film Festival.

Career

Cross is a filmmaker and entrepreneur who has spent over a decade working in film. In 2004, Cross co-founded the Colorado Film Institute and the Vail Film Festival with his brother Scott Cross. In 2006, Cross spearheaded the Vail Film Festival's partnership with Film Your Issue, a national issue film contest, in partnership with the American Democracy Project, featuring 30 to 60-second films. Cross helped grow the Vail Film Festival into a major international film festival, recognized in 2007 as "One of the top ten destination film festivals in the world". [1]

In 2012, Cross co-founded the Los Cabos International Film Festival (Originally named the Baja International Film Festival) with his brother Scott. [2] The inaugural edition took place in Los Cabos from November 14–17, 2012 with Edward Norton as the official festival adviser. [3] The 4th edition took place November 11–15, 2015. [4]

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