Sean Langan

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Sean Langan is a British journalist and documentary film-maker. Langan works in dangerous and volatile situations; including environments noted for war, conflict and civil unrest.

Contents 1 Films 2 Awards 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Films

• Fighting The Taliban (2007) – Channel 4
• Meeting The Taliban (2007) – Channel 4
• Afghan Ladies' Driving School (2006) – BBC Two / BBC Four
• Mission Accomplished (2004) – BBC Two / BBC Four
• Travels With A Gringo (2003) – Channel 4
• Langan In Zimbabwe (2002) – BBC Two / BBC Four
• Langan Behind The Lines (2001) – BBC Two
• Nightmare In Paradise (1998) – BBC Two

[edit] Awards

• Mission Accomplished was short-listed for an International Documentary Association (IDA) International Documentary Award for a feature documentary (2005) and a Rory Peck Award.

• Mission Accomplished was also voted one of the top ten Documentaries in the world in 2005 by the International Documentary Association.

• Langan Behind the Lines was short-listed for a BAFTA, a Grierson Award; from the Grierson Documentary Film Awards which were established in memory of pioneering documentary film-maker John Grierson, and a One World Media Award from the The One World Broadcasting Trust.

[edit] See also

• Documentary film
• Cinéma vérité
• Lists of directors and producers of documentaries

[edit] External links

• Official website for Sean Langan
• BBC4 on Langan's work in Iraq
• BBC4 on Langan's work in Afghanistan
• The Grierson Trust: each year the Trust recognises the best documentary filmmaking from Britain and abroad through the Grierson Awards
• The One World Broadcasting Trust: including the One World Media Awards, Bursaries and Fellowships
• BAFTA: the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
• The International Documentary Association: the mission of the International Documentary Association is to promote non-fiction film and video around the world