Sean Niu is a multidisciplinary filmmaker from Los Angeles, California. Sean graduated from UCLA’s Theatre, Film and Television Program with a MFA in Screenwriting. Sean also received his MBA from MIT and Bachelor of Science from the London School of Economics. Before UCLA, Sean worked on products at MIT and Amazon that created alternate realities and helped computers see — now his stories address his anxieties for a future he helped build.

2022 UCLA Screenwriting Department Award Recipient 

2022 Wilson Family Screenwriting Award Recipient 

2023 Edna and Yu-Shan Han Endowed Award Recipient

2023 Sloan Film Screenwriting Grant Finalist

2023 Austin Film Festival Semi Finalist

2024 Edna and Yu-Shan Han Endowed Award Recipient

2024 UCLA Showcase Hour-Long Pilot Winner

2024 UCLA Showcase Feature Adaptation Winner