Sean Wolfington

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Sean Wolfington is a businessman and American film producer.

1 Business Career
2 Film and Media Career
3 Reviews of Bella
4 Awards and Recognition
5 Filmography

[edit] Business Career

Sean Wolfington founded and sold two technology and internet marketing companies over the last eight years for close to $400 million dollars in enterprise value. Wolfington's Company, BZ Results, contributed to generating billions of dollars in automotive sales worldwide. As a result BZ Results was recognized as the winner of the “Innovative Company of the Year” along with SAP this year. Sean Wolfington also owns media and film companies along with two real estate investment companies that specialize in high growth residential real estate in Southern Florida.

[edit] Film and Media Career

Sean Wolfington owns a media company called The One Media and a film production company called Metanoia Films, which made its first film, Bella. Bella won the 2006 Toronto International film festival and will be released in theaters in 2007. Wolfington also produced "Self-Medicated" which garnered more awards than any other independent film in 2006. Wolfington Executive Produced "Swing State Ohio".

[edit] Reviews of Bella

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Winning in Toronto can be the first step on the road to Oscar and Golden Globes success. Bella could wind up following in the footsteps of such past Toronto winners as: "American Beauty," which won five Oscars in 2000, including best picture and director, and three Globes, including best picture and director; "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," which won four Oscars in 2001, including best foreign language film, was a best picture Oscar nominee and won two Globes, including best director for Ang Lee. Hollywood Reporter

ABC NEWS: A romantic drama….Mexican director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde's Bella tells the story of two people whose lives converge and turn upside down on a single day in New York. It has won the People's Choice Award, which is often an indicator of future Academy Award nominations. ABC News

INCONTENTION.com (An Oscar Website) Bella marks the debut feature of Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, a truly humble man in awe of the fact that he's actually made it here. It's better to know as little as possible about this film before going into it but let me tell you that it feels both sincere and loving. It's great to see a film that legitimately moves the viewer without being drowned in sap. And it does this in just 90 minutes. If it comes your way, see it. You won't regret it Incontention website

FOX NEWS: I am very pleased that the Toronto Film Festival chose Bella to win their top audience award over the weekend…. It's incredibly charming, with terrific performances by Tammy Blanchard and Mexican star Eduardo Verastegui and Manny Perez. It's directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde. It's too easy to say this is the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" of this season, because "Bella" is far more complex and sophisticated while losing none of the humor. Whoever decides to release Bella will have a nice little hit on their hands. The freshness and lack of affectation in Bella must have appealed to audiences who had to endure a number of big-name films that seemed contrived, stale or calculated. Fox News

[edit] Awards and Recognition

At the age of 34, Sean Wolfington was recognized by Ernst & Young as one of the top four finalists in their annual “Entrepreneur of the Year" award, which was won by Wayne Huizenga, founder of Blockbuster and Autonation, the previous year. In the same year, Wolfington's company was recognized as the "Innovative Company of the Year" by Auto Success magazine. Auto Success

Sean Wolfington is chairman of The Wolfington Charitable Foundation. He lives in Miami and Philadelphia with his wife Ana Wolfington and their two children.