Shawn Efran

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Shawn Efran
Nationality American
Education University of Oregon, B.A. Journalism
Occupation Filmmaker, journalist, television producer
Years active 1993–Present
Organization Efran Films
Style Documentary films, varied
Television 60 Minutes
Awards Emmy Award, Peabody Award, Society of Professional Journalists award

Shawn Efran is an American filmmaker, journalist, television producer, and media entrepreneur.[1] His work, including as producer for CBS's 60 Minutes, and as founder and executive producer of Efran Films, has garnered critical acclaim, including Emmy, Peabody, and Society of Professional Journalist awards.

Career

Efran earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon, and went on to work as an Associate Producer for Court TV from 1993–1995.[2]

From 1995–2010, Efran worked for CBS News in producing, writing and editing capacities.[2][3][4] His work at CBS's 60 Minutes and 60 Minutes II includes two Emmy-winning documentaries – an investigation of the genocide in Darfur and a documentary following the Iowa National Guard through a deployment cycle in Iraq – and a Peabody-winning interview with a U.S. Marine accused of mass murder.[5]

In 2010, he founded Efran Films, a multi-media production company, headquartered in New York City. Efran Films has produced for NBC News, the Huffington Post, AOL,[6] Weather.com,[1] HDNet,[7] AxsTV, Plum TV,[8] Current TV,[9] and others. Efran Films creates programming on topics ranging from home design[8] to the revolution in Libya.[7]

Efran and journalist Adam Ciralsky co-directed The Project, a theatrical documentary profiling the Somali pirate-hunting Puntland Maritime Police Force. The film is an official selection of the 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival.[10]

Accolades

Efran has won two Emmy awards for "Outstanding Continuing Coverage" in 60 Minutes' "Fathers, Sons, and Brothers", and "Searching for Jacob",[11][12] a George Foster Peabody award for "The Killings in Haditha",[5] two Society of Professional Journalists awards for "The All American Canal" and "The Purge",[13][14] an Overseas Press Club award[3] and is a 2013 Webby Honoree[15] for the AOL.com series "Home of the Brave."

References

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