Ami Canaan Mann | |
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Born | 1969 London, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Film director, television director, television writer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Parent(s) |
Michael Mann Sharon Wells |
Ami Canaan Mann is a British-born American film director, television director and television writer.
Mann has worked as a television and film writer since writing the NYPD Blue episode "Tea and Sympathy" in 2000. She has won three awards, all in 2001 for her first film as a director, Morning. These included the Audience Award at Dahlonega International Film Festival, Grand Prize for best directorial debut and Gold Award for Independent Theatrical Feature Films – First Feature. Her 2011 film, Texas Killing Fields, screened in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September.Jackie & Ryan, her romance film starring Katherine Heigl and Ben Barnes, screened in the Horizons section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
Mann is the daughter of director Michael Mann.