# Scott Mann

> Scott Mann is a British filmmaker and the co-founder and co-CEO of Flawless. His directing credits include The Tournament, Heist, Final Score and Fall. His experience with dubbing and production constraints led him to build AI tools for visual dubbing and performance editing, with an emphasis on performer consent and preserving filmed performances.

- **Role:** Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Filmmaker at Flawless
- **Organizations:** Flawless
- **From:** Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Cleveland College of Art and Design (now The Northern School of Art)
- **Known for:** Directed The Tournament (2009), Heist (2015), Final Score (2018) and Fall (2022)., Co-founded Flawless and developed visual dubbing and performance editing tools with its team., Flawless TrueSync was included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Pitched The Tournament at Cannes using a two-minute trailer, portable DVD player and headphones.
- **2009** — The Tournament, his feature directing debut, was released.
- **2015** — Directed Heist, starring Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Dave Bautista.
- **2018** — Directed Final Score and encountered the Deep Video Portraits research that informed his work on visual dubbing.
- **2019** — Co-founded Flawless with Nick Lynes, according to Flawless’s current official mission timeline.
- **2021** — Flawless publicly launched; TrueSync was included in TIME’s Best Inventions.
- **2022** — Co-wrote and directed Fall; Flawless technology helped change dialogue without location reshoots.
- **2025** — Flawless supported the English visual dub of Watch the Skies and was named to TIME100 Companies.
- **2026** — Continues as Flawless co-CEO alongside Amit Kapur; DeepEditor is featured in Avid Media Composer 2026.8.

## Achievements

- Directed The Tournament (2009), Heist (2015), Final Score (2018) and Fall (2022).
- Co-founded Flawless and developed visual dubbing and performance editing tools with its team.
- Flawless TrueSync was included in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021.
- Flawless was included in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025.
- Named with Nick Lynes to Observer’s 2025 A.I. Power List.
- Flawless won the Advanced Imaging Society’s 2026 Lumiere Award for Production Technology.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Avid featured Flawless DeepEditor in Media Composer 2026.8’s Extensions Spotlight, describing a native editing workflow for dialogue and performance changes.
- **2026-05** — Flawless presented a platform centered on performer rights and consent at Cannes.
- **2026-04** — Amit Kapur’s company blog post confirmed his role as co-CEO alongside Mann.
- **2026-04** — Mann discussed Heist, Fall and plans for Fall sequels in an interview.

## Links

- Website: https://flawlessai.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ai-visual-editing

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Last updated: 2026-10-11