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Seth Lance Winston (August 15, 1950 – June 5, 2015) was an American filmmaker best known for his short film Session Man.
Born in Philadelphia and raised in Los Angeles, Winston received a Bachelor of Arts in cinema production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
He was selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their director's internship program, giving him the opportunity to work on Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He went on to write for several TV and cinematic movies, including She's Out of Control, starring Tony Danza.
Winston won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short along with Rob Fried in 1992. He taught at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and UC Santa Barbara.
Winston died at his home in Woodland Hills on June 5, 2015, aged 64.