SIMEON LUMGAIR
Screenwriter | Director
Simeon is an award-winning screenwriter and director based in London. Since graduating with a BA Film degree from the University for the Creative Arts, he has worked for several film companies, most recently as a founding director of Quirky Motion. Simeon's portfolio includes numerous music promos, documentaries and commercials for a range of clients. As a writer, he has ten screenplays and a couple of TV series on spec. He is currently in partnership with US company to develop one of his features into a limited series.
After Simeon's film pitch won a UK-wide competition, Simeon wrote and directed the film Derelict, starring Israel Oyelumade (Pirates of the Caribbean, Dirty Pretty Things), Graham Cole (The Bill, Law & Order) and Andrew Harrison (Beyond Narnia, An Ideal Husband).
Alongside his production company has been working successfully as a freelance director. In this capacity, he has made further films, including Éluder, The Proposal, Hush and The Way We’re Wired, which have been well-received on the festival circuit. His music promo, Disconnect, won the Best Music Video Special Award at the Europe Music Video Awards and was Nominated for Best Music Video at the Rome Prisma Film Awards and the Munich Music Video Awards; it’s currently televised on the BeBop Channel. He has also completed a Directorship on an ITV production with the accomplished Director Ian Knox.
Simeon began his career working in television and animation production companies such as Action Time and Animus. Following university, he worked freelance in a number of companies, including Bermuda Shorts, Pagan TV, and IDEO.
Simeon is Writer of the Year at Prix Royal Paris Screenplay Awards (Le concours du Panthéon). Simeon's work has been featured on the BBC, Channel 4, Sony TV, Sky News, Virgin Media, Amazon Prime, Roku, Apple TV, Andoid TV, SBS Australia and Sistema Brasileirode Televisão.
Simeon has created films showcasing renowned actors, TV hosts, former prime ministers, senators and activists, historians, authors, comedians, news anchors, musicians, celebrities, and a multitude of other highly talented individuals.
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
CANNES
SHORT FILM CORNER
Official Selection
EUROPE MUSIC
VIDEO AWARDS
Best Music Video Special Award
PRIX ROYAL PARIS SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Writer of the Year — Le concours du Panthéon
LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS
Feature Script Award Winner SCRIP Selection
Shanghai International
Film Festival
Official Selection
PRIX ROYAL PARIS SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Writer of the Year - Le Concours du Panthéon
Toronto Film Awards
Feature Script Award Winner: Honourable Mention
Other Venice Film Festival
Official Selection
Macau International Movie Festival
Official Selection
Tabriz Cinema Awards
Best Feature Screenplay Nominee
Concours de scénario du Festival Du Cinéma Européen Script contest
Official Selection
International Eurofilm Festival
Official Selection - Best Short Fiction
London International Monthly Film Festival
Best Original Script - Honorable Mention
Semi-Finalist & Honorable Mention
Red Movie Awards
Official Selection - Best Script
Nicomedia Film Awards
Best Thriller Nominee
London Film & Television Festival
Nominated Best Feature script - Finalist
Future of Film Awards
Winner - Screenplay Award
Winner - Best Screenplay Award
The Pitch
The Pitch Winner 2009-2010
Västerås Film Festival
Official Selection
Munich Music Video Awards
Nominated Best Music Video
Rome Prisma Film Awards
Nominated Best Music Video
Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival
Nominated Best Music Video
Wisdom Tree Film Festival
Official Selection & Best Screenwriting
IndieFlix
Official Selection
Cineplay Film Awards
Official Selection & Honorable Mention
Userfarm Film Festival
Winner Best Short Film
Los Angeles Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Film Festival
Best Thriller (Audience Award)
Brownsville International Film Festival
Official Selection
San Mauro Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
Film Shortage
Official Selection
The Madavera Expojour JazzTimes Film Festival
Official Selection
WorldKids International Film Festival
Official Selection
WildSound Film Festival
Official Selection
Whatashort International Film Festival
Official Selection
Ozark Shorts
Official Selection
Industryboost Competition
Finalist
London Rolling Film Festival
Official Selection
Shorts on Tap
Official Selection
Microchip competition
Official Selection
Pennine International Film Festival
Official Selection
Stella Polaris Mini Short Festival
Official Selection
Jeju Movie Concert Festival
Official Selection
Wiper Film Festival
Official Selection
Salento Finibus Terrae Film Festival
Official Selection
Crossroads Film Festival
Official Selection
Chipping Norton Film Festival
Official Selection
Lift-Off Sessions Festival, Pinewood Studios
Official Selection
STUDENT LIVE FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
Cannes Short Film Corner
Official Selection
Feature Script Award Winner
Singapore International
Film Festival
Official Selection
Zurich Film Festival
Official Selection
Independent International Film Festival
Feature Screenplay Nominee
London International Screenwriting Competition
Screenplay Awards
Best Music Video Special Award
Vents Magazine Screenplay Contest
Official Selection
British Independent Film Festival
Film Festival Guild Gold List for Screenplays of outstanding quality
Rome Prisma Film Awards
Nominated Best Feature Screenplay/TV Script
Santa Dev International Film Festival
Best Feature Screenplay
Tekka International Film Festival
Official Selection - Best Feature Screenplay
Geneva International Film Festival
Nominated Best Feature Screenplay & Best Music Video
A Royal Chance Film Festival
Nominated TV Pilots & Feature Film Award
Best Narrative Music Videos &
Best Comedy Film
Comedy Cluj - International Film Festival
Official Selection
Finalist
Best 2D Animation - Honourable Mention
Offical Selection
Viewster Film Festival
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Las Vegas Global Film Fest
Finalist
Post Mortem International Horror & Bizare Short Film Fest
Official Selection
Enfoque International Film Festival
Official Selection
Stepping Stones Festival
Official Selection
4Theatre Film Awards
Official Selection
2nd Asia International (Wenzhou) Micro-Film Exhibition
Official Selection
All Lights India International Film Festival
Official Selection
Cinehub
Official Selection
Link International Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
50 Kisses Feature Script Segment Competition (long list)
Official Selection
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival
Official Selection
Festival Angaelica
Official Selection
The Co-operative Film Festival
Offical Selection
WeLike'EmShort
Official Selection
Egyptian American Film Festival
Official Selection
Student World Impact Film Festival
Nominated Best Music Video
Lift-Off Sessions Festival, Global Sessions
Official Selection
Fanboy Film Festival
Official Selection
MyProjectorLamps Short Film Contest
Official Selection
GEOFILMFESTIVAL & EXPOCINEMA
Official Selection