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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.

Simeon Lumgair Film Crew Behind The Scenes Director Screenwriter

SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL

FILM FESTIVAL

Official Selection

CANNES

SHORT FILM CORNER

Official Selection

EUROPE MUSIC 

 VIDEO AWARDS

Best Music Video Special Award

BERLIN INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING 

FESTIVAL

Winner Best Thriller Screenplay

PRIX ROYAL PARIS SCREENPLAY AWARDS

Writer of the Year — Le concours du Panthéon

LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS

Feature Script Award Winner

FUTURE OF FILM AWARDS

Winner Screenplay Award

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

Independent Film Awards

Winner - Best Screenplay Award

Berlin International Screenwriting Festival

Winner - Best thriller screenplay

Future of Film Awards

Winner - Screenplay Award

Tabriz Cinema Awards

Best Feature Screenplay Nominee

London Film & Television Festival

Nominated Best Feature script - Finalist

Concours de scénario du Festival Du Cinéma Européen Script contest

Official Selection

London International Monthly Film Festival

Best Original Script - Honorable Mention

Festival del Cinema di Cefalù

Semi-Finalist & Honorable Mention

Red Movie Awards

Official Selection - Best Script

Nicomedia Film Awards

Best Thriller Nominee

The Pitch

The Pitch Fund Winner 2009-2010

Västerås Film Festival

Official Selection

Munich Music Video Awards

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)

International Eurofilm Festival

Official Selection - Best Short Fiction

Brownsville International Film Festival

Official Selection

San Mauro Film Festival

Semi-Finalist

Nepali Film Festival

Nominee

Begin Film Festival

Best Feature Screenplay Nominee

Film Shortage

Official Selection

The Madavera Expojour JazzTimes Film Festival

Official Selection

Film Festival Pino Scicolone

Official Selection

WorldKids International Film Festival

Official Selection

Comedy Toronto 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

Cinephile International Screenplay Festival

Official Selection

Rivers International Film Festival

Nominated Best Animation

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

The Crooklyn Comedy Film Festival

Official Selection

Comedy Feedback Film & Screenplay 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

Los Angeles Film Awards

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

European Music Video 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

International Stockholm Film Festival

Official Selection - Best Feature Script

A Royal Chance Film Festival

Nominated TV Pilots & Feature Film Award

Best Narrative Music Videos &

Best Comedy Film

Chicago Script Awards

Official Selection - Thriller Screenplay

London International - Independent Film Festival
 London 

Best Feature Screenplay

WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival

Official Selection Screenplay

EUROPEAN Film & Screenplay Festival

Winner Best Music Video & Audience Award

Comedy Cluj - International Film Festival

Official Selection

IndieWise Festival

Finalist

Varsity Film Expo

Best 2D Animation - Honourable Mention

Golden Diana Awards

Offical Selection

Viewster Film Festival

Official Selection

Frame by Sound Festival

Official Selection

Digital Box Office

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

All That Moves International Film Festival

Official Selection

Centrally Isolated Film Festival 

Official Selection

Aster Film Festival 

Official Selection

Feedback Animation Film & Screenplay 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

FOOD FILM FEST - BERGAMO

Official Selection

 

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