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 a dozen screenplays and a couple of TV series on spec. He is currently in partnership with a US company to develop one of his features.
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.
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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.
HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL CINEVERSE AWARDS
Best Feature Screenplay
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
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PRIX ROYAL PARIS SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Writer of the Year - Le Concours du Panthéon
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Hollywood International Cineverse Awards
Best Feature Screenplay
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Toronto Film Awards
Feature Script Award Winner: Honourable Mention
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Other Venice Film Festival
Official Selection
Macau International Movie Festival
Official Selection
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Winner - Best Screenplay Award
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Berlin International Screenwriting Festival
Winner - Best thriller screenplay
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Future of Film Awards
Winner - Screenplay Award
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Tabriz Cinema Awards
Best Feature Screenplay Nominee
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London Film & Television Festival
Nominated Best Feature script - Finalist​
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Concours de scénario du Festival Du Cinéma Européen Script contest
Official Selection​
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London International Monthly Film Festival
Best Original Script - Honorable Mention
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Semi-Finalist & Honorable Mention
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Red Movie Awards
Official Selection - Best Script
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Nicomedia Film Awards
Best Thriller Nominee​​
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The Pitch
The Pitch Fund Winner 2009-2010
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Västerås Film Festival
Official Selection
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Munich Music Video Awards
Best Music Video
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Rome Prisma Film Awards
Nominated Best Music Video
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Ca’ Foscari Short Film Festival
Nominated Best Music Video
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Wisdom Tree Film Festival
Official Selection & Best Screenwriting
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IndieFlix
Official Selection
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Cineplay Film Awards
Official Selection & Honorable Mention
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Userfarm Film Festival
Winner Best Short Film
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Los Angeles Action/Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller Film Festival
Best Thriller (Audience Award)
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International Eurofilm Festival
Official Selection - Best Short Fiction
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Brownsville International Film Festival
Official Selection
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San Mauro Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
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Nominee
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Best Feature Screenplay Nominee
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Film Shortage
Official Selection
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The Madavera Expojour JazzTimes Film Festival
Official Selection
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Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards
Official Selection
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Film Festival Pino Scicolone
Official Selection
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WorldKids International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Comedy Toronto Festival
Official Selection
WildSound Film Festival
Official Selection
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Whatashort International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Ozark Shorts
Official Selection
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Industryboost Competition
Finalist
London Rolling Film Festival
Official Selection
Shorts on Tap
Official Selection
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Cinephile International Screenplay Festival
Official Selection
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Rivers International Film Festival
Nominated Best Animation
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Microchip competition
Official Selection
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Pennine International Film Festival
Official Selection
Stella Polaris Mini Short Festival
Official Selection
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Jeju Movie Concert Festival
Official Selection
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Wiper Film Festival
Official Selection
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Salento Finibus Terrae Film Festival
Official Selection
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The Crooklyn Comedy Film Festival
Official Selection
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Comedy Feedback Film & Screenplay Film Festival
Official Selection
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Crossroads Film Festival
Official Selection
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Chipping Norton Film Festival
Official Selection
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Lift-Off Sessions Festival, Pinewood Studios
Official Selection
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STUDENT LIVE FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
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Cannes Short Film Corner
Official Selection
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Feature Script Award Winner
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Singapore International
Film Festival
Official Selection
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Zurich Film Festival
Official Selection
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Independent International Film Festival
Feature Screenplay Nominee
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London International Screenwriting Competition
Screenplay Awards
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Best Music Video Special Award
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Vents Magazine Screenplay Contest
Official Selection
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British Independent Film Festival
Film Festival Guild Gold List for Screenplays of outstanding quality
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Rome Prisma Film Awards
Nominated Best Feature Screenplay/TV Script
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Santa Dev International Film Festival
Best Feature Screenplay
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Tekka International Film Festival
Official Selection - Best Feature Screenplay
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Geneva International Film Festival
Nominated Best Feature Screenplay & Best Music Video
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International Stockholm Film Festival
Official Selection - Best Feature Script
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A Royal Chance Film Festival
Nominated TV Pilots & Feature Film Award
Best Narrative Music Videos &
Best Comedy Film
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Official Selection - Thriller Screenplay
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London International - Independent Film Festival
 London
Best Feature Screenplay
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WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival
Official Selection Screenplay
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Top Indie Film Awards
Winner Best Music Video & Nominated best Cinematography and Editing
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EUROPEAN Film & Screenplay Festival
Winner Best Music Video & Audience Award
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Comedy Cluj - International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Finalist
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Best 2D Animation - Honourable Mention
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Wildsound feedback film & Screenplay festival
Winner of BEST TWIST FILM
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Offical Selection
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Viewster Film Festival
Official Selection
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Official Selection
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Official Selection
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Las Vegas Global Film Fest
Finalist​
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Lumière de Paris Film Festival
Best Screenplay​
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Post Mortem International Horror & Bizare Short Film Fest
Official Selection
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Enfoque International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Stepping Stones Festival
Official Selection
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4Theatre Film Awards
Official Selection
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2nd Asia International (Wenzhou) Micro-Film Exhibition
Official Selection
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All Lights India International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Cinehub
Official Selection
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Link International Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
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50 Kisses Feature Script Segment Competition (long list)
Official Selection​
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Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Festival Angaelica
Official Selection
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The Co-operative Film Festival
Offical Selection
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WeLike'EmShort
Official Selection
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Egyptian American Film Festival
Official Selection
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All That Moves International Film Festival
Official Selection
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Centrally Isolated Film Festival
Official Selection
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Aster Film Festival
Official Selection
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Feedback Animation Film & Screenplay Film Festival
Official Selection
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Student World Impact Film Festival
Nominated Best Music Video
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Lift-Off Sessions Festival, Global Sessions
Official Selection
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Fanboy Film Festival
Official Selection
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MyProjectorLamps Short Film Contest
Official Selection
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GEOFILMFESTIVAL & EXPOCINEMA
Official Selection
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FOOD FILM FEST - BERGAMO
Official Selection