SIMEON LUMGAIR
Writer/Director
Simeon is an award-winning Writer/Director based in London. Since graduating with a BA [Hons] Film & Video degree from the University for the Creative Arts, he has worked for several film companies, most recently as a founding member of Quirky Motion. Simeon's portfolio includes numerous music promos, documentaries and commercials for a range of clients. As a writer, he has eight screenplays and one 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. He has also completed a Directorship on an ITV production with the accomplished Director Ian Knox.
Prior to his years at university, he gained experience in the TV and animation industry with 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 has has the privilege of producing films featuring David Oyelowo, Graham Cole, Konnie Huq, Gordon Brown, Tim Vine, David Suchet, Tom Holland, Caroline Wyatt, Michael Crick, Claire Fox, Amy Lane, Ed Harcourt, Boris Johnson, Fyfe Dangerfeild, Lisa McGrillis, Jim Cregan, Paul Ewing, Ben Castle, Joe Stilgoe and many other talented people.
Awards
SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
CANNES SHORT
FILM CORNER
Official Selection
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection
PRIX ROYAL PARIS SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Writer of the Year — Le concours du Panthéon
FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA EUROPÉEN SCRIPT CONTEST
Official Selection
Shanghai International
Film Festival
Official Selection
Cannes Short Film Corner
Official Selection
PRIX ROYAL PARIS SCREENPLAY AWARDS
Writer of the Year — Le concours du Panthéon
Other Venice Film Festival
Official Selection
Singapore International
Film Festival
Official Selection
Zurich Film Festival
Official Selection
Macau International Movie Festival
Official Selection
The Pitch
The Pitch Winner 2009-2010
Feature Script Award Winner: Honourable Mention
Viewster Film Festival
Official Selection
Comedy Cluj - International Film Festival
Official Selection
Västerås Film Festival
Official Selection
IndieFlix
Official Selection
IndieWise Festival
Finalist
Vents Magazine Screenplay Contest
Official Selection
Concours de scénario du Festival Du Cinéma Européen Script contest
Official Selection
Brownsville International Film Festival
Official Selection
Frame by Sound Festival
Official Selection
Golden Diana Awards
Official Selection
Digital Box Office
Official Selection
International Eurofilm Festival
Official Selection
Cineplay Film Awards
Official Selection & Honorable Mention
Post Mortem International Horror & Bizarre Short Film Fest
Official Selection
Enfoque International Film Festival
Official Selection
Stepping Stones Festival
Official Selection
WorldKids International Film Festival
Official Selection
WildSound Film Festival
Official Selection
Semi-Finalist & Honorable Mention
Whatashort International Film Festival
Official Selection
All Lights India International Film Festival
Official Selection
2nd Asia International (Wenzhou) Micro-Film Exhibition
Official Selection
London Rolling Film Festival
Official Selection
Shorts on Tap
Official Selection
Cine Hub
Official Selection
San Mauro Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
Link International Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
Microchip competition
Official Selection
Penine International Film Festival
Official Selection
Stella Polaris Mini Short Festival
Official Selection
50 Kisses Feature Script Segment Competition (long list), UK
Official Selection
Film Shortage
Official Selection
Userfarm Film Festival
Winner Best Short Film
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival
Official Selection
The Co-operative Film Festival
Official Selection
WeLike'EmShort
Official Selection
Ozark Shorts
Official Selection
Wiper Film Festival
Official Selection
Salento Finibus Terrae Film Festival
Official Selection
Crossroads Film Festival
Official Selection
Industryboost Competition
Finalist
Chipping Norton Film Festival
Official Selection
Lift-Off Sessions Festival, Pinewood Studios
Official Selection
Fanboy Film Festival
Official Selection
Vegas Global Film Fest
Finalist
MyProjectorLamps Short Film Contest
Official Selection
GEOFILMFESTIVAL & EXPOCINEMA
Official Selection