Written and directed by Thomas Simon.
Thomas Simon
Director & Cinematographer — Los Angeles
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French born, Thomas grew up in Reunion Island and spent most of his teenage years focused on a professional surfing career. Several injuries later, he adjusted his path towards the second thing he loved most — movies.
After an uneven stint in film school, Thomas started to work as a commercial cinematographer and director from his Dubai base for a variety of clients ranging from luxury real estate to Jaguar, Ford and Apple.
Having relocated to Los Angeles in 2018, he has since collaborated with some of the biggest brands in the world: Louis Vuitton, Nike, Delta Airlines, Estée Lauder, and Rivian to name a few.
From fashion and sports to automotive and beauty brands, Thomas is hungry to output quality work that transcends any particular genre. With an established versatility as a writer, director and cinematographer, his stylistic strength resides in a unique aptitude to think outside the box and find the spark that will ignite his curiosity in every brief he takes on.
Recently his short film Bowlhead premiered at the Academy Award qualifier festival HollyShorts and garnered Thomas a flurry of accolades. He is in post-production on his feature debut.
Selected Festivals & Accolades
- Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival — 2023 — Semi Finalist
- L'Etrange Film Festival — 2023
- Silent City Film Festival — 2023
- Byron Bay Underground Film Festival — 2023
- Highlands Horror Film Fest — 2023
- Open Gate International Film Festival — 2023 — Best Director
- Costa Brava Film Festival — 2023 — Best Horror Film
- Nightmares Film Festival — 2023 — Finalist
- Dark Red Film Fest — 2023 — Best Director, Story Nominee
- Nashville Film Festival — 2022 — Grand Jury Prize Nominee
- HollyShorts Film Festival — 2022
- San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival — 2022 — Audience Award
- Aesthetica Film Festival — 2022
- Newport Beach Film Festival — 2022
- San Diego International Film Festival — 2022
- Shockfest Film Festival — 2022
- Knoxville Horror Film Fest — 2022 — Best Director
- VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival — 2022
- Lone Star Film Festival — 2022
- Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest — 2020
- Beverly Hills Film Festival — 2020
- Panic Fest — 2020
- ME Film Festival — 2020
- Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival — 2020
- Screamfest Horror Film Festival New Orleans — 2019
- Nightmares Film Festival — 2019
- HollyShorts Screenplay Contest — 2017
- New Renaissance Film Festival — Finalist, London — 2017
- The Richard Harris International Film Festival — 2016
- The Newark International Film Festival — 2016
- Full Bloom Film Festival — 2016