John L. Simpson (born 2 September 1963) is an Australian film and theatre producer and distributor.
Early life
Simpson was born on September 2, 1963 in
Sydney, Australia
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metro ...
. He majored in acting at the University of Western Sydney, and also achieved a Master of Screen Arts and Business from
Australian Film Television and Radio School
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority.
History
Establishe ...
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Career
Simpson first began his career as an actor and performed in various stage productions such as ''
Les Misérables
''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...
'' and ''
Phantom of the Opera
''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...
''. He later began working as a theater producer in 1991 with the play ''My Black Heart''. Simpson then moved into producing films such as ''
Men's Group'', his first independent film. He has become a regular speaker on low budget filmmaking models in Australia and is a current advisor to several film labs across the country, including the SA FilmLAB and Screen ACT’s Low Budget Feature Film Initiative. Simpson was also a board member of Screen Canberra from 2013 to 2017.
Titan View
In July 2007 Simpson founded the distribution company ''Titan View'', which he formed in order to distribute the film ''
The Jammed
''The Jammed'' is a 2007 film written and directed by Dee McLachlan.
The film is a story about human trafficking and the sex slave trade in Melbourne, and the search for three girls trapped by a trafficking syndicate. Court transcripts and actu ...
''. Simpson mortgaged his house to create the company and distribute the film, which became the third highest-grossing screen average for an Australian film of all time during its first few weeks of release. Simpson received an AFI Fellowship in 2008 to tour the film ''
Men's Group'' around Australia. The company has also received funding from
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...
in 2010 as part of their ''Innovative Distribution Funding'' project.
Filmography
Awards
* 2007 Digispaa, Won Spaartan Award
* 2008 Inside Film Award Won - Best Film (
Men's Group)
* 2008 Inside Film Award Won - Best script (
Men's Group)
References
External links
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rib-qsLjmo
* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2035673/
* http://www.titanview.com
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1963 births
Living people