Simon Olivier

Branded content film showcasing some of the many incredible acts and artists taking part in Brighton Fringe, England's largest arts festival.

Produced and Directed by Simon Olivier.

© Serious Glass Productions 2025.

Documentary Feature. In Production.

Produced & Directed by Simon Olivier.

A film about the Scottish octogenarian Mavis Paterson, aka 'Granny Mave', who has raised over half a millon pounds for charity through the cycling challenges that she sets herself as a way of coping with the grief of losing all three of her children in the space of four years.

60mins. Music documentary.

Directed by Simon Olivier.

A one-hour documentary exploring the singer's rise to posthumous fame and her enduring legacy, featuring Mick Fleetwood, Katie Melua, Sir Terry Wogan and others. Premiered on Sky Arts (UK).

This film explores the Specialist Services unique to Sussex-based charity Chailey Heritage school, that greatly enrich the lives of its students with complex disabilities.

Written, Produced & Directed by Simon Olivier.

The Chap magazine celebrates 25 years with a very special ball.

Produced & Directed by Simon Olivier.

80secs.

Written & Directed by Simon Olivier.

UK branded content web campaign.

8mins. Black comedy.

Written, Produced & Directed by Simon Olivier.

Two ex-lovers meet on a park bench to decide who will retain the ashes of their recently deceased dog, Stingo.

FESTIVAL JOURNEY:

WINNER:

BEST SUSSEX SHORT - Crossing The Screen International Film Festival 2019

SEMI-FINALIST - jellyFEST 2019

GOLD - International Independent Film Awards 2018.

BEST WRITER (BRONZE) - Queen Palm International Film Festival 2019.

HONORABLE MENTION (BEST COMEDY SHORT) - Queen Palm International Film Festival 2019.

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

Crossing The Screen International Film Festival, Sussex

Dumbo Film Festival, Dumbo, New York

Queen Palm International Film Festival 2019 (Crown Selection)

Out Of The Can Film Festival 2019

Gold Movie Awards Monthly

Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival Online 2018

Branded Content

Directed by Simon Olivier.

A short film about the rum school offered by Sussex-based Goldstone Rum, where customers can experiment with making their own rum.

24mins. Comedy.

Written & Directed by Simon Olivier.

An insecure novelist is given one week by his publisher to infuse his latest novel with greater feminine insight, but as he turns to his long-suffering girlfriend for inspiration, he discovers that his gifts as a writer are more powerful than he ever imagined.

FESTIVAL JOURNEY:

WINNER:

Depth Of Field International Film Festival 2016, Delaware, USA:

Award Of Excellence - Lead Actor: Peter Halpin

Award Of Excellence - Lead Actress: Laura Patch

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival, Louisiana

Crossing The Screen International Film Festival, Eastbourne

Full film available on request: so@simonolivier.co.uk

50secs.

Written & Directed by Simon Olivier.

UK branded content campaign.

Feature film. Comedy / Drama

Writen by Simon Olivier & Andy Morahan.
Directed by Andy Morahan.

Logline:

A British-Indian teenager falls for an older white actress at a 1970s-themed exhibition, and becomes obsessed with her and the glamour of ’70s culture, while trying to keep his family’s Indian traditionalism and the impending responsibilities of adulthood at bay.

Featuring Kush Khanna, Jerry-Jane Pears, Amy Jackson, Roshan Seth, Shobu Kapoor, Aston Merrygold, Simone Ashley, Nick Moran and Ramon Tikaram.

A GlobalWatch Films Production.

Winner of over 50 international film festival awards.

Uploaded here for portfolio purposes only.

In 2008 Simon Olivier and Dax Debice traveled to Louisiana to find out how residents were faring three years after Hurricane Katrina, and to discover whether the area's incredible musical culture had survived the fallout from the storm. This compelling film is a record of what they found.

Directed by Simon Olivier.