I’m an award-winning Screenwriter and Director with a passion for intelligent, emotive storytelling. Based in Sussex in the UK, but available to work anywhere around the world.
Below are the feature film and TV projects I currently have in development… please get in touch for more info on any of the projects seen below.
Feature film. Horror-Thriller
Writer/Director: Simon Olivier.
Logline:
When a resurrected Guy Fawkes goes on a brutal killing spree against an extreme British government, a militant activist must use all her freedom-fighting skills to save her estranged son and survive Bonfire Night—while facing the terrifying truth that she may have more in common with Fawkes than she ever dared to imagine.
For all enquiries, please contact:
Simon Olivier:
simon@seriousglass.co
+44 (0) 7876 713768
www.seriousglass.co
Feature film. Dark Comedy-Drama.
Writer/Director: Simon Olivier.
Logline:
A homeless musician who believes he’s Louis Armstrong enlists the help of an eccentric widow battling dementia to find his stolen trumpet, sparking an outlandish adventure that propels them between modern Poland and the buzzing nightlife of 1920s New Orleans, as they evade the authorities who want them institutionalized.
QUARTERFINALIST: Bluecat Screenplay Competition.
SEMIFINALIST: Roadmap Writers JumpStart Competition.
For all enquiries, please contact:
Simon Olivier:
simon@seriousglass.co
+44 (0) 7876 713768
www.seriousglass.co
Feature film. Thriller.
Writer: Simon Olivier.
Logline:
When a rookie black cop uncovers racist corruption in his NYPD precinct, he starts a movement to reform the police, only to find himself framed for a crime he didn’t commit and held captive by a rogue white cop who’s determined to silence him before he can reveal the truth.
For all enquiries, please contact:
Simon Olivier:
simon@seriousglass.co
+44 (0) 7876 713768
www.seriousglass.co
Feature film. Western.
Written by Simon Olivier.
Logline:
When her mixed race daughter runs away to confront a vicious Native American tribe, a placid frontier mother ventures into the wild unknown amidst a deadly territorial feud, uncovering bitter truths about her family’s past as she struggles to bring her child safely home.
In development.
For all enquiries, please contact:
Simon Olivier:
so@simonolivier.co.uk
+44 (0) 7876 713768
TV Series (6x 1 hour). Crime Drama.
Created by Simon Olivier.
Series Logline:
A strait-laced entrepreneur is sucked into L.A.’s exotic and violent underworld when he is accused of murder and hires a mysterious crime novelist to help him catch the real killer.
For all enquiries, please contact:
Simon Olivier:
so@simonolivier.co.uk
+44 (0) 7876 713768
Comedy-Drama.
Written by Simon Olivier & Andy Morahan.
Directed by Andy Morahan.
2019. Released by Central City Media.
Now available to rent/buy on iTunes, and on Amazon Prime, Virgin Media and Sky Movies.
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.
FESTIVAL JOURNEY:
WINNER:
BEST FEATURE FILM: Screen Power Film Festival 2020
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: Golden Valley Global Cinefest 2019
BEST ACTOR (KUSH KHANNA): Tagore International Film Festival 2019
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (AMY JACKSON): Tagore International Film Festival 2019
BEST PRODUCER: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM: International Screen Awards 2019
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2019
BEST PRODUCER: L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2019
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER: L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2019
BEST TRAILER/TEASER: L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM: Crown Wood International Film Festival 2019
BEST SCORE: Crown Wood International Film Festival 2019
BEST TRAILER: Crown Wood International Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM: White Unicorn International Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM: PickurFlick Indie Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE (FICTION): CKF International Film Festival 2019
BEST PRODUCER: CKF International Film Festival 2019
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE (SILVER): Virgin Spring Cinefest 2019
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER (GOLD): Virgin Spring Cinefest 2019
BEST PRODUCER (SILVER): Virgin Spring Cinefest 2019
BEST PRODUCER: Calcutta International Film Festival 2019
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE: Druk International Film Festival 2019
BEST INTERNATIONAL STORY: Ayodhya Film Festival 2019
BEST ACTRESS (AMY JACKSON): Ayodhya Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM: Cardiff International Film Festival 2018
BEST SOUNDTRACK: UK Asian Film Festival London 2018
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:
DIRECTOR: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
SUPPORTING ACTOR (ROSHAN SETH): Tagore International Film Festival 2019
DEBUT FILMMAKER: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
POSTER: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
NARRATIVE FEATURE: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
TRAILER: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
SCORE: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tagore International Film Festival 2019
ACTRESS (AMY JACKSON): Tagore International Film Festival 2019
DIRECTOR: L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival 2019
NARRATIVE FEATURE: Calcutta International Film Festival 2019
DEBUT FILMMAKER: Calcutta International Film Festival 2019
‘BRIGHT STAR’ WINNER (AMY JACKSON): UK Asian Film Festival 2018
FEATURE NARRATIVE (HONOURABLE MENTION): American Golden Picture International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
BEST FEATURE FILM: Miami Independent Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM: UK Independent Film Festival 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM: Newcastle International Film Festival 2019
Released by Central City Media
