Scott Simpson (filmmaker)
Scott Simpson (born August 22, 1972) is a Canadian film and television director based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] He is most noted for his 1998 short film December 1917, which was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Short Drama at the 14th Gemini Awards in 1999,[2] and his 2002 feature film Touch & Go.[3]
He has also directed the short films Back of the House (2003)[4] and The Toll (2015),[5] but has concentrated primarily on directing television documentaries and music videos for Nova Scotia artists.[6] He has also served on the executive of Screen Nova Scotia, the trade association for the film and television industry in Nova Scotia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Marla Cranston, "Explosion is backdrop to half-hour television film now in production". Halifax Daily News, June 6, 1998.
- ^ "East Coast in running for Geminis". Halifax Daily News, September 22, 1999.
- ^ Ken Eisner (March 18, 2003). "Touch & Go". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ Skana Gee, "Touch and Go director cooks up black comedy: Back of the House to may hit CBC in April". Halifax Daily News, February 8, 2003.
- ^ "The Toll is only N.S. work in CBC finals". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 26, 2015.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "New film to air Sunday on CBC follows tunnels from Citadel Hill to the waterfront". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, March 28, 2015.
- ^ Keith Doucette, "Nova Scotia's new film incentive will go ahead July 1 despite objections". Canadian Press, May 11, 2015.
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