About

A little bit about Simon Levene

My day job is directing TV commercials, I have made award winning shorts and have several feature film projects on the go.

I love working with actors and am known for specialising in comedy-performance. However, I would describe my favourite style of work as "heightened reality". That means creating highly credible, engaging performances then adding a visual twist:

Mockumentaries, retro pieces, work with a strong photographic look and films with quirky, colourful styling are stuff I love shooting...so long as it has an actor or two in there as well.

That aside, I'll do pretty much anything (film related or otherwise) if you pay me.

Levene.

Awards

Simon was selected for the Cannes/Saatchis Directors Showcase of 1996 as one of the top ten hottest new directors in the world.

Jiffy Condoms “Bobby Charlton” – Bronze Cannes Lions, BTAA Bronze, silver Clio (USA) (1996)

Umbro “love Hurts” – Gold Midsummer awards, D&AD book for Best Direction (1999)

Workopolis “Sam” – winner IBA award (Las Vegas) (2002)

Anti-Smoking “torture device” (2003) – Silver Clio, Silver at One Show (USA)

Lenor “knickers” – Bronze Euro Effies (2006)

Tube Poker (2006) – various as per tubepoker.com

HSE Ireland – Cervical Check “changes” – Gold - Best use of Special effects Kinsale (2009)

Shoreditch Slayer – Finalist Soho Shorts 2011, finalist Underwire festival, finalist London International Short Film Festival