Simon Levene

About

A little
bit about Simon Levene

Look at me. I'm a film director. A serious one. My day job is directing TV commercials, I have made award winning shorts, I have been called "probably the best film director in the world named Simon Levene".

And now I make a.i stuff too.

"But what makes you different from the thousands of other film directors with websites exactly like this?" I hear you ask.

I sing Opera. I am extremely blessed to have a voice that extends up to a high C. I have sang at such venues as La Scala in Milan, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. I was also the leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for 5 consecutive seasons.

My singing always keeps a film crew upbeat. I believe an upbeat film crew works faster and more efficiently thus delivering better results.*

*some or all of this maybe completely made up

Simon Levene

Awards & Recognition

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

Jiffy Condoms "Bobby Charlton" – Bronze Cannes Lions, BTAA Bronze, silver Clio (USA).

1999
Umbro "love Hurts" – Gold Midsummer awards, D&AD book for Best Direction.

2002
Workopolis "Sam" – winner IBA award (Las Vegas).

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

2006
Lenor “knickers” – Bronze Euro Effies.

Tube Poker – finalist at over 20 International film festivals including 4 wins (as per tubepoker.com)

2009 

HSE Ireland – Cervical Check “changes” – Gold - International craft. Silver - Irish TV category
2011 


Shoreditch Slayer – Finalist Rushes Soho Shorts


2012

Shoreditch Slayer – Finalist Underwire festival, London International Short Film Festival, Atlanta horror film festival, New Media film festival LA, International sic-fi and horror festival Phoenix. Dragon con, Atlanta,
Shoreditch Slayer – The British Horror Film Festival; nominated best short, nominated for audience award.


2013
Shoreditch Slayer – Winner – The Irish Science Fiction Convention.

2014
Irish Lotto – Winner – 3 x kinsale sharks. Nominated for Best Direction.

2015
Today FM - Nominated - Best Irish Film craft campaign

2016
Burger King - Winner - France - Epica awards.
Burger King - Winner - France -Silver Le Grand Prix Stratégies du brand content

2017
Perth Road Safety - Runner up - Australia - Best Campaign - Campaign Brief awards.
Perth Road Safety "Paul" - Nominated -  Australia - Best Commercial - Campaign Brief awards.
Perth Road Safety "Paul" - Bronze-  Australia - Best Commercial - PADC awards.
Kleenheat - Silver -  Australia - Best Campaign - PADC awards.
Kleenheat - Silver -  Australia - Best direction - PADC awards.

2022
Puma - Runner up - Australia - Best Campaign - Campaign Brief awards.
Puma - Nominated - Australia - Best Commercial - Campaign Brief awards.
Kleenheat - Bronze - Australia - Best direction - PADC awards.