Simon Levene

About

A little
bit about Simon Levene

Hello. I’m Simon Levene — film director, AI creator, and the man once described as “probably the best director in the world named Simon Levene.” Now there’s a 15-year-old prodigy in Kansas with the same name. Use him. I had a good run.

By day, I direct commercials. Proper ones — clients, call sheets, and polystyrene cups for tea and coffee.

By night, I make strange digital things under the name Young Janus — my middle name, which rhymes with Uranus. You can take that childhood trauma up with my parents.

What makes me different from the thousands of other directors with similar Vimeo-based websites?

Absolutely nothing. Honestly, use someone else — you won’t regret it.

Simon Janus 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.