John L. Simpson (born 2 September 1963) is an Australian film and theatre producer and distributor.
Early life Simpson was born on September 2, 1963, in Sydney, Australia. He majored in acting at the University of Western Sydney, and also achieved a Master of Screen Arts and Business from Australian Film Television and Radio School.
Career Simpson first began his career as an actor and performed in various stage productions such as Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera. He later began working as a theater producer in 1991 with the play My Black Heart. Simpson then moved into producing films such as Men's Group, his first independent film. He has become a regular speaker on low budget filmmaking models in Australia and is a current advisor to several film labs across the country, including the SA FilmLAB and Screen ACT’s Low Budget Feature Film Initiative. Simpson was also a board member of Screen Canberra from 2013 to 2017.
Titan View In July 2007 Simpson founded the distribution company Titan View, which he formed in order to distribute the film The Jammed. Simpson mortgaged his house to create the company and distribute the film, which became the third highest-grossing screen average for an Australian film of all time during its first few weeks of release. Simpson received an AFI Fellowship in 2008 to tour the film Men's Group around Australia. The company has also received funding from Screen Australia in 2010 as part of their Innovative Distribution Funding project.
Filmography Year Title Role 2016 Joe Cinque's Consolation Distributor 2015 Me and My Mates VS the Zombie Apocalypse Executive Producer & Distributor 2014 That Crazy Reality Show Distributor 2014 Locks of Love Executive Producer & Distributor 2014 Rise of the Eco Warriors Distributor 2013 Mclean's Money Distributor 2013 War Matters Distributor 2013 Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls Distributor 2013 11Eleven Project Distributor 2012 Isolate (film) Distributor 2012 Black & White & Sex Distributor 2012 Bathing Franky Distributor 2012 This is Roller Derby Executive Producer & Distributor 2012 Codgers Distributor 2012 Centreplace Distributor 2011 33 Postcards Marketing Director & Distributor 2010 Mother Fish Distributor 2009 Into the Shadows Self 2008 Blind Company Distributor 2008 Three Blind Mice Distributor 2008 Men's Group Writer, Producer & Distributor 2007 The Jammed Distributor 2007 Razzle Dazzle Associate Producer 2004 Thunderstruck Assistant to Producer, Post Production Coordinator
Awards 2007 Digispaa, Won Spaartan Award 2008 Inside Film Award Won - Best Film (Men's Group) 2008 Inside Film Award Won - Best script (Men's Group)
References
External links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rib-qsLjmo https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2035673/ http://www.titanview.com