Scott Simpson (filmmaker)

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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

  1. ↑ Marla Cranston, "Explosion is backdrop to half-hour television film now in production". Halifax Daily News , June 6, 1998.
  2. ↑ "East Coast in running for Geminis". Halifax Daily News , September 22, 1999.
  3. ↑ Ken Eisner (March 18, 2003). "Touch & Go". Variety . Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "The Toll is only N.S. work in CBC finals". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , September 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Stephen Cooke, "New film to air Sunday on CBC follows tunnels from Citadel Hill to the waterfront". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , March 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Keith Doucette, "Nova Scotia's new film incentive will go ahead July 1 despite objections". Canadian Press, May 11, 2015.
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