Summer Nicks

Summer Nicks
Born	(1972-04-17) 17 April 1972 (age 53) Byron Bay, Australia
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1972–present
Children	1
Relatives	Ajaya Thapa Nicks (son)

Summer Nicks is an Australian television, film and commercial director, best known for writing and directing O21 , Shambhala and Sedition as well as writing and producing Seedlings , Damaged and co-producing 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun. He has had a key involvement in the Pakistani film industry, where he lived for eight years. ^[1]

In 2012–13, Seedlings won "Best Film", "People's Choice Award" at the New York City Film Festival and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Film Festival with his leading lady, Aamina Sheikh winning the "Best Actress Award" twice. The film also won "Best Film" at the DC South Asian Film Festival and the London South Asian Film Festival. ^[2]

In 2014, he wrote and directed the spy thriller 021 . ^[3] In 2015, his second directorial venture, Shambhala, ^[4] a mystical action adventure being shot in northern India was put on hold so Jonathan Rhys Meyers could be recast. ^[5] During that period he wrote and co-directed the action thriller Sedition . ^{[1] [6]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Note(s)
2012	Seedlings	Writer//Director/Producer
2013	Main Hoon Shahid Afridi	Actor
2013	O21	Writer/director
2014	Damaged	Writer/producer
2015	3 Holes and a Smoking Gun	Co-producer
2016	Shambhala	Writer/director
2017	Sedition	Writer/director

Awards

Awards
Venue	Recipient	Category	Result
SARCC Film Festival	Summer Nicks, Meher Jaffri	Best Film	Won
	Aamina Sheikh	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Won [7]
People's Choice Award	Summer Nicks, Meher Jaffri	Best Film	Won
New York Film Festival	Aamina Sheikh	Best Performance by an Actress	Won
New York Film Festival	Mansoor Mujahid	Best Director	Nominated
	Mohib Mirza	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
	Gohar Rasheed	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Nominated
	Summer Nicks	Best Original Screenplay	Nominated
	Usman Riaz	Best Original Score	Nominated
	Summer Nicks, Meher Jaffri	Best Film	Nominated
Vancouver Film Festival			Nominated
London Asian Film Festival			Nominated
Washington DC South Asian Film Festival			Won
	Mansoor Mujahid	Best Director	Nominated
	Summer Nicks	Best Screenplay	Nominated

References

1. Mushtaq, Mariam (7 September 2014). "He came, he saw and he never left". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
2. "Seedlings wins two awards at New York film festival - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
   - "Pakistan bags two awards at Sri Lanka's SAARC Film Festival". dawn.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
   - tribune.com.pk/story/595895/award-winning-film-lamha-set-to-release-in-pakistan-on-september-20/
   - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013\06\04\story_4-6-2013_pg9_9 ^{[ dead link ]}
   - "A Lamha to embrace our pain - The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
3. "Review: Operation 021 – not perfect, but beautiful in ambition". dawn.com. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
   - https://www.dawn.com/news/1134031
4. "TIFF: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Joins 'Shambhala' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. Kroll, Justin (30 September 2015). "Jonathan Rhys Meyers' Survival Drama 'Shambhala' Adds Devika Bhise". variety.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
   - Frater, Patrick (11 September 2015). "Jonathan Rhys Meyers Heads Cast of Survival Tale 'Shambhala'". variety.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
6. "Bollywood or bust". theaustralian.com.au. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
7. Pakistan bags two awards at Sri Lanka’s SAARC Film Festival - Entertainment - DAWN.COM