simon bowler

Simon has produced, directed and written almost 100 hours of film, broadcast and cable television programming.

After graduating with a degree in Film and TV Production from the University of Westminster in London, Simon started at the BBC as an Assistant Editor, he was quickly promoted to Producer and ran several shows for BBC World Service Television. He then went freelance and produced, wrote and directed feature documentaries for Channel 4, The World Bank, and Friends of the Earth. He came to the United States in 1994 and produced the acclaimed mockumentary feature film ‘Man of the Year’, and worked on the development of several features (‘Mimic’, ‘The Last Mimsy’, ‘The Companion’). For several years he worked as an entertainment radio journalist and interviewed several hundred major actors, directors and writers. He then returned to television and has since produced, directed and written for ABC, PBS, Discovery, OWN, Oxygen, Bravo, Channel 4 (UK), Fox, and Cisco Systems, Global Green, and Friends of the Earth.

Simon has produced both traditional documentaries and multi-camera reality shows. He has shot on locations around America, across Europe, in the mountains of Nepal, the jungles of Bangladesh, the inner cities of India, the wilds of Borneo, and throughout his home country of Britain. He has produced hard-hitting investigative documentary features about deforestation, the corruption of international aid money, and the gangs of Los Angeles. He was Supervising Producer on several high-profile mutli-camera reality shows, and has written and produced corporate videos for the World Bank and Cisco Systems.

Simon is also a writer of short stories and poetry and is an award-winning photographer (www.simonbowler.com). As a writer and director Simon has also produced independent films of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, an award-winning noir short, and has collaborated with filmmakers and producers such as George Hickenlooper (Hearts of Darkness), Michael Phillips (Close Encounters), and Derek Gibson (Platoon, The Last Emperor).


Simon Bowler
Executive Producer/Producer/Director/Writer

2040 Whitley Ave., Hollywood CA 90068, USA.
tel: (323) 301-0310 email: simonbowler@gmail.com
Credits: IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101213/.
Reel:youtube.com/watch?v=uBJ91CxweJM
Webpage: sites.google.com/site/simonbowler/producer


Motion Pictures:
THE DEVIL’S PACT - Writer - in development
BORDERLANDS Writer -in development.
CASINO JACK Self - 20th Century Fox
HAMLET Executive Producer -Independent
MAN OF THE YEAR Co-Producer -Seven Arts
LAST CHANCE LOVE Co-Producer -Lau Film International
RANDOM SHOOTING IN LA Screenwriter -Seven Arts
CAT’S CRADLE Executive Producer- Independent

Television Documentaries:
PORTS OF THE CARIBBEAN Executive Producer - in dev
STREET APOSTLE Executive Producer - TBD
HICK TOWN Special Thanks -George Hickenlooper - Starz
FRAGILE EARTH - UNNATURAL DISASTER Producer/Director -Channel 4 (UK)
TRIPPING Researcher -PBS
BBC TV GUIDE TO BRITAIN Producer/Director -BBC
PEOPLE AND PLACES Co-Producer -BBC
MEDICAL MATTERS Producer -BBC
LAS VEGAS MEDICAL Writer -Discovery
THE BERMAN AND BERMAN SHOW Director -Discovery
ANGELS OF MERCY Consultant - Brainstorm

Television Reality:
CELEBRITY FIT CLUB: 7 BOOT CAMP Consulting Producer -VH1/ITV
PRETTY WICKED Supervising Producer -Oxygen
TABATHA’S SALON TAKEOVER Consulting Producer - Bravo
CELEBRITY FIT CLUB: 6 BOOT CAMP Supervising Producer -VH1/Granada
WHY NOT WITH SHANIA TWAIN Story Producer -OWN
CHOPPIN’ WAX Producer -VH1
MASTER OF CHAMPIONS Producer -ABC
WORLD’S WILDEST POLICE VIDEOS Writer -Fox
CODE RED: EMERGENCY RESCUE Writer -Fox
MOMENT OF IMPACT Writer -Fox

Television and Radio News:
CHANNEL ONE NEWS Producer/Writer - ABC
HOLLYWOOD INTERVIEW Producer - Clear Channel
OUR MAN IN HOLLYWOOD Writer - Mymovies.net

Television Education:
WHAT’S MATH GOT TO DO WITH IT Producer/Writer -McGraw Hill
ANIMATED ALPHABET Producer- BBC

Corporate:
SUPERHIGHWAY Writer -Cisco Systems
CHILD’S PLAY Producer/Director -Global Green
A QUIET REVOLUTION Producer/Director/Writer -The World Bank
TEACH THE CHILDREN Producer/Director/Writer -The World Bank
SIZEWELL B Producer/Director- Friends of the Earth

Awards:
Best Social Documentary - Telly Award, 2011 - Street Apostle
NextTV Writing Contest, Finalist - 2011 - The Raid
Austin Film Festival, Top 10% - 2011- The Raid
Page Contest, Top 10% - 2011 - The Raid
Best History Screenplay - The Movie Contest - 2009 - The Devil’s Pact
Photography Portfolio Selection - Black and White Photography Magazine - 2007
Best Education Program - Telly Award, 2004 - What’s Math Got To Do With It
American Accolades Screen Writing Contest, Semifinalist: - 2002 The Fourth Horseman.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts Contest, Semifinalist: 2000 - The Enigma of Christopher Marlowe
Best Editor : The Pixie Awards, 1999 ,Cat’s Cradle
Best Dramatic Short - World Fest, 1998, Cat’s Cradle
Chesterfield Screenwriting Competition, Semifinalist - 1997 Dark City.
Best Documentary UK Nature Council, 1991 Unnatural Disaster
Best Student Film - Thames TV, 1990- In the Lap of the Gods


Education:
Associate Degree in Law - UCLA, Los Angeles.
BBC TV and Radio Journalist Training Program, London.
UK Media Initiative Business Management Program, London.
BA Honors Degree in Film, Photography and TV Production, The University of Westminster, London.