Simon Chinn is a British film producer, founder of Red Box Films and co-founder of Lightbox. He produced a number of feature documentaries, including Man on Wire and Searching for Sugar Man, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.[1][2]
Simon Chinn | |
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| Occupation | Film producer |
| Notable work | Searching for Sugar Man Man On Wire |
| Father | Trevor Chinn |
He went to school with Louis Theroux and he produced the documentary My Scientology Movie written by Theroux. Chinn's brother, Jonathan, is a television producer.[3]
Filmography
edit- The Mission (2023) - Producer
- Curse of the Chippendales (2021) – Executive Producer
- Tina (2021) – Producer
- Torn – Producer[4]
- Tell Me Who I Am (2019) - Producer
- The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019) – Executive Producer
- LA 92 (2017) – Producer
- Captive (2016) (TV series) – Executive Producer
- My Scientology Movie (2015) – Producer
- The Green Prince (2014) – Producer
- The Legend of Shorty (2014) – Producer
- Garnet's Gold (2014) – Producer
- Signal To Noise (2014) (TV series) – Executive Producer, 1 Episode
- Everything or Nothing (2012) – Producer
- The Imposter (2012) – Executive Producer
- Searching for Sugar Man (2012) – Producer
- Project Nim (2011) – Producer
- Man on Wire (2008) – Producer
- To Be First (2007) – Producer
- The Government Inspector (2005) – Co-Producer
- America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2002) (TV series) – Series Producer
- Frontline (2004) (TV Series) – Cinematographer, Episode The Invasion of Iraq
- Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon (2002) – Writer, Producer
- War In Europe (2000) – Associate Producer
- On Air (1998) (TV series) – Executive Producer
- The Feel Good Factor (1997) (TV series) – Associate Producer
References
edit- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (2012-12-20). "Simon Chinn | Features | Screen". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "CoP Talk: Simon Chinn". College of Production. BBC Academy. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ Staff, Xbox Wire (2013-12-19). "Xbox Entertainment Studios to Debut Documentary Series Exclusively on Xbox in 2014". Xbox Wire. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Torn - 2021". National Geographic Films. Retrieved November 10, 2023.