SIMON BROOKE Screenwriter - Sayle Screen

SIMON BROOKEScreenwriterBefore joining the NFTS Screenwriting course, Simon studied Film and Video Production at theUniversity College of the Creative Arts, Farnham, where the graduation film he wrote and directedwon the Carlton Bursary, and it was here that his interest in screenwriting became apparent.Simon’s diverse work includes Sex Sex Sex, the pilot of a television comedy/drama based on hisown experiences working in the porn industry; Outcasts, a graduation film about a violent gang ofdisabled people, and In, a self-directed short dealing with a man’s murder of his own undesiredcharacteristics.Carnival Films Scholar 2006-2007ProducedProjectsShort filmOutcasts A gang of violent, disabled people kidnap a popstar. Screened at the NFT.Currently in development as a feature film. Part of Trailblazers strand at Edinburgh International Film Festival, incompetition at San Sebastian Film Festival and Austin International FilmFestival Nominated for Best Film, Royal Television Society AwardsShort AnimationStand Up A comedian breaks down on stage, but will anyone take him seriously? Currently screening at Annecy International Film Festival; Zagreb WorldFestival of Animated Films Winner of Best Animation at Rushes Shorts FestivalSitcom PilotThe Rough Cut(with Klaus Koermann) A group of young aspiring filmmakers are producing a low budget horrorfilm, depsite a lack of budget, few ideas and zero talent.Short PlayHelsinki A couples’ sex games get out of hand. Performed at the Soho Theatre in2006.

CompletedScriptsTV PilotSex Sex Sex One hour comedy/drama set in the British porn industry.Feature ScriptLifeline Horror/Thriller feature set during a single night shift at a suicide helpline. Indevelopment at the Regards Croises workshop in Paris, London andDinard.AgentMatthew Bates, Sayle Screen matthew@saylescreen.com www.saylescreen.com