SIMON FINK - Writer/Director
ABOUT
SIMON FINK
Simon is an Emmy-nominated writer and director with 15+ years of award-winning experience developing and crafting media and immersive experiential content for studios, streamers, nonprofits and global brands. His work has been featured on the National Geographic Channel, Amazon, TEDx, and international festivals.
A graduate of USC's Cinema School, his student film was selected to be shown at orientation to incoming cinema students, followed by jobs on independent and studio features, HBO and network television shows. His feature directorial debut had a sold-out premiere at Dances With Films at the TCL Chinese Theaters, followed by a distribution deal.
CLIENTS
AND COMPANY
AD AGENCY
Creative Lead/Direction Team
Ideated and created 360 marketing campaigns from digital billboards in Times Square to experiential pop-ups to tv and social promos. Clients included Amazon, Netflix, Starz and Disney.
LA IMMERSIVE
INVITATIONAL
Co-Director
One of four teams of LA's top immersive storytellers invited to create an immersive theater production – all from scratch for a given space in 48 hours. Performed for sold-out audiences of hundreds in a day and won 2nd Place Grand Prize.
PBS-WHRO
COMMERCIALS
Writer, Director
Wrote and directed series of spots, currently airing, about the communal rhapsody of public media. Nominated for an Emmy and winner of both a Silver Telly Award and ADDY award.
JEWISH WORLD WATCH
NGO
Director
Directed promos over the past several years for the annual Walk to End Genocide. It is part of my long-time passion for social action, working with survivors of genocide and genocide prevention.
THIS IS JUST A TEST, LLC
Development/Editor
Lead Development Editor from 2014-2016. Edited the pilots and trailers that led to seven shows ordered to network series and earned exceptional praise from executives at Discovery, National Geographic, TLC and A&E.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Editor
Series and promo editor for the documentary television show Missing Dial. It follows a National Geographic explorer's search for his missing son in Costa Rica.
"A beautiful and deliberate exploration of human resilience." - Film Threat Review, WHERE WE DISAPPEAR
