Simon Chinn
British film producer
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::summary British film producer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Simon Chinn |
| image | Simon Chinn 2013.jpg |
| occupation | Film producer |
| notable_works | Searching for Sugar Man |
| Man On Wire | |
| father | Trevor Chinn |
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| name = Simon Chinn | image = Simon Chinn 2013.jpg | occupation = Film producer | notable_works = Searching for Sugar Man Man On Wire | father = Trevor Chinn
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.
He went to school with Louis Theroux and he produced the documentary My Scientology Movie written by Theroux. Chinn's cousin, Jonathan Chinn, is a television producer.
Filmography
- The Mission (2023) - Producer
- Curse of the Chippendales (2021) – Executive Producer
- Tina (2021) – Producer
- Torn – Producer
- 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
References
- Mitchell, Wendy. (2012-12-20). "Simon Chinn | Features | Screen". [[Screen Daily]].
- (11 August 2011). "CoP Talk: Simon Chinn". [[BBC Academy]].
- Staff, Xbox Wire. (2013-12-19). "Xbox Entertainment Studios to Debut Documentary Series Exclusively on Xbox in 2014".
- "Torn - 2021". National Geographic Films.
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