Marc H. Simon

Marc H. Simon is an award winning filmmaker and respected entertainment attorney.

Biography

Simon created, wrote and produced After Innocence,^[1] which won the special jury award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, before going on to receive other numerous recognitions, including its selection as a semi-finalist for Best Feature Documentary at the 78th Academy Awards. Nursery University (2008) marked Simon's feature directorial debut.^[2] The film, which premiered at Toronto's Hot Docs Film Festival, was the top-grossing independent film during its opening theatrical weekend, and has been broadcast throughout the world. The documentary Unraveled (2011) is Simon’s second straight directing effort and third as a producer.^[3] The film centers around prominent laywer, Marc Dreier, who was arrested for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme that netted hundreds of millions of dollars from hedge funds.^[4]

Simon is also a leading independent film attorney serving as lead counsel for films such as Winter's Bone, The Kids Are All Right, and Werner Herzog’s Cave of Forgotten Dreams.

References

1. ^ Burr, Ty (2006) "Freed by DNA, but still shackled by society", Boston Globe, February 3, 2006, retrieved 2011-07-11
2. ^ Catsoulis, Jeanette (2009) "First Preschool, Then the Ivy League", The New York Times, April 24, 2009, retrieved 2011-07-11
3. ^ Wells, Ryan (2011) "Q&A with Entertainment Lawyer and Filmmaker Marc H. Simon", cinespect.com, June 14, 2011, retrieved 2011-07-11
4. ^ Farber, Stephen (2011) "Unraveled: Film Review", The Hollywood Reporter, June 20, 2011, retrieved 2011-07-11

• "Marc H. Simon". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 March 2011
• "Marc H. Simon". Cowan Debaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP. Retrieved 28 March 2011

External links

• Marc H. Simon at the Internet Movie Database

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