Jillie Simon
award-winning actress - singer-songwriter - producer - writer - director
award-winning actress - singer-songwriter - producer - writer - director
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" Simon couldn't be better..." - NY POST
- "...Portrayed by Jill Simon as a wonderfully physical and mute seductress." - BACKSTAGE "...Up there with the great comedic actresses..."-DIANA AMSTERDAM, award winning writer/director/producer Contact: AGENT: LAURA WALSH at CENTRAL ARTISTS TALENT AGENCY PH (818) 557 - 8284 FAX: (818) 557 - 8384 |
Scroll down to view the trailer to "Hungry", co-starring Eric Roberts - & beneath that, the trailer to my new film "A Chance" (which just had it's World Premiere at the Big Apple Film Festival, May 18th 2019)
--Hungry has screened in 28 film festivals & received 11 awards, one Honorable Mention & 15 more nominations (--see below) ------ -Next screening will be in NYC this Aug. 4th in the Art is Alive Film Festival -more details to come--
-WINNER: AWARD OF RECOGNITION: LEADING ACTRESS -JILLIE SIMON for Allison Lenare, "Hungry" at Accolade Global Film Competition
-WINNER: AWARD OF RECOGNITION, LIBERATION/SOCIAL JUSTICE/PROTEST -"Hungry" at Accolade Global Film Competition
WINNER: MAKE A DIFFERENCE Award, at the San Diego Kids International Film Festival 2018
-WINNER: BEST ACTRESS Award, Long Short, at the Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Festival 2018
-WINNER: INDIE SPIRIT AWARD, at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2017
-WINNER: INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE- LEAD ACTRESS - JILLIE SIMON - at the International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016
-WINNER: INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - "HUNGRY" - MUSIC - Thomas Simon at the Intl. Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016 -
-WINNER: SPECIAL JURY AWARD - ERIC ROBERTS at the Intl. Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016
-WINNER, Golden State BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN ACTING ROLE - JILLIE SIMON- at the ACTION ON FILM FESTIVAL 2016, Monrovia, CA
-WINNER, BEST FILM (Public Service Honoree): the PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016, Philadelphia, PA
-WINNER, AWARD of MERIT: LEADING ACTRESS: JILLIE SIMON : the INDIEFEST FILM AWARDS 2015
-HONORABLE MENTION: SHORT FILM: THE INDIE GATHERING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2016, OH
-SEMI-FINALIST: SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2017, VICO EQUENSE, ITALY
"A brilliant job... Jillie Simon plays the idealistic teacher perfectly" -Concrete Rose Magazine, Chris Perez
"Thought provoking and inspiring film! HUNGRY develops political awareness in an age of complacency and solitude. A powerful call of empathy and community building." -Jordi Torrent, multi-award-winning filmmaker
"Hungry is such a little gem, and so important" - Melanie Wise, Artemis Women In Action Film Festival Director
"Hungry was great and Jillie Simon is wonderful to watch" -Ryan Powers, award-winning filmmaker/actor
--Hungry has screened in 28 film festivals & received 11 awards, one Honorable Mention & 15 more nominations (--see below) ------ -Next screening will be in NYC this Aug. 4th in the Art is Alive Film Festival -more details to come--
-WINNER: AWARD OF RECOGNITION: LEADING ACTRESS -JILLIE SIMON for Allison Lenare, "Hungry" at Accolade Global Film Competition
-WINNER: AWARD OF RECOGNITION, LIBERATION/SOCIAL JUSTICE/PROTEST -"Hungry" at Accolade Global Film Competition
WINNER: MAKE A DIFFERENCE Award, at the San Diego Kids International Film Festival 2018
-WINNER: BEST ACTRESS Award, Long Short, at the Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Festival 2018
-WINNER: INDIE SPIRIT AWARD, at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2017
-WINNER: INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE- LEAD ACTRESS - JILLIE SIMON - at the International Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016
-WINNER: INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE - INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM - "HUNGRY" - MUSIC - Thomas Simon at the Intl. Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016 -
-WINNER: SPECIAL JURY AWARD - ERIC ROBERTS at the Intl. Film Festival for Peace, Inspiration & Equality 2016
-WINNER, Golden State BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN ACTING ROLE - JILLIE SIMON- at the ACTION ON FILM FESTIVAL 2016, Monrovia, CA
-WINNER, BEST FILM (Public Service Honoree): the PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016, Philadelphia, PA
-WINNER, AWARD of MERIT: LEADING ACTRESS: JILLIE SIMON : the INDIEFEST FILM AWARDS 2015
-HONORABLE MENTION: SHORT FILM: THE INDIE GATHERING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2016, OH
-SEMI-FINALIST: SOCIAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2017, VICO EQUENSE, ITALY
- BEST SHORT FILM nominee: HOLLYWOOD DREAMZ FILM FESTIVAL 2017, Las Vegas, NV
- BEST ACTRESS nominee: BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015, Los Angeles, CA
- BEST SHORT FILM by WOMEN nominee: BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015, Los Angeles, CA
- BEST ACTRESS nominee and BEST SHORT FILM nominee: OTHER VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2015 , Venice, CA
- BEST SHORT FILM nominee: Long Beach Indie Film, Music and Media Festival 2016, Long Beach, CA
- BEST ENSEMBLE CAST nominee: Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest 2018, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Best Featurette nominee; Best Actress nominee- Jillie Simon; Best Actor nominee- Alex Emanuel; Best Ensemble Cast nominee; Best Screenwriting nominee- Jillie Simon; Best Musical Score nominee - Thomas Simon; Best Cinematography nominee- Alan Hostetter: Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2017, California, USA
"A brilliant job... Jillie Simon plays the idealistic teacher perfectly" -Concrete Rose Magazine, Chris Perez
"Thought provoking and inspiring film! HUNGRY develops political awareness in an age of complacency and solitude. A powerful call of empathy and community building." -Jordi Torrent, multi-award-winning filmmaker
"Hungry is such a little gem, and so important" - Melanie Wise, Artemis Women In Action Film Festival Director
"Hungry was great and Jillie Simon is wonderful to watch" -Ryan Powers, award-winning filmmaker/actor
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For more film clips go to the 'Acting Reel/& more clips' page, to listen to music (& see more music videos), go to http://www.reverbnation.com/tsmsf
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