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 9 awards, one Honorable Mention & 15 more nominations (--see below) ------ -"Hungry"'s world premiere was at the Burbank International Film Festival, Los Angeles, it's NY premiere was in the Socially Relevant Film Festival 2016 at the Bowtie Cinemas, it also played at the Big Apple Film Festival, Village East Cinemas...screened in front of John Avildsen's "Lean On Me" when Mr. Avildsen was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chesapeake Film Festival and screened in Los Angeles in the Awareness Festival - it will screen again in NYC this Aug. 4th in the Art is Alive Film Festival -more details to come-- if you're interested in having "Hungry" at your festival, or interested in potential distribution, please contact Jillie or Thomas at zen.booking@endorphinrecords.com
-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
PRAISE FOR HUNGRY:
"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 9 awards, one Honorable Mention & 15 more nominations (--see below) ------ -"Hungry"'s world premiere was at the Burbank International Film Festival, Los Angeles, it's NY premiere was in the Socially Relevant Film Festival 2016 at the Bowtie Cinemas, it also played at the Big Apple Film Festival, Village East Cinemas...screened in front of John Avildsen's "Lean On Me" when Mr. Avildsen was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chesapeake Film Festival and screened in Los Angeles in the Awareness Festival - it will screen again in NYC this Aug. 4th in the Art is Alive Film Festival -more details to come-- if you're interested in having "Hungry" at your festival, or interested in potential distribution, please contact Jillie or Thomas at zen.booking@endorphinrecords.com
-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
PRAISE FOR HUNGRY:
"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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